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Jona Tarlin

JONA TARLIN

  
Nationality:    USA
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[photo Seth Olenick] Jona Tarlin was raised in Silicon Valley where his scene was rejected from the fifth grade's production of 1776. It involved a sewing circle ignoring the war outside as blood from the soldiers kept splashing against the window. His newest play, DO YOU HAVE A BACKUP? was read as part of the Theatre for the New Economy's Three Dollar Bill reading series. His play, IN ANTARCTICA, WHERE IT IS VERY WARM was read as part of Lunar Energy Productions MOONSHINE reading series. His play, OFFAL was a semi-finalist for ESPA* Drills at Primary Stages. His monologue CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE was performed as part of the Soul Food Monologue series for Forward Theatre Co. in Madison, WI. He is the co-creator of 12 Dollar Challenge, a webseries for Food2. He was a staff writer for Private Ear Audio Theatre, which recorded live at the Brooklyn Lyceum. His short play BEER WITH BIGFOOT was performed at the Magnet Theaters You Heard It Here First festival and Pace Universitys Fall Directing Festival, 2010. His short play I CAN HAS PLAY was performed at the inaugural ESPA* Detention at Jimmys no. 43. His play MAMAS, DONT LET YOUR CFOS GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS was performed at Sarah Lawrence College, where he graduated with a BA in Theater and the Lipkin Prize for Playwriting.

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         Beer With Bigfoot         Blood Runs Crazy         Chocolate Lava Cake         Detention #7         Do You Have A Backup?         I Can has Play         I Miss Dreams         In Antartica, Where It Is Very Warm         Mamas, Don't Let Your CFOS Grow Up To Be Cowboys         Offal         Private Browsing

Beer With Bigfoot

Synopsis:
A West Virginian reporter tries to piece together exactly what happened when his childhood friend is accused of brutally murdering a scout under his watch. A dark comedy with drinking and oversized footprints.

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1st Produced:
You Heard It Here First Festival at the Magnet Theatre, NYC    2008

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15 min play

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Blood Runs Crazy

Synopsis:
Inspired by Neko Cases song Dirty Knife, Blood Runs Crazy tells the story of a father and his daughter as they prepare to bury her brother half-dead.

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Adapted for radio as The Family Grave.

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10 min play

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Chocolate Lava Cake

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part of the Soul Food Monologue series for Forward Theatre Co. in Madison, WI    -

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Detention #7

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1st Produced:
Jimmy's No. 43    07 Oct 2011

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in "Detention #7: One Minute Plays", http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

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One min play

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Do You Have A Backup?

Synopsis:
Keith maintains your data. He makes sure its there for you when you need it. Even when hes replaced by a robot hes there, making sure its safe, because he never wants to say goodbye.

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1st Produced:
part of the Theatre for the New Economy's Three Dollar Bill reading series    2012

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Genre:
60 min play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1

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I Can has Play

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The Challenge: This month, we asked our writers to create 10-minute plays that met the following requirements: Each play must include a dream. Each play must include an animal. Each play must have a moment where the characters break into a song or dance. Someone must wear the color red. One character in the play must be named Bob. . .or reference someone named Bob.

1st Produced:
Jimmy's No. 43, New York City    04 Feb 2011

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in "Detention #1: What About Bob?", http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

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ten min play

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I Miss Dreams

Synopsis:
A scientist and his test subject bond during a sleep study. With air horns.

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short play

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In Antartica, Where It Is Very Warm

Synopsis:
Palmer Station, Antarctica. After recently arrived plumber Neil is found face down in the snow, a young, pregnant scientist named Vicki must determine for their employer whether it was an accident or suicide attempt. The two of them try to find warmth in the coldest place on earth.

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1st Produced:
Jimmys No. 43 with Blowout Theater Co    2012

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Genre:
120 min play

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Mamas, Don't Let Your CFOS Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Synopsis:
Set during one Silicon Valley CFOs last days of freedom, Mamas Dont Let Your CFOs Grow Up To Be Cowboys proves that there is nothing funnier then capitalism, except maybe the contemplation of capitalism as you sit on your toilet, late for your wifes birthday lunch, as your mistress/secretary lectures you about your diet and your company falls to pieces around you. And youre going to jail.

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1st Produced:
uzanne Werner Wright Theatre, Sarah Lawrence College Mainstage    2008

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Genre:
play 60 min

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Offal

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semi-finalist for ESPA* Drills at Primary Stages

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Private Browsing

Synopsis:
Erin didnt want to find her fathers porn collection. Now she cant stop thinking about how he only likes black guys fucking young white girls while their husbands watch. Does this mean hes racist? She decides to create a fake boyfriend named Dante who plays on the basketball team and see what his reaction is.

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Genre:
100 min play

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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