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Stephen O'Rourke

STEPHEN O'ROURKE  

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Stephen O'Rourke. Stephen O'Rourke's collection of short comic plays, Peas and Carrots, was a critical success in the 2003 New York City Fringe Festival. He has taken part in several runs of theAtrainplays,writing a play for a random draw of actors in the time it takes to ride the subway from Inwood to Far Rockaway. His short plays have been performed at the Neighborhood Playhouse, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the Westbeth Theatre. He wrote the book and lyrics to Love Sucks, a punk rock musical produced by New York Musical Festival (NYMF). Mr. O'Rourke's solo play, The Longest Running Joke of the Twentieth Century was performed as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

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below is a list of Stephen O'Rourke's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Agent, The         Foreign Exchange         Longest Running Joke Of The Twentieth Century, The         Love Sucks: Punk's Labors Lost         Peas and Carrots         Peter Stuyvesant

Agent, The

Synopsis:
Gloria, homeless and singing for change in the subway, is discovered by Renee, a talent agent. Renee sees potential for big things in Gloria's future, but will she be able to help Gloria harness new career opportunities to improve her life?

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1st Produced:
The Neighborhood Playhouse (New York, NY, United States)    2003

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
10 min Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  2 females

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Foreign Exchange

Synopsis:
Reiko, a successful Japanese businesswoman and shopaholic, has been visiting her old friend Susan, who was her host sister when Reiko stayed with Susan's family in high school. Susan has fallen on hard times, and finally gets up the courage to ask Reiko for money at the last moment, as they ride the train to JFK airport. . .

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1st Produced:
Neighborhood Playhouse (Atrainproductions) (New York, NY, United States)    2002

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
10-15 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  2 females

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Longest Running Joke Of The Twentieth Century, The

Synopsis:
Somewhere in the seventeen years of working with the mentally ill, from the Nicaraguan who believed he was blessed with the voice of Elvis to the woman who could have psychic sex with the Menendez brothers, a day job became a life. 1h 20m, Manhattan, NYC Solo Show, Comedy
- http://www.fringenyc.org/

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Organisations:
The Courthouse Repertory Company

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Genre:
1h 20m, Solo Show, Comedy

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Love Sucks: Punk's Labors Lost

Synopsis:
There is a "Battle of the Bands" coming up and lead singer of "The Molotovs" is alarmed that band members are more interested in girlfriends than music. So he bans everyone in the group from having a girlfriend until after the contest - though you can have sex with the same girl three times before she becomes a girlfriend. Meanwhile the all girl group "The Guttersnipes" have decided to give up boys until after the contest.

Notes:
Music by Brandon Patton; lyrics by Stephen O'Rourke; book by Stephen O'Rourke. Based on "Love's Labours Lost" by William Shakespeare

1st Produced:
Julia Miles Theater, New York    2007

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Genre:
Musical

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Peas and Carrots

Synopsis:
Six sketches ranging from a drawing room comedy that goes terribly awry to a woman in Westport, CT desperately waiting for her UPS delivery despite the fact that invading forces are fast advancing and have just "liberated" Darien.

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
The Courthouse Theatre Company

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Genre:
Comedy Improv/Sketch/Stand-up, 75 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Peter Stuyvesant

Synopsis:
Metropolitan Playhouse presents Volume 3 of its excellent East Village Chronicles series, featuring new short plays about the Lower East Side neighborhood where the theatre is located. This year's Chronicles celebrate famous and infamous characters from the neighborhood: Peter Stuyvesant, Boss Tweed, Abe Cahan, Lucky Luciano, Charlie Parker, Abbie Hoffman, and Madonna

Notes:
part of East Village Chronicles, Volume 3

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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