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Val Smith

VAL SMITH  

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Val Smith is the author of numerous plays that have been published and produced nationally. Her first full-length drama, The Gamblers, won the Playhouse on the Square's Mid-South Playwright's Competition, and was produced at American Stage Theatre in New Jersey. Her second full-length, Ain't We Got Fun, was commissioned and produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville in the 1993 Classics in Context Festival--The Roaring Twenties. She is the recipient of awards from the Kentucky Women's Foundation and the Kentucky Arts Council. Her most recent full-length play,Marguerite Bonet, was published in Best Plays by Women of 1998. Her ten-minute play Meow premiered in the 1998 Humana Festival. She has also had plays produced at Alley Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and the Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy in New York.

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

 Back Story         Breaking the Chain         Deadly Nightshade         King Of The Booths         League of Semi-Superheroes, The         Little Pezidents         Marguerite Bonet         Meow         Silent Screaming         Snapshot         Standing In The Gap         When I Was

Back Story

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When Ethan is born in the worst blizzard of the century, two-year-old sister Ainsley nearly sacrifices a toe trying to clear a path for the baby's arrival. That initial gesture of devotion blossoms into a tale of sibling loyalty, rivalry and love that spans two decades. Inspired by Joan Ackermann's narrative "Back Story," each of the eighteen playwrights in this collective creation puts a distinctive spin on Ainsley's and Ethan?s amusing and poignant struggles with life, with each other, and with the phantom dad who abandoned them for the wilds of Alaska

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by Joan Ackermann Courtney Baron Neena Beber Constance Congdon Jon Klein Shirley Lauro Craig Lucas Eduardo Machado Donald Margulies Jane Martin Susan Miller John Olive Tanya Palmer David Rambo Edwin Sanchez Adele Edling Shank Mayo Simon Val Smith. Based

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Breaking the Chain

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written by Michael Bigelow Dixon And Val Smith

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in Ten Minute Plays From Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Vol 3, Samuel French NY   -

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Deadly Nightshade

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Edinburgh Festival    1979

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Tennessee Williams gothic'

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King Of The Booths

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Edinburgh Festival    1978

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League of Semi-Superheroes, The

Synopsis:
The League of Semi-Super Heroes cannot understand why no one wants to use their semi-super skills

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written by Michael Bigelow Dixon And Val Smith

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in Ten Minute Plays From Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Vol 4, Samuel French NY   -

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Ten Min

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Little Pezidents

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Dave and Karen are stranded in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but some Pez dispensers to take their minds off their totaled car and relationship. This piece is part ofSnapshot, an anthology of short plays. To perform this piece independently, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform this piece as part of the full-length collection, go to Snapshot.

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Genre:
5-10 min Comic drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

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Marguerite Bonet

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Marguerite Bonet is a young medium in 1920s England. While subject to scientific scrutiny, Marguerite tests the faith of George Crawford, a distinguished physicist still reeling from the loss of his son in the First World War. This poignant and often humorous play looks at what Einstein called the fundamental emotion of the mysterious, and how we confront the most profound mysteries of life and death

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Contained in: "Women Playwrights - The Best Plays of 1998" published by Smith and Kraus 2000   978-1575251813

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Comedy/drama, full length Comedy

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Meow

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It's happy hour and , for two professional women, time to dish a little after work dirt. Amidst friendly wisecracks, fried wontons and foibles of a scatterbrained waitress, these long-time friends discover some disquieting truth in cattiness--and the cattiness of truth

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Humana Festival 1998: The Complete Plays, ed Michael Bigelow Dixon & Amy Wegener, Smith & KrAus, 1998
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Ten Min

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Silent Screaming

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Edinburgh Festival    1980

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Snapshot

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A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But what lies outside, beyond, behind the photograph? And what stories, memories, or associations does an image of place inspire? In this multi-writer project from Actors Theatre of Louisville, a diverse assortment of talented playwrights encounter and transform Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969, a compelling image of the monument by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Their thought-provoking scenes and monologues range from delightful comedy to utterly serious tragedy, each approaching the photo's themes through a new lens. To perform the entire collection, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual piece independently, click on its title below:

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Genre:
80-100 min Drama/Comedy

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Male:  11            Female:  11            Other:  11 males, 11 females (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 males, 2-15 females)

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Standing In The Gap

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Blind George, a reluctant resident in a retirement home, finds a new life when 'Jack the Lad' Danny is forced to carry out his probationary community work in the home. Finding a common passion for motorbikes, their relationship develops in George's 'Lock-Up' garage. Danny discovers some startling facts about George, not only in his past, but George's present 'blindness' turns out to be a sham. Incensed by George's deception, Danny attempts to smash their joint dream bike. Respect for George is restored when he fends off Danny's 'Leader of the Gang' friend who is intent on trouble.

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New Theatre Publications (1998)   978-1840942200

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When I Was

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Cafe Studio    1983

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One Act

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