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Dawson Moore

DAWSON MOORE

  
Nationality:    USA
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Dawson Moore has been produced in Italy, New York City (Off Broadway), Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alaska, Texas, Washington, Illinois and Virginia, and has won national awards for his short comedies Bile in the Afterlife, In a Red Sea, the Bus and Domestic Companion. He serves on the national advisory board of the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco. In 2001, he formed Three Wise Monkeys Theatre Company with Richard Bernier and Aoise Stratford. He currently coordinates the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska (www.pwscc.edu). His personal website is www.dawsonmoore.com, which contains samples from all his plays and links to useful sites for playwrights.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Dawson Moore's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bile In the Afterlife         Domestic Companion         Fears Of Harold, The         In a Red Sea         LibidOff         Living With the Savage         Making Of Eye Contact, The         Oh, Nancy!         Sand & Granite On Libery         Secret Stuffing         Tie, The         Tom's Children         War Of Virginia And Alabama, The

Bile In the Afterlife

Synopsis:
Bile Talon died in a business meeting, but his troubles are only beginning. He discovers that the ancient Egyptians were right about what happens to us when we die. Things are looking run-down, though: cremated ashes litter the ground, and Osiris has put on weight. Bile decides to take over and run things his way.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
San Francisco, Eureka Theatre     2002

Organisations:
Three Wise Monkeys

1st Published:
3WM Press, 2002   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Domestic Companion

Synopsis:
Frustrated by her boyfriend Cato's snoring, Lindsey was tricked into injecting him with cat DNA by Kane, her stalker boss. the snoring has disappeared, but there are all sorts of complications to this rash misapplication of genetic engineering.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Uaa     1995

Organisations:
Three Wise Monkeys

1st Published:
Pretty Things Press, 2005   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Fears Of Harold, The

Synopsis:
Harold Snyder beat a lame squirrel to death when he was five. He's never been the same.
nytheatre.com

Notes:
2007 Impact Winter One Act Festival

1st Produced:
Impact Theater, NY     2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
One Act

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In a Red Sea

Synopsis:
Reginald lives in fear of the passion in redheads, but can he really trust the blond therapist who wants to help him and is "just there to listen," either?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
San Francisco Daytrippers     2001

Organisations:
Three Wise Monkeys

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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LibidOff

Synopsis:
the stand-alone prequel to the award-winning one-act "Bile in the Afterlife," this is the story of how Bile ended up dead. Feeling enslaved by his libido, he attempts to conquer his sex-drive through the use of lust-killing patches. they work, but even without a sex drive he misses sex, so he begins mixing Viagra into the picture.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New York     2000

Organisations:
Expanded Arts Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Dark Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Living With the Savage

Synopsis:
Martin and Angelica have their world view shattered when their matriarchal mother brings home a literal loincloth-wearing, spear-wielding Savage to be their step-father.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
San Francisco, Eureka Theatre     2003

Organisations:
Three Wise Monkeys

1st Published:
3WM Press, 2003   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Making Of Eye Contact, The

Synopsis:
It's the final preview for his new play, and all the author wants is to survive: He's cast himself in the lead, and he's not very good. To make matters worse, his lead actress is leading a revolution in the cast, choosing the performance as the time to air her concerns about the script.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Uaa     1993

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Oh, Nancy!

Synopsis:
Nancy is going out to dinner with her boyfriend, Kane, and her photography professor, Grady. Both men love her, and want to clear the air. Unfortunately, the waiter has been pining for her since she stole his virginity in grade school. She can only choose one of them. . . the question might be "who," but might also be "will she."

Notes:
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1st Produced:
San Francisco Cafe Project     2001

Organisations:
Theatre Artists' Conspiracy

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Sand & Granite On Libery

Synopsis:
Sandy, an educated Southern gentleman, is taken prisoner by Grant, a ruffian seeking enlightenment. Grant quickly realizes his mistake, but his mentally slow girlfriend, Jane, thinks of Sandy as her pet bird, and so they keep Sandy in a cage behind the sofa. Strong language, violence, and adult content.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Uaa     1994

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Secret Stuffing

Synopsis:
Lily and Chantel argue over whether or not to have their father's body stuffed, and come to new understanding about who they are and how he looms large in their life regardless of whether or not they prop him up in their living room.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
San Francisco Daytrippers     2001

Organisations:
Three Wise Monkeys

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Tie, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
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Tom's Children

Synopsis:
an evening of short plays inspired by the poetry of Tennessee Williams.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Written by Kara Lee Corthron, Gary Giovannetti, Tom Matthew Wolfe, John Yearley, Richard Cottrell, Dawson Moore, Craig Pospisil. Conceived And Directed By: Erma Duricko

1st Produced:
June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 1St Floor, New York, NY 10018     28 Jan 2011

Organisations:
Blue Roses Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short plays

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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War Of Virginia And Alabama, The

Synopsis:
Wildly dysfunctional brother and sister Virginia and Donald are at odds. Donald loves Missy Sue and hopes to marry her. Virginia will have none of it and takes matters into her own hands. Set in the mythical South.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Anchorage Overnighters     2003

Organisations:
Three Wise Monkeys

1st Published:
JAC Publishing & Promotions, Burlington, MA   1605131792

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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