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Jeffrey Sweet

JEFFREY SWEET

  (1950 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Born May 3, 1950 in Boston. Father, James Sweet (writer). Mother, Vivian Roe Sweet (violinist). Spent most of childhood in Evanston, Illinois, graduating from Evanston Township High School in 1967. Graduated from NYU in 1971 with a BFA in film, where teachers included Martin Scorcese (film), Clive Barnes (criticism) and Paul Simon (songwriting). Also studied with Lehman Engel at the BMI Musical Theatre workshop. Wrote an oral history of Chicago's Second City troupe called SOMETHING WONDERFUL RIGHT AWAY (Avon, 1978, currently published by Limelight Editions) and two books on playwriting, the DRAMATIST's TOOLKIT (Heinemann, 1993) and SOLVING YOUR SCRIPT (Heinemann, 2001). Forthcoming anthology of plays to be published by Northwestern University Press in 2007. Member of playwrights ensemble of the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago. Father of son, Jonathan Brian Sweet. Member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2016)

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         Action Against Sol Schumann , The         After the Fact         American Enterprise         Award, The         Berlin '45         Bluff         Chords         Class Dismissed         Court-Martial at Fort Devens         Cover         Falcon's Pitch, The         Flyovers         George's File         Hitch         Holding Patterns         I Sent A Letter To My Love         Immoral Imperatives         Kunstler         Last Day Of Camp         Little Family Time, A         Love         Narrow Escape         Neighbours         Parental Guidance         Porch         Private Showing         Responsible Parties         Rookie         Routed         Seperate Vacations         Shortstack V4: the Lunchbox Diner Plays         Sneaks         Stops Along the Way         Texas Boot         Ties         Unreasonable Man, The         Value Of Names, The         What About Luv?         Wicked John and the Devil         Winging It!         With And Without         You Only Shoot the Ones You Love

Action Against Sol Schumann , The

Synopsis:
As told by the Chicago Tribune: "Jeffrey Sweet's deeply felt and profoundly moving new play confronts its characters, and its audience, with a complex moral dilEmma. Sol Schumann, a devout American Jew and beloved Father of two grown sons, in 1985 is accused of unspeakable crimes he allegedly had committed many years earlier. That is all the story you need to know or should know, for part of the strength of Sweet's Drama is the surprising twists and turns it takes in its plot, character, psychological and moral development. Like his earlier Drama the Value of Names this is a tale, loosely based on a real case, of children and parents. It tells of the bond that links them and of the gulf that separates them. And though Sol Schumann is the title character, the two central forces of the Drama are his sons, who in the course of tracking through the maze of legal, moral and personal issues on the sins of their father, also must come to terms with their relationships with him as their father's children. An unusuall

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won A playwriting prize from the American theatre Critics Association

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After the Fact

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A man confronts a newspaper reporter over inaccuracies in the obituary of a friend

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Samuel French Inc, New York, 1981   -

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American Enterprise

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won A playwriting prize from the American theatre Critics Association

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Organic Theatre     1991

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Contained in: "the Best Plays 1993 - 1994" published by Applause Theatre Book Publishers   -

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Award, The

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short piece

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Berlin '45

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Bluff

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tells the story of a young couple in New York who are doing fine until her brash and vulgar stepFather comes to town for a convention, bringing with him all of the contradictions she has been trying to bury.

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Samuel French, NY,    -

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Chords

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Class Dismissed

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Poor little rich kid in the 1960s. His Father wants him to join the family firm. His friends who do not know he is rich just want to turn on and chill out.

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Comedy

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Court-Martial at Fort Devens

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When a group of young black women join the Women's Army Corps during WWII, they're promised training as medical technicians. But a racist Colonel at Fort Devens has other ideas, and demotes them to cleaning duty. the battle of wills leads to a confrontation in which the colonel makes comments so offensive that the WACs pull an immediate strike. Though a visiting general is able to compel most of the women to go back to work, two refuse and are held for trial. Defended by a civilian lawyer who's never tried a court-martial, they embark on an uphill fight to change the status quo. Based on a true story, this gripping and inspiring Drama explores the complexities of standing up for one's rights.

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the Audelco Award for best playwright

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85-95 min Historical Drama on a black theme

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Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  4 males, 6 females (8-19 actors possible: 3-9 males, 5-10 females)

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Cover

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Falcon's Pitch, The

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adapted from Henry VI by Shakespeare

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Flyovers

Flyovers
Flyovers is a play about a film critic who finds himself caught up in a culture clash of economics, sex, and long-submerged resentment when he returns to the small Ohio town where he grew up.

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won Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Award for best new script

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Genre:
Dramatic comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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George's File

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Hitch

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Los Angeles, Ca (Showcase)    

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Holding Patterns

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written by Jeffrey Sweet, Stephen Johnson, Sandra Hastie, Christine Plapp, Tom Toce

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Theatre Express, Pittsburgh, Pa    

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I Sent A Letter To My Love

Synopsis:
This soul stirring journey of renewal begins on a Maine summer night in 1955. Gwen appears to rent a cottage from Amy and her wheelchair bound brother Stan. She is venturing into a new life following the death of her mother, whom she nursed. On a whim, Amy places a "Wanted to Correspond" ad, but her notions of romance backfire when only Stan responds. Just when things get out of hand, longing, love and loyalty conspire to open new doors for all in this seamless blend of well developed characters and memorable songs by the noted pop artist.

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book And lyrics by Jeffrey Sweet, music by Melissa Manchester, based on the novel by Bernice Rubens

1st Produced:
North Shore Music Theatre     2002

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Samuel French, NY,    978-0573628603

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Musical

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Immoral Imperatives

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aka Stay Till Morning

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in the Value of Names and Other Plays, 2008   -

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Kunstler

Synopsis:
Famous radical attorney William Kunstler clashes with an unexpected antagonist during a seminar. The premiere at Westchester's Hudson Stage led the NY TIMES to call it, "eye-opening . . . wise and revealing."

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Venue #18: The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre     01 Aug 2014

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Artistic New Directions

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1h 30m Drama Comedy

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Last Day Of Camp

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Summer camp. Two women counsellors are talking when a third - a man - comes along and is rude to one of them

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One act

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Little Family Time, A

Synopsis:
a celebrated writer is forced to introduce his fiancee to a corner of his life he has tried to keep hidden.
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part of More Of Our Parts: theatre Breaking Through Barriers presents six new plays About disability

1st Produced:
Clurman theatre
410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036     21 Jun 2012

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Theatre Breaking Through Barriers

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short play

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Love

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by Jeffrey Sweet; Music by Howard Marren; lyrics by Susan Birkenhead

1st Produced:
Audrey Wood Theater, New York     1984

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Studio cast recording: TER (1171) 1989

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Narrow Escape

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Los Angeles, Ca (Showcase)    

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Neighbours

Synopsis:
A husband discovers that his wife used to be the lover of the man who has moved in next door

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Music And lyrics by David Warrack; book by Jeff Sweet

1st Produced:
Theatre Aquarias, Hamilton, Ontario     1975

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Parental Guidance

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Actors Studio, NYC    

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Porch

Synopsis:
woman, her Father and an old boyfriend confront one another on a Mid western front porch in open warfare and buried love

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Arena Stage, Washington, Dc    

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Samuel French, NY,    -

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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Private Showing

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81 Shorts, Players Theatre, Louisville     Nov 1981

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Responsible Parties

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the scene is the lobby of the Ventura Oasis Motel, in a rundown section of Los Angeles. the owner, Randolph, is debating whether to tear the building down or turn it into a fast-food franchise. In the meantime he occupies himself by meddling in the life of his manager, a world-weary ex-convict named Cornell, and in those of his guests. Included in the latter are an out-of-work song writer and guitarist; a down-on-their-luck Texas couple whose only valuable possession is a luxury car; and, as the action progresses, a pretty but brashly aggressive former girlfriend of Cornell's who has tracked him down and is determined to revive their relationship. Although strangers all, for the most part, the various characters are inevitably drawn into each other's lives as crises are dealt with, confidences exchanged, and each learns that he or she is, in a very real way, his brother's keeper. In the end they go their separate ways again-but for a fleeting moment, at least, they have known a sense of caring and humanity al

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Vineyard Theatre, New York    

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Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Rookie

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part of bill of one-acts

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Mile Square Theatre, Hoboken    

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Routed

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Having recently been let go after a dispute with his employer, Clark is free to take over his son's newspaper route during the boy's illness. Intending only to fill in for a few days, Clark quickly develops a manic enthusiasm for the job, and is even able to take revenge on his former boss (who is on the route) by tearing the comics page out of his newspaper. Turning aside his wife's pleas that he look for another job, and ignoring his son's readiness to take the route over again, Clark stubbornly plunges on until the supervisor of the newspaper company informs him that his services are no longer required. the crisis reached, Clark turns against his family and, in the disturbing, yet touching denouement of the play, tries to wrest the delivery bag away from his son by force, only, once again, to be done in by circumstances, from within and without, which he cannot control or, sad to say, fully comprehend.

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Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY    

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Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  1b

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Seperate Vacations

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in the Value of Names and Other Plays, 2008   -

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Shortstack V4: the Lunchbox Diner Plays

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Playwrights residing in D.C., Maryland, And Virginia present A series of short plays set in A standard American diner At Christmas. Playwrights include Renee Calarco, Audrey Cefaly, Joe Dennison, Deborah Finkelstein, Lynne Lerych, Mark Harvey Levine, Steve Lewis, John Shanahan, Gwydion Suilebhan, Jeffery Sweet, And Walter Thinnes.

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Sneaks

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Stops Along the Way

Synopsis:
Larry, a teacher, is anxious to break up the recent affair he started with his former student Donna. As Larry drives Donna home to her husband, the play captures the mounting discomfort that follows. Linda tries delaying tactics as they stop along the way, struggling to rekindle the passion they had shared. When finally they stop at a motel, to Larry's increasing exasperation, Linda attempts to seduce him. In the end the demands of convention and existing commitments prevail, illuminated by Jeffrey Sweet's wisdom on the ongoing battle of the sexes.

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1st Produced:
Lincoln Center Theatre     1981

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Drama One Act

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Texas Boot

Synopsis:
about Lyndon Baines Johnson and the civil-rights movement

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1st Produced:
Sedona's Canyon Moon Theatre     05 Jan 2014

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historical drama

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Ties

Synopsis:
Invited by an old friend, who is now a faculty member, to guest-direct a student production at a small Midwestern college, Walker, whose New York theatre career has reached a standstill, warily accepts. Sharp-witted, humorously caustic and bohemian in conduct, Walker quickly shakes up the tightly knit academic community, which his candor sweeps across like a hurricane. While hard-pressed to fathom Walker's laid-back nature, the others, students and faculty alike, quickly find themselves confiding in him, and emotional attachments soon develop-principally one between Walker and his friend's divorced sister, an affair which dashes the hopes of another young professor and yet is doomed, for both, by the ghosts of past loves. In time the central questions are whether Walker will accept an offer to stay on at the college, and, beyond that, how he will deal with the possibility of another kind of love put forth by his old friend-and it is in the working out of these questions that the warmth and wit and sensitivity

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Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Play/Drama

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Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Unreasonable Man, The

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Value Of Names, The

Synopsis:
Benny Silverman, a celebrated comic, has revived his career via television after many years of forced inactivity following his having been named on the Hollywood blacklist of the Fifties. Now his actress daughter, Norma, has been cast in a play to be directed by Leo Greshen, the man who had testified against him before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities, and suddenly Benny must deal again with a moral crisis that he has tried to put behind him. At his daughter's urging he meets with Leo, a confrontation in which initial reserve gradually gives way to a provocative and increasingly passionate exchange of ideas and convictions until Benny, rising to the occasion with biting, devastating wit, lays to rest the sense of outrage and injustice that has preyed on his conscience for so many bitter years.

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20 One-Act Plays From 20 Years Of the Humana Festival, Edited by Michele Volansky and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Smith & Kraus,    -

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One Act

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What About Luv?

Synopsis:
Harry is about to throw himself off a bridge when he is saved by an old half-forgotten school friend - Milt. Milt wants to get married but his wife wont let him. So if Harry could seduce the wife Milt can get what he wants. . ..

Notes:
written by Howard Marren, Susan Birkenhead, Jeffrey Sweet. Original title "Love". Based on the play "Luv" by Murray Schisgal

1st Produced:
Holland Park, London     1992

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Musical

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Wicked John and the Devil

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Musical, book, music And lyrics

1st Produced:
Earplay; Manhattan Theatre Club, NYC     1975

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Musical

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Winging It!

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(Musical, book, music And lyrics, based on the Birds by Aristophanes

1st Produced:
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Wi     1970

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Musical

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With And Without

Synopsis:
Shelly and Mark have rented a lake-side house for a week to relax. they are sharing the house with Jill, who waits to be joined by her husband, Russ. the fact that Russ does not show, and does not call or return calls, foreshadows a rough week. Jill and Russ are having marital problems and Shelly and Mark are feeling put in the middle. Do they advise, make a call, or lie about who is where? Because of the connections to their old friends, feelings of guilt and obligation prevail, whether real or imagined. While they wait for Russ, Jill decides to go rent a bad movie. At the video store she meets, Glen, a recently divorced father, and invites him back to the house for a one night stand. But Mark hears their conversation, intervenes and proceeds to tell Jill she's about to make a mistake. Jill doesn't want anyone to tell her what to do, but while she and Mark argue, Glen drives away. Furious at Mark for causing Glen to leave, Jill decks him and goes after Glen. the next morning, when Jill returns, Shelly gives

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Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1997   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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You Only Shoot the Ones You Love

Synopsis:
How I found a second family in improvisational comedy, including a crazy uncle named Del Close, and inadvertently became the illegitimate grandFather of the Upright Citizens Brigade. With special regards to the Cossacks for not quite killing my grandmother.

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www.artisticnewdirections.org

1st Produced:
New York International Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2011

Organisations:
Artistic New Directions

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

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1h 15m Comedy Solo Show

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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