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PHILIP PARADIS
(1951 - )
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Phil Paradis is an award-winning playwright, whose plays have been performed by theatre companies in California, Ohio, Kentucky, Washington, and Rhode Island. His Soldier's Christmas premieres at Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, USA December 12-21, 2014. The play with song, inspired by the Christmas Truce of 1914, was a finalist in the Kentucky Theatre Association's From the Bluegrass New Play Award Competition. Two of Paradis' short comedies, Rx: Try Hilaria Now and Sunny Side were produced in Los Angeles. The Great Debate and The Kitty Cat Ultimatum, were presented at the CakeTown COMEDY JAM2. Three of his other short comedies, Powder Puff Heist, The Holey Swiss Duet and Sunny Side, were performed as part of Swiss Cheese, Sweethearts and Shenanigans at the Village Players. His Love Knots (a love-fest of five short plays) premiered at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. His Powder Puff Heist was presented at the Salve Regina University New Play Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Phil's The Great Debate first appeared at the North Park Playwright Festival in San Diego. His Sunny Side won production in the 2013 Kentucky New Play Series. The world premiere of Paradis' play Footprints of the Polar Bear won the Cincinnati Directors Competition in 2008, where it was voted Audience Favorite and Critics' Favorite. In addition to being a playwright, Paradis has taught literature and creative writing at various colleges and universities for 20 years. He has published 200 poems and three limited edition volumes of poetry: Tornado Alley, From Gobbler's Knob and Something of Ourselves. He won an Academy of American Poets Prize and an Appalachian Writers Association Prize for poetry. Paradis is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, a past president of the Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative, and founder and director of Actors & Playwrights Collaborative. He resides in Northern Kentucky.
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2016)
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Anniversary, The
Bag of Groceries, A
Better Men Than Heroes
Breaking Gulf News
Carpe Diem
Daddy's Little Girl
Evening With Stephen Crane, An
Footprints of the Polar Bear
Glow Boy
God Is A Ford Man
Great Debate, The
Happy Family at Lui's Golden Dragon
Hellp Line
Holey Swiss Duet, The
Kitty Cat Ultimatum, The
Love Knots (a love-fest of five short plays)
Lovely Roast
Lover, Thief, Angel of Death
Mamma's Little Darlings
Natural Rarities Up For Bid
New Boyfriend, A
New Play, The
Next Table, The
Powder Puff Heist
Racquetball
Red Badge of Stephen Crane, The
Rx: Try Hilaria Now
Soldiers' Christmas
Sunny Side Up
Whistle Stop Romance
Anniversary, The
Synopsis:
A young married couple face the death of their unborn child.
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Bag of Groceries, A
Synopsis:
Time is the present. It's Saturday afternoon in an inner city park where two cousins (La Roy and Tyrone) hang week after week and up walks this white guy (Chris) carrying a bag of groceries like he's lost and when they face off sparks fly--it's diversity training, culture clash, and group therapy on the street because everybody has some baggage they're carrying.
Notes:
One set, no changes. Two park benches And garbage can. 50-55 min. running time. Props: jacket, paper bag with groceries, five-dollar bill, pen, paper.
1st Produced:
Cincinnati Fringe Festival
2005
Organisations:
Cincinnati Black Theatre Co
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comedy Drama One act. - - Gay, theme/character, full length
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Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: 1 child
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Better Men Than Heroes
Synopsis:
Based on the life of American author Stephen Crane.
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Received some development with Ensemble theatre of Cincinnati. Staged reading At Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH in 2006. Minimal set, A few changes. Running time 90 min.
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full length Historical
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Male: 9 Female: 6 Other: Many characters; doubling required.
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Breaking Gulf News
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1st Produced:
Manhattan Repertory Theatre. New York City, NY
21 Oct 2015
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Genre:
10 min satire
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Carpe Diem
Synopsis:
Carpe Diem
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Running time 10-15 min. Bare stage. Father 60's. Son 18. Son's friend 20.
1st Produced:
Permafringe, Main St., Cincinnati, Oh
2009
Organisations:
Actors and Playwrights Collaborative
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short One Act
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Daddy's Little Girl
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Widower and his daughter confront one another after the death of her husband.
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Running time 15-20 min. Minimal set, no changes. Four short scenes. Couch, coffee table, table And lamp.
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Evening With Stephen Crane, An
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1st Produced:
Cincinnati LAB Theatre. Newport, KY
18 Feb 2016
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one man show
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Footprints of the Polar Bear
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Footprints of the Polar Bear is the story of a disturbed homeless Vietnam veteran, obsessed with politics, global warming, and environmental degradation. Identifying with polar bears, he retreats from society to a lofty perch on a girder high atop a metropolitan city bridge, where he meets a young gung-ho EMT determined to save him.
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Running time 30-40 min. One set, no changes. Bridge girder made of planks or scaffolding. JACK, late 50's, looks 70's disturbed, homeless Vietnam Veteran; HOOKER/RADIO DISPATCHER; POLICEMAN; EMT, 20's. Director of premiere production won grand prize 2008 Cincinnati Directors Competition.
1st Produced:
New Edgecliff Theatre's Cincinnati Directors Competition
2008
Organisations:
Blue Chip Players
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Drama One Act
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Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: -
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Glow Boy
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One set, no changes. Running time 45 min.
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Blue Chip Players
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God Is A Ford Man
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Manhattan Repertory Theatre. New York City, NY.
08 Jul 1905
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Great Debate, The
Synopsis:
Political spoof. Two candidates square off for their great debate
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1st Produced:
Village Players Theater, Fort Thomas, Ky
10 May 2013
Organisations:
CakeTown COMEDY JAM2!
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Comedy- 10 minute
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Male: 2 Female: - Other: -
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Happy Family at Lui's Golden Dragon
A young couple's first hilarious/disastrous Thanksgiving brings them closer together and face to face with an angry neighbor.
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Time: Thanksgiving. Place: Tenement Apartment. NB: This play was presented As part of LOVE KNOTS (a love-fest of five short plays) premiering At the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
1st Produced:
Emery Theatre, Cincinnati, Oh
01 Jun 2012
Organisations:
Essex Theatre Arts Studio and Know Theatre
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Hellp Line
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A satire for telephone And voices. Minimalist set. Sweet revenge for Anyone ever frustrated by A voicemail maze.
1st Produced:
Village Players Theater, Fort Thomas, Ky
08 Oct 2011
Organisations:
the CakeTown Comedy JAM!
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Holey Swiss Duet, The
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10 minutes. Minimal set, A few props. Time: Once upon An Afternoon. Place: Max's Deli in Manhattan. NB: This play was presented As part of LOVE KNOTS (a love-fest of five short plays) premiering At the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
1st Produced:
Village Players Theater, Fort Thomas, Ky
08 Oct 2011
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Essex Theatre Arts Studio, the CakeTown Comedy JAM!
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Kitty Cat Ultimatum, The
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Under 20 minutes.
1st Produced:
Village Players Theater
10 May 2013
Organisations:
CakeTown COMEDY JAM2!
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Love Knots (a love-fest of five short plays)
Synopsis:
Four bistro tables with chairs. Four couples facing difficult decisions vacationing at lakeside resort must negotiate to reaffirm their relationships or jeopardize them.
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LOVE KNOTS (a love-fest of short plays) premiered At the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. It consisted of the following five short plays: Whistle Stop Romance, the Holey Swiss Duet, the Next Table, Happy Family At Lui's Golden Dragon, And Sunny Side Up.Running time: 75 minutes.
1st Produced:
The Emery Theatre, Cincinnati, Oh
01 Jun 2012
Organisations:
Essex Theatre Arts Studio and Know Theatre
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Comedy and Drama
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Male: 9 Female: 8 Other: -
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Lovely Roast
Synopsis:
Two inept thieves. Two sisters and their mother. One lovely roast.
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One set, no changes. Two Acts
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comedy
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Lover, Thief, Angel of Death
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One set, no changes.
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Drama/comedy
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Mamma's Little Darlings
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Old woman talking to her twenty cats sheds some light upon the mystery of her husband's disappearance.
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[reading] Zappa Studios/ Bob G. Elkins Actors Studio. Cincinnati, OH.
2016
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ten min play
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Natural Rarities Up For Bid
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1st Produced:
reading] Village Players. Fort Thomas, KY
2016
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New Boyfriend, A
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A thug kidnaps and threatens to kill a young college man and steal his girlfriend as they travel on vacation.
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Running time 10-15 min. Minimal set, no changes. Running time 10-15 min. Minimal set, no changes.
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New Play, The
Synopsis:
Bistro setting; a small table and two chairs, two drinks, two scripts.
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1st Produced:
Howling Wolf Actors' Studio, Cincinnati, Oh
Organisations:
Actors and Playwrights Collaborative
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Comedy - 10 minutes
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Next Table, The
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20 min. Time: Afternoon, late August. Place: Lakeside restaurant At A popular vacation spot. Set: 4 bistro tables, eight chairs. NB: This play was presented As part of LOVE KNOTS (a love-fest of five short plays) premiering At the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
1st Produced:
Emery Theatre, Cincinnati, Oh
01 Jun 2012
Organisations:
Essex Theatre Arts Studio and Know Theatre
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Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 4 Other: -
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Powder Puff Heist
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Bare stage or minimal set.
1st Produced:
Howling Wolf Actors' Studio, Cincinnati, Oh
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Actors and Playwrights Collaborative
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Comedy-short-10 minute
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Racquetball
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Bare stage, racquetball racquets. Both men dressed for the game.
1st Produced:
Howling Wolf Actors' Studio, Cincinnati, Oh
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Actors and Playwrights Collaborative
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Drama-comedy (short: 10-15 minutes)
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Male: 2 Female: - Other: -
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Red Badge of Stephen Crane, The
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1st Produced:
Mariemont Players, Walton Creek Theater, Cincinnati, Oh
15 Apr 2014
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Rx: Try Hilaria Now
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1st Produced:
Avery Schreiver Playhouse, Los Angeles, Ca
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Soldiers' Christmas
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December, 1914. A cold night on the Western Front. What is Tug Wilson doing out in No-mans-land? Everyone in the battalion knows Tug. He's been promoted and busted more times than anyone in His Majesty's Service. What is he up to now? SOLDIER's CHRISTMAS is an epic tale of war and peace, dramatizing the Great War's effects on front-line soldiers and their families at home. This original play with song presents their personal stories as battle-hardened and weary British and German soldiers throw down their rifles, leave the mud of the trenches, and join hands in one of history's most astonishing Christmas celebrations.
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Although script is primarily in English, it requires 2 Actors who can read And sing in German. First public stage reading Dec. 11, 2007 Fifth Third Bank theatre, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio. New Voices Series, sponsored by Cincinnati Arts Association And Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative.
1st Produced:
Corbett Theatre, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Ky, Usa
21 Dec 2014
Organisations:
New Edgecliff Theatre with Actors & Playwrights
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Genre:
Christmas play with song
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Male: 9 Female: 5 Other: -
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Sunny Side Up
Two elderly strangers-an retired Irishman and a reticent widow--meet and spar until a light-hearted and authentic conversation leads them to pursue a new avenue of thought.
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Time: Late summer Afternoon. Place: A city street. Set: park bench. NB: This play was presented As part of LOVE KNOTS (a love-fest of five short plays) premiering At the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
1st Produced:
North Park Playwright Festival, North Park Vaudeville, San Diego, Ca
07 Oct 2011
Organisations:
GB Productions
1st Published:
Kentucky Theatre Yearbook 2016. JW Books -
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Comedy - 10 minutes
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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Whistle Stop Romance
Train station in Iowa in 1927. Schoolteacher about to be married faces her former fiancé who tries to win her back.
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20 min. Time: Afternoon, late may, 1927. Place: Train platform, Grove City, Iowa. Minimal set. NB: This play was presented As part of LOVE KNOTS (a love-fest of five short plays) premiering At the 2012 Cincinnati Fringe Festival.
1st Produced:
Emery Theatre, Cincinnati, Oh
01 Jun 2012
Organisations:
Essex Theatre Arts Studio and Know Theatre
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Genre:
Drama
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Male: 1 Female: 1 Other: -
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