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Laurel Ollstein

LAUREL OLLSTEIN

  
Nationality:    USA
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Laurel Ollstein is an award winning playwright/director/teacher with a production record in major cities including New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Making the transition from actress to writer started with her interest in writer Dorothy Parker. She penned a one-woman play based on research of her life and work. Laughter, Hope and a Sock in the Eye, was first preformed at the unveiling of the Dorothy Parker Memorial Garden in Baltimore on the National Grounds of the NAACP where her ashes were laid to rest 22 years after her death. Other productions around the country include; the Old Log Theatre, Minneapolis, Foot Of the Mountain Theatre, MN, the Arena Theatre, Baltimore, and the Seattle Fringe Festival. In Los Angeles Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye played for 11 months to full houses at the Burbage Theatre - where it was nominated for Best One Person show by the LA Weekly. Most recently it was produced by the Theatre/Drama Committee of the National Arts Club, in New York City in September 2006. She has received NEA grants for her theatrical work with oral histories. Laurel is also a screenwriter and published nonfiction author. She teaches writing at CalArts, Loyola Marymount University and UCLA.

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

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         CHEESE         Dark Ages, The         Dorothy Parker is in the Bath         Esther's Moustache         Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye         Opa! the Musical         Showing Our Age         They Promised Her the Moon

CHEESE

CHEESE
CHEESE follows a deeply dysfunctional cheese-devoted family from the woods of Tillamook Oregon (the land of cheese, trees and ocean breeze) to the wilds of Beverly Hills.

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1st Produced:
The Actors' Gang     1998

Organisations:
Actors' Gang

1st Published:
Original Works Publishing    978-1934962602

Music:
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Genre:
Dark comic farce

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Dark Ages, The

Synopsis:
the Dark Ages is a comedy about a modern family living in 'Dark Ages' of their own making. A wild farce about isolation and technology in today's world. By the end of the play each character has experienced a Renaissance of their own and are well on their way to a New World.

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1st Produced:
Studio Stage Los Angeles Ca     2006

Organisations:
Playwright's Arena

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Music:
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Genre:
Dark Comedy - magic realism

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Dorothy Parker is in the Bath

Synopsis:
A fictional Dorothy Parker is in her bathtub planning suicide when a young man comes in and gets more than he came for.

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1st Produced:
Theatre Source NYC     2009

Organisations:
Estrogenous Festival NYC

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Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Esther's Moustache

Synopsis:
Spend the holidays with Esther! Life starts to get complicated for comic artist Maddie Sternberg when her grandmother pops up uninvited with a trunk full of family photos and warm potato latkes.

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1st Produced:
New Jersey Repertory Company
179 Broadway, Long Branch, New Jersey 07740     13 Dec 2012

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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye

Synopsis:
the character of Dorothy Parker uses much of her own words and works to navigate through her complex and sometimes dark and always witty life.

Notes:
Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye, was first preformed At the unveiling of the Dorothy Parker Memorial Garden in Baltimore on the National Grounds of the NAACP where her Ashes were laid to rest 22 years After her death. Other productions Around the country include; the Old Log theatre, Minneapolis, Foot Of the Mountain theatre, MN, the Arena theatre, Baltimore, And the Seattle Fringe Festival. In Los Angeles Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye played for 11 months to full houses At the Burbage theatre - where it was nominated for Best One Person show by the LA Weekly. Most recently it was produced by the theatre/Drama Committee of the National Arts Club, in New York City in September 2006.

1st Produced:
Old Log Theatre Minneapolis Mn     1988

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Genre:
One person show

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Opa! the Musical

Synopsis:
When a boat arrives on the tiny Greek island of Elia-for the first time in 20 years-some of the villagers' long-held secrets come to the forefront, and they are left with only one choice. . .to face their hidden selves, celebrate life and just say OPA!
- nytheatre.com

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book by Mari Carras And Laurel Ollstein; lyrics by Mari Carras And Donald Eugster; Adapted by Nicholas Carras

1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival     2008

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Showing Our Age

Synopsis:
A Father and daughter - a pair who have not been close - the Father has to be put in a home. Inside this story four actors play 20 different characters and bring stories from the over 40 interviews of seniors. the stories inform and challenge the Father and daughter into making a decision. Some of the moments are from a life played out in a scene form, some of the stories are sung, and some are danced. SHOWING OUR AGE is a full-blown play with music - six actors and three musicians and a lot of great stories to tell. Even though it's a tough subject - it's ultimately a story celebrating a generation.

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1st Produced:
Inside The Ford Los Angeles Ca     2008

Organisations:
About Productions

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Music:
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Genre:
play with music

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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They Promised Her the Moon

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1st Produced:
[reading] NOLA Studios: 244 West 54th Street, Studio 3, NY     03 Dec 2012

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