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Richard Sheinmel

RICHARD SHEINMEL

  
Nationality:    USA
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Born in Coney Island, Richard is a graduate of both LaGuardia HS for Music and the Performing Arts and NYUs Tisch School of the Arts studying both here at the Experimental Theater Wing, and Playwrights Horizons; and abroad in Paris. After college he worked with many seminal artists from the early days of American indie theater, including Reza Abdoh, Penny Arcade, John Jesurun, Linda Simpson, Chris Tanner, Rebecca Moore, Everett Quinton and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, SoHo Rep, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Ridge Theater, and MCC Theater (where he was a core member during its formative years) and most recently with Peculiar Works Project and Theater Askew. As an actor, he is probably best known for performing for more than ten years in Jeff Weiss and Richard Martinezs Hot Keys serial at Naked Angels, MCC Theater, and P.S. 122. Films: The Headhunters Sister now on IFC and Pollack. His produced plays include Downtown Dysfunctionals (librettist; Zipper Theater, 2001) where he met his longtime collaborator composer and lyricist Clay Zambo, Jitter (Arclight Theatre, 2006), and the Modern Living series which began in 2006, in the club at La MaMa ETC. Post Modern Living edition was published in Plays and Playwrights 2011 and is available for download at IndieTheaterNow.com. The most recent edition Lost in Staten Island, More Tales of Modern Living is slated for publication.

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

         Florida Mum         Jitter         Lost in Staten Island, More Tales of Modern Living         Mister Fishkin         Modern Living         Post Modern Living         Sheila Mom

Florida Mum

Synopsis:
short play with songs about the life and times of a gay downtown performance artist.

Notes:
Written by Richard Sheinmel and Clay Zambo. Part of "Modern Living"

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Genre:
Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  with doubling

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Jitter

Synopsis:
tells the story of four New York City kids, friends since high school and now in their twenties. Lyndie and Paul are engaged to be married, but Paul is still curious and would like to test the waters with Daniel. Daniel has long carried a flame for his best friend but doesn't want to be a home-wrecker. Meanwhile Jo and Alice can't help fighting in the street; as these two women, passionate in love, break up for the third and final time-or is it? Lives are forever changed in the course of one night as limits are tested, boundaries broken and secrets revealed.
nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Arclight Theatre, NY, USA    2006

Organisations:
Ladylike Productions

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Lost in Staten Island, More Tales of Modern Living

Synopsis:
Get lost in Staten Island with Mitch Mitchell and his Mom as they journey through an extraordinary day. After the death of his brother, Mitch must return home to accompany his mother on a day full of difficult but necessary tasks. Alternately humorous and heartfelt, the drive takes them to unexpected places, where nerves are bared, secrets revealed, and confessions made. Although he grew up in the forgotten borough, he finds the familiar roads hard to navigate when landmarks change.

Notes:
Written by Richard Sheinmel; Music And Lyrics by Clay Zambo

1st Produced:
La MaMa the Club
74A East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003    15 Jun 2012

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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Mister Fishkin

Synopsis:
short play with songs about the life and times of a gay downtown performance artist.

Notes:
Written by Richard Sheinmel and Clay Zambo. Part of "Modern Living"

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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

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Genre:
Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  with doubling

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Modern Living

Synopsis:
about a NYC performance artist named Mitchell. Comic family miscommunications, better living through medication, child-rearing, and caring for an ailing parent are all ordinary topics that take on extraordinary qualities through Mitchell's fertile imagination.
nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:

Organisations:
La MaMa E.T.C.

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Post Modern Living

Post Modern Living
This is the latest installment of Richard Sheinmel's Modern Living play cycle, which began in 2006 at La MaMa. Much like Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City novels follows the exploits of Michael Tolliver, this series of related plays center on Mitch, a gay "downtown" New York performance artist, as he writes plays about his life. Post Modern Living presents two interrelated tales. the first half follows a day in the life of Mitch and Chester, a committed couple in a long time relationship. It is a boy-meets-boy story of promiscuity, first dates, self-imposed celibacy, and true love. the second half takes place on Mother's Day, as Mitch help his mom with her garden. She recounts the story of how she discovered her breast cancer, the doctor who saved her life, and how her illness has re-affirmed her faith.
- nytheatre.com

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Sheila Mom

Synopsis:
short play with songs about the life and times of a gay downtown performance artist.

Notes:
Written by Richard Sheinmel and Clay Zambo. Part of "Modern Living"

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

Music:
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Genre:
Gay, one act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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