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TOM SLOT
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Tom Slot was born in Washington DC and raised in Maryland. He received his MFA in theater from Columbia University where he studied with Kristin Linklater, Anne Bogart, and Andrei Serban. Tom is the co-founder and artistic director of Original Binding Productions, a New York City based Theater Company that focuses on producing original work and community service projects. He has been actively working as a playwright, actor, and director in NYC since 2006. When not on stage, he teaches acting at Queens College and The Queens School of Inquiry. New York Productions: Graceless (The Paradise Factory - 2014 Planet Connections Festivity, nominated for best playwright), My Fathers Ashes (Theater 54, NYIT awards nominee), Farewell to Sanity and Other Irrational Constructs (Gene Frankel Theater 2013 Planet Connections Festivity, nine award nominations, winner of four including Best Actor for David Stallings), Killing Time (Payan Theater, 2012 Princess Grace Playwright Fellowship finalist), the rock opera The Father of Songs (Off-Broadway Theater at Roy Arias), two childrens musicals My Cousin From The Moon and Where In The World Is Whally The Whale (Grace Theater), and the educational theater piece Step Up To The Plate. Published work: Toms one act play Reimagining Oedipus can be found in The Freshwater Goes To High School Anthology available on Amazon.com.
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Connected Farewell to Sanity and Other Irrational Constructs Father of Songs, The Gideon and Evan Girls Of Ward 3, The Graceless I Need a Hero In Search of Catcher in the Rye Killing Time My Cousin From the Moon My Father's Ashes: The Sisters Play Number Three, The Reimagining Oedipus Step Up to the Plate Sticking Up for Pluto Study Break Unrenovated waiting for you to notice Where in the World is Whally the Whale?Connected
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Rock musician Alex Henderson has been paying his dues in the New York City club scene for years with nothing to show for it. But when a prominent record label starts to take notice at the same time that he finds love, he is forced to choose between his heart and his dreams.
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Book, Music, and Lyrics by Tom Slot.
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Overlea Theater (Workshop Production) Apr 2006
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Top of PageFarewell to Sanity and Other Irrational Constructs
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Burnt-out Dr. Henley has managed to offend most of his patients, his overly supportive secretary, and his on-leave-from-the-Navy girlfriend. But it's not until Henley is confronted by the ghost of Tom Haskins, a whaling ship captain from the 1800s who claims Henley is his reincarnated spirit, that he starts to question his sanity. Tasked by Haskins to set the cosmic scales right for the mistakes he made in August of 1863, Henley embarks on an insane adventure that could cost him his license to practice, his sanity, and his life.
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(Part 10, March 2010) The Constructing Ghosts Cycle is a series of twelve works that illustrate the circular nature of life by exploring the only constants we all experience: death and the pursuit of love. Ironically, death is the easier of these two to achieve as humans consistently create their own obstacles to love and meaningful relationships. These missteps and failed connections are the heart of what the cycle seeks to inspect.
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Gene Frankel Theater (Planet Connections Festivity) Jun 2013
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Top of PageFather of Songs, The
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Loosely based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, it follows the troubled love story of Blaine, a rock guitarist who longs for a different life, and Elysia, a young ingenue of the stage. Set in a gritty underworld overshadowed with abuse, addiction, and seduction, the couple literally prepares to walk through hell to break free of their past. Set to a raucous Rock 'N Roll score that makes the pit band sound like a punk version of The E Street Band, The Father of Songs continues in the musical vein of shows like Rent, American Idiot, and Spring Awakening, while examining the role of love, faith, and belief in the modern age.
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Off-Broadway Theater at Roy Arias Studios (Staged Reading) Aug 2011
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Top of PageGideon and Evan
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Will Evan be able to forgive his drifter-like younger brother, Gideon ,for walking out of his life after their mother's death?
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Top of PageGirls Of Ward 3, The
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In the week before Christmas, five female teenage patients in a psychiatric ward in Nashville, Tennessee are faced with a series of events that leaves them questioning the core of who they are and what they are capable of doing.
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(Part 1 - December 2001) The Constructing Ghosts Cycle is a series of twelve works that illustrate the circular nature of life by exploring the only constants we all experience: death and the pursuit of love. Ironically, death is the easier of these two to achieve as humans consistently create their own obstacles to love and meaningful relationships. These missteps and failed connections are the heart of what the cycle seeks to inspect.
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QSI Theater (Workshop Production) May 2014
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Top of PageGraceless
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The Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina is in the political fight of his life when a sexual harassment scandal breaks in the middle of his reelection campaign. So why did the state Governor just offer to make him a US Senator?
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(Part 5 - August 2005) The Constructing Ghosts Cycle is a series of twelve works that illustrate the circular nature of life by exploring the only constants we all experience: death and the pursuit of love. Ironically, death is the easier of these two to achieve as humans consistently create their own obstacles to love and meaningful relationships. These missteps and failed connections are the heart of what the cycle seeks to inspect.
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The Paradise Factory (Planet Connections Festivity) May 2014
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Top of PageI Need a Hero
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What would you do if the Norse God Thor showed up at your antique store?
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Top of PageIn Search of Catcher in the Rye
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All Anna wants is a cup of coffee and some peace, but with a waiter like Skids, that might be too tall of an order.
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Top of PageKilling Time
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A dark comedy about life, death, and the afterlife. A prostitute and a botanist are stuck in a room that they can't escape. An aging cop and a Trekkie form an unlikely bond in the back of a bus. Bodies are piling up on a beach on Long Island, and there's a serial killer on the loose. This is the story of how these threads converge to challenge the audience's beliefs and perceptions, in a way that engages them directly in life's big questions.
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(Part 11, February 2011) The Constructing Ghosts Cycle is a series of twelve works that illustrate the circular nature of life by exploring the only constants we all experience: death and the pursuit of love. Ironically, death is the easier of these two to achieve as humans consistently create their own obstacles to love and meaningful relationships. These missteps and failed connections are the heart of what the cycle seeks to inspect.
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Manhattan Repertory theatre
303 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036 27 Apr 2011
303 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036 27 Apr 2011
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Top of PageMy Cousin From the Moon
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It's summertime on the Moon, and Nat and her friends are bored. When someone suggests they visit Nat's cousin on Earth, a road trip of intergalactic proportions is launched! Join Nat, her purple haired dog Jessie, and her three best friends: Tobo, Screamer, and Sedate Sally as they hitch a ride with the super-star Mr. Fantastic Adventure on a spaceship headed to Earth. A musical for children with imagination and kids of all ages!
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Book, Music, and Lyrics by Tom Slot.
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Grace Day Theater Jul 2011
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Top of PageMy Father's Ashes: The Sisters Play
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On the one-year anniversary of their father's death, three sisters return to their childhood home to scatter his ashes. But a brutal winter snow, their judgmental mother, and years of unresolved baggage threaten to derail the memorial before it even begins. As secrets and insecurities are exposed at every turn, can these three sisters overcome their sibling dynamic long enough to mourn their father? Or will the night leave their relationships so fractured that they can never go home again.
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(Part 2 - November 2002) The Constructing Ghosts Cycle is a series of twelve works that illustrate the circular nature of life by exploring the only constants we all experience: death and the pursuit of love. Ironically, death is the easier of these two to achieve as humans consistently create their own obstacles to love and meaningful relationships. These missteps and failed connections are the heart of what the cycle seeks to inspect.
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Theater 54 (Original Binding Productions) Feb 2014
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Top of PageNumber Three, The
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Jill discovers the truth about her boyfriend, Joey, over lunch with her best friend.
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Top of PageReimagining Oedipus
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A retelling of the classic Greek myth with a twis
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Top of PageStep Up to the Plate
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A play about healthy living, written for New York State.
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Top of PageSticking Up for Pluto
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A local man takes the news badly about Pluto no longer being a planet.
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Top of PageStudy Break
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Stacy wants to study for a history test, but all Lindsey wants to do is talk about how cute Rich is. Meanwhile, the librarian wants to throw them both out.
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Top of PageUnrenovated
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When the bottom drops out of the housing market, Judith and Robert are left with a difficult decision.
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Top of Pagewaiting for you to notice
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High school has never been easy. There have always been cliques, struggles with teachers and classes, and the pain of teenage love. But in the age of digital technology and instant communication, it seems harder then ever to just connect honestly with another person. With graduation looming over the horizon, its time for the students at Flushing High School to decide what they want their future to be. Waiting for You to Notice is a coming of age story about finding love, discovering who you are, and realizing what's really important.
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(Part 8 - May 2008) The Constructing Ghosts Cycle is a series of twelve works that illustrate the circular nature of life by exploring the only constants we all experience: death and the pursuit of love. Ironically, death is the easier of these two to achieve as humans consistently create their own obstacles to love and meaningful relationships. These missteps and failed connections are the heart of what the cycle seeks to inspect.
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Top of PageWhere in the World is Whally the Whale?
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When the aquatic animals living at Marine Land discover that Whally The Whale is missing, they try to crack the case in this musical mystery. Join Sam Shark, Ollie Octopus, Penny Penguin, Professor Turtle, Dr. Dolphin, The Crabs, The Goldfish, and The Seahorses as they search for clues to find their friend! A musical for children with imagination and kids of all ages!
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Grace Day Theater Jul 2011
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