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Jules Tasca

JULES TASCA

  (1928 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Through I.U.P., Jules Tasca has taught playwrighting at Oxford University in England and he has performed with a Commedia dell'arte group in Central Italy. He is the author of over 125 (full length and one-act) published plays that have been produced in numerous national Theaters from the Mark Taper Forum to the Bucks County Playhouse, as well as abroad in England, Ireland, Austria, Germany, South Africa, Canada and Australia. He has also written for radio and television. He scripted "the Hal Linden TV Special". His plays LaLlorona and Maria were produced on National Public Radio. Other one-act pieces were broadcast in Los Angeles and abroad in Germany. He was the national winner in New York's Performing Arts Repertory Theater Playwrighting contest for his libretto, the Amazing Einstein, which toured the country and played at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He has adapted the stories of Oscar Wilde, Guy deMaupassant, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Chekhov and Saki and has modernized Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae (Women in Congress). He has written new versions of Hamlet and Macbeth. His libretto for C.S. Lewis' the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe had its world premiere in California and played in London and New York and is currently touring nationwide. For his play, Theater Trip, he was the recipient of a thespie Award for Best New Play, and Old Goat Song won a Drama critic's award in Los Angeles. His plays, the Spelling of Coynes, the Death of Bliss, Deus-X, the Birth of Theater and the Rapture of Mammon have been included in the Best American Short Plays anthology. His tragic piece, the Balkan Women, won the prestigious Barymore Award for Best Play. His Christmas play, the Grand Christmas of the Andy LAndy Clan, was broadcast on 47 national Public Radio Stations. Mr. Tasca received a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to develop a new theatrical form, the Eurhythmy, a system of movement of language, music and sound. His tragedy, Judah's Daughter, received the Dorothy Silver International Playwrighting Award. He won first prize in the Bucks County Writers' Club Screenwriting Contest. His piece, Live Drawing, is about the relationship between Leonardo daVinci and the Mona Lisa, and has been published by the Dramatic Publishing Company. Mr. Tasca's play, the Mission, which played at New Theatre in Florida, received a Silver Palm Award from the South Florida thetre League for best new play. Art Lover, the story of the theft of the Mona Lisa was produced as part of the 2011 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. His latest anthology, Chekhov's Ladies, has been accepted for publication by Samuel French Inc. Currently, he is working on a Jazz Opera with musician, Leslie Burrs, Director of Opera North. Contact Information: DWWonders@aol.com

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         Actress, The         Advent of Gambling, The         Alive and Kicking         Alopacia Plot         American Beauty         Angel on the Train         Background, The         Baker's Neighbor, The         Balkan Women, The         Beautiful Princess Sasha, The         Beauty of Prayer, The         Beginning of Business, The         Best Souvenirs, The         Between the Lines         Birth of Theater, The         Birthday of the Infanta, The         Blind Spot         Boob, The         Brothers         Cannibalism in the Cars         Chekhov's Ladies         Chip Off Olympus         Commedia Americana         Cupidosis         Dark, The         Data Entry         Day in the Night of Rose Arden, A         Death of Bliss, The         Deus X         Devil Dead Day         Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde         Dusk         Duty of Saints, The         Escape         Extraction         False Prophets         Fantasy Bond, The         Finding the Love of Your Life         First Wedding Planner, The         Forbidden Fruit         Friar Falstaff         God's Honest, The, An Evening Of Lies         Going To the Catacombs         Goodbye, Fay Wray (Chip Off Olympus)         Grand Christmas History of the Andy Landy Clan, The         Gums         Happy Prince, The         Hardstuff         Hen, The         Hubie's Best Friend         Inflatable You         Italian Rum Cake         Jew of Bologna, The         Judah's Daughter         La Llorona         Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The         Live Drawing: the Mona Lisa         Love Bite         MacDuff Tragedy, The         Make-Up         Man in Blue, The         Man with his Mother on his Arm, The         Maria         Marriage of Don Juan, The         Medieval Romance, A         Membranous Croup         Mind with the Dirty Man, The         Mission, The         Modern Proposal, A         Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning         Narnia         Necklace, The         Nightingale and the Rose, The         Old Goat Song         Olga's Doctor         Opened Mail         Opening Act         Origin of Music, The         Outrageous!         Pantalone's Dream         Passion Comedy         Peeping Punch         Penance         Pieta         Pink Stockings, The         Prince Lear         Princess Antigone         Rabbit and the Snake, The         Rabbit Who Wanted to Be a Man, The         Rape Of Emma Bunche, The         Rapture of Mammon, The         Repaying Good with Evil         Reticence of Lady Anne, The         Romance Ranch         Sassman Aesthetic, The         Second Vows         Secret Sin         Sex Life of a Priest, The         Shylock's Daughter         Side Trip to Dachau, A         Sire de Maldroit's Door         Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare         Snocky         Spelling Of Coynes, The         Spirit of Hispania (El Espiritu de Hispania)         Star Child, The         Start of Superstition, The         Stop at the Palace, The         Strange Death of Natasha Probkin, The         Subject To Change         Support Your Local Police         Swiss Miss         Tadpole         Tales by Saki         Tear Along the Dotted Line         Telling Wilde Tales         That Pig Morin         Theater Trip         Tiger, The         Tour Di Europa         Twin Mendaccios, The         Unrest Cure, The         Will         Women In Congress         Young King, The         Young Vierochka

Actress, The

Synopsis:
Pasha Savich, an aging actress, who lives a bohemian existence and has many lovers, is confronted by the wife of one of her beaus, Mrs. Kalpokov. Her husband, Michel hides in the bathroom as his wife tries to induce Pasha to give her the gifts that Michel has given her so she can sell them and repay the money Michel has stolen from his place of employment. The wife insists that Michel stole the money to lavish presents on Pasha. Pasha turns out to be the hero of this drama but only the audience knows it.

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Advent of Gambling, The

Synopsis:
Nob comes home agitated carrying out all his hides and skins. His wife, Doa, wants to know why. Hob explains that he has lost all of their belongings because he and another man, Ino, have invented a new game. A game played with 2 small pieces of ox bones. The ox bones have marks on them that represent numbers. The first pair of dice is born. Doa cannot comprehend why two grown men would play such a boring game until Nob explains that what makes it exciting is that the two men wager. This is how Nob has lost all of their belongings. Nob reveals that in desperation, while attempting to gain back all his hides and skins he bet her, Doa, and lost her to Ino. At the end, he escorts Doa out to Ino, but he vows to her that he would borrow some hides and try to win her back.

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Alive and Kicking

Synopsis:
When her youngest son announces that he has just got married Gloria feels her life is over. She tries to sell the family home so that she can move into an apartment near to the funeral parlour

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Dramatic Publishing Company
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Comedy

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Alopacia Plot

Synopsis:
Bald headed men of the world unite - it is time to take over!

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Brooklyn Publishers   -

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American Beauty

Synopsis:
Mark is a very jealous husband - he even punched the best man at the wedding for kissing the bride. Mona can stand things no longer and runs away to New York and moves in with her friend Ginger. However, every male she encounters falls in love with her. And when Ginger's boyfriend falls for Mona and poisons his own brother because he too has fallen for her - Ginger gets in touch with Mark

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One act

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Angel on the Train

Synopsis:
Rob comes home from work to a routine evening with his wife. When she asks how his day was, he tells her a fabricated story about a woman he met on the train. She was everything he wants his wife to be. Instead of picking up the real reason for the tall tale, Betsy has a few lies of her own to tell.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

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Background, The

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Samuel French, NY (Published in Tales by Saki)   978-0573625602

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Baker's Neighbor, The

Synopsis:
A greedy baker takes his neighbor's nostrils to court for "filling up on the smells of his cakes and breads."

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Samuel French, NY   -

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Short Play, Comedy

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Balkan Women, The

Balkan Women, The
meditation on the horror of war set in 1990 brings the spirit of Euripides to a Serbian detention camp for Muslim women

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Play/Drama

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Beautiful Princess Sasha, The

Synopsis:
A princess is so beautiful that her Father has always kept her hidden away. He finally gives a party in her honour. Two young men fight over her and one is killed. Full of remorse as to what has happened the princess swops faces with an ugly witch

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Pioneer Drama Service Inc   -

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Beauty of Prayer, The

Synopsis:
When, after a successful operation to remove a brain tumor, his son drops out of Rabbinical college, a Rabbi blames the doctor for destroying the boy's future. The father discovers the true meaning of "life" in a painful revelatory discussion, and wounds are healed.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874408584

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Beginning of Business, The

Synopsis:
A young man, Lem, in prehistoric times, too lazy to work invents the wheel. He talks his partner, Nam, into leaving all his toil and hunting behind and joining him in making and selling wheels. They invent wheel racing and skunking (tying a skunk to a wheel and rolling it into a neighbor's cave) in order to boost sales. When the novelty of the wheel wears off, Lem invents the cart (two skins down and 2 skins a month.) The funny climax is brought on when the prehistoric version of the mob tries a hostile takeover. But Lem and Nom have the best business response to them.

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Best Souvenirs, The

Synopsis:
Jinny has been turning Europe upside down for gewgaws to impress the folks back home. Paul wants to go to museums, not to stores. They separate for the morning to pursue their separate pleasures, lose each other and panic. Jinny goes to the morgue to look for Paul and the hotel manager tells Paul that his wife is at the morgue. Reunited, he extracts a promise from Jinny that there will be no more shopping. Then Paul discovers that Jinny hasn't bought any souvenirs for his side of the family.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573692222

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Between the Lines

Synopsis:
Lorna Kerrigan's husband has left her, so she thinks her daughter Kitty, a coed with her own apartment, should come home. Kitty, who is secretly living with her boyfriend, doesn't wish to move back.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

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Birth of Theater, The

Synopsis:
A dramatic recreation of how many theater historians believe theater arose, as a reenactment of the hunt. To break up the humdrum of life in their camp, tribal elders give four hunters the task, of showing the whole clan how they killed a giant bear. Since these seasoned, burly hunters have no idea of how to "play" the hunt, they invent, before our eyes the theater. They discover acting, directing, costuming and props. It is a magical moment for actors and audiences as the hunt is brought to life and the great bear is "slain" again.

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Short Play, Drama

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Birthday of the Infanta, The

Synopsis:
This unusual piece unfolds in classical Spanish style as two royal brothers contest the kingship. Cruelty kills the queen, breaks the king's heart, makes a queen of the cold and calculating Infanta, and destroys the dwarf who loves her.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573699665

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one act play

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Blind Spot

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Boob, The

Synopsis:
An employer of a young governess decides to play a joke on his newly hired girl. On the governess' first play day, the employer of JuliaVasilenova pretends to whittle away at her salary for no work on Sundays, Days off for holidays, for his son, Kolya, tearing his jacket while she watched him, for his daughter, Varya, losing her gloves when Julia took her sledding, even for breaking a dinner plate. All these deductions lower Julia's play to a pittance. Finally, when she is ready to accept the meager pay, the employer calls her a boob for allowing herself to be swindled by him. When Julia is asked to speak her mind about why she is so reluctant to stand up for herself, the employer discovers the real Julia Vasilevnova.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403381

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Brothers

Synopsis:
A sensitive look at two brothers, one mentally ill, Benjamin; the other, Gene, normal. Benjamin refuses to go to his cousin's wedding because he claims he can't stand seeing his brother, Gene, carrying on an affair with Sosya, a married woman. Through his mental illness, Benjamin is actually hallucinating that Gene and Sosya are having an affair because Benjamin has strong feelings for Sosya himself. The ironic twist is that secretly Gene and Sosya are seeing each other.

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Cannibalism in the Cars

Cannibalism in the Cars
Eight congressmen are trapped in a train. When they run out of food, they form a committee to decide who should be eaten first.

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Jules Tasca, adapted from Mark Twain's short stories

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Samuel French, Inc   978-0573600401

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Chekhov's Ladies

Chekhov's Ladies
Seven famous Chekhov short stories theatriclized for stage presentations. the tales showcase 7 of the master's most fascinating women and their interactions with the men in their lives. From a Drama about suicide to a comedy about seduction, this evening of short plays entertains and enlightens.

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Individual titles include: the Strange Death of Natasha Probkin; Young Vierochka; the Actress; Olga's Doctor; the Boob; the Pink Stockings; the Rabbit and the Snake.

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Bakers Plays, CA (2012) >>>    978-0874403381

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one acts. Collection / Anthology, Comedy

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Chip Off Olympus

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Samuel French, Inc, 1976   -

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Comedy

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Commedia Americana

Synopsis:
Six lusty commedia dell'art plays bring traditional characters like Harlequin, Pantalone and Punch into modern times. The seven deadly sins come to life with loads of laughs and audience participation. "Women gasped. Men guffawed. Children squealed and pointed. It was great!"-- Valley Review. See Index under individual titles for descriptions: Love Bite, Cupidosis, False Prophets, Peeping Punch, The Marriage of Don Juan and Pantalone's Dream.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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Genre:
Short Play, Comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Cupidosis

Synopsis:
Capitanos Middlefinger and Dodiddle vie for the hand of Isabella, who is in love with the penniless Lelio. The madcap misadventures culminate in an electrifying finish.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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Short Play, Comedy

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Dark, The

Synopsis:
A young black woman waits in a hotel room for her white lover. It is his father, her boss who shows up. These two people find each other, but the prospect exists that only pain will follow their decision to actualize this love.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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-

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Data Entry

Synopsis:
Carrie and Kevin have been seeing each other for a few weeks and Kevin thinks he has found the perfect woman because they were brought together through a computer dating service and because they have great sex together. When Kevin proposes, Carrie confesses that she lied on her data entry sheet; she is not who he thinks she is. A hilarious piece.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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-

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Day in the Night of Rose Arden, A

Synopsis:
Unhappily married, Rose accepts the advice of her marriage counselor and takes a separate vacation from her indifferent husband. She is by herself in London, in an unshakable depression, and ready to quit the Tour Di Europa. The tour guide walks into her life and this meeting with a kindred spirit fills her emptiness in this bittersweet play.

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573692222

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-

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Death of Bliss, The

Synopsis:
A young Palestinian man is honored by being chosen as a suicide bomber. An emotional crisis emerges when he discovers that his young wife is pregnant with their first child, and he must choose between honor and family.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0874408584

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-

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Deus X

Synopsis:
A scientist discovers a gland in the brain that determines whether one is religious or not. He invents a medication, Deus X, that shrinks this Deus gland. He administers it to all who dare to scoff at him. His estranged brother, a televangelist, agrees to take Deus X on national television with hilarious results. This play was a hit at the East Stroundsburg University Theatre Festival.

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Contained in "the Best American Short Plays 1998-1999" published by Applause Books
Samuel French, NY   -

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-

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Short Play, Dark Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Devil Dead Day

Synopsis:
Two devout sisters discover that a third sister has a hidden life, a sacrilege against God in their faith, and decide to help her "see Jesus" in the most extraordinary way.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0874408584

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-

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Synopsis:
It is the final months of Dr. Jekyll's life as he and Mr. Hyde are fighting for life and control. they are battling for Jekyll's body, money, status, and the love of the same woman.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
aka Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare

1st Produced:
American Theatre Of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019    2008

Organisations:
Curan Repertory Company

1st Published:
-   -

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-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Dusk

Synopsis:
-

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

Music:
-

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Genre:
one act play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Duty of Saints, The

Synopsis:
A Bishop requests a meeting - with a young woman journalist he has known since her childhood who has been writing critical articles about the Church - and her mother. He intends to discuss the beatification and potential canonizing of the girl's sister, a missionary nun killed abroad. During the meeting he discovers that the image he held of the family was an illusion, in which he unwittingly participated, as she reveals a dark family secret.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0874408584

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-

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Short Play, Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Escape

Synopsis:
Two Americans are in Paris on vacation. Gil is a handsome miser. Klutzy Martin is a free spender, but a nightmare of a travel mate. He drops cameras from cathedrals, spills food on other tourists and walks around Notre Dame with one pant leg stuck in his socks and an open fly. When Gil picks up two girls and tries to seduce them while spending a minimal amount, Martin stabs one of them in the eye with a loaf of bread. They wind up with no girls, just each other.

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573692222

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-

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Short Play, Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Extraction

Synopsis:
A dentist has discovered a vaccine that eliminates gum disease and tooth decay and makes tooth nerve tissue immune to damage. Given to infants, it eliminates decay for life. The American Dental Association cannot abide such a breakthrough and arranges to have the researcher eliminated.

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573626319

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-

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Short Play, Dark Comedy

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False Prophets

Synopsis:
Brighella, the intriguer, desires the sexual favors of Olivetta, wife of lawyer Mr. Robb. Brighella and his partner in crime, Arlecchino, discover that Mr. Robb is a sucker for false prophets. So Brighella pretends he is Pastor Evan Gellico of the Church of G's (Goodness, Gladness and Gold). They dupe Mr. Robb into believing by pretending to raise Arlecchino from the dead. Mr. Robb invites them to his home to resurrect his father in law who just died, but Olivetta sees through the ruse. When Brighella sets up a tryst with her, she has her husband dress in her clothes and a wig to keep the appointment. In a bawdy comic finale, Brighella and his accomplice are unmasked and punished.

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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-

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Short Play, Comedy

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Fantasy Bond, The

Synopsis:
Alice takes her husband on a second honeymoon, unaware that he has fallen in love with her close friend Gwen. Alice interprets his beating around the bush when she asks if he loves her as evidence that he does and ascribes his mood to a mid life crisis. Ironically, when Charles goes into the shower, Alice calls Gwen to tell her the good news: her husband still loves her.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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-

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Short Play, Drama

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Finding the Love of Your Life

Synopsis:
Felipe has stolen his brother's wife and they have come to the Romance Ranch Hotel, where they are trying to figure out how they are going to live. Felipe's father barges in with a gun.When the young wife insists that they have acted in the name of love, the father explains that Felipe has been stealing his brother's girlfriends since they were kids and that running off with her is just an extension of sibling rivalry. The weight of the situation falls heavily on the sad but wiser young woman.

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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-

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Short Play, Drama

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First Wedding Planner, The

Synopsis:
In the prehistoric traditions of Alo's life, a marriage is a simple endeavor: A boy and a girl walk down to the watering hole and announce to the rest of the clan that they are to be man and wife. In this comedy, Alo's wife, Yena, gets the brilliant idea that the whole idea of marriage should be studded with pomp to make it a glorious event. Yena, the first woman to come up with such a plan, shocks her husband by renting a flower festooned cart to take their daughter, Maee, and her fiance to the watering hole, then to a huge feast for 80 relatives and friends, next onto a honeymoon, all to be paid for with Alo's spear points and stone tools. Alo has never heard anyone with such a bizarre idea before. Thinking Yen insane, Alo takes extreme measures to dissuade Yena from creating the first wedding.

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-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

Music:
-

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Short Play, Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Forbidden Fruit

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
story by Guy de Maupassant

1st Produced:
-    1984

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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play One Act

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Friar Falstaff

Synopsis:
A new take on one of Shakespeare's most beloved characters. Recently dismissed by the king for his dissolute ways, Falstaff arrives at the monastery where his only brother is a novice. Falstaff has been evicted by his landlady, and can't stand living with his mother. He tells his brother that their mother desperately want him to leave the monastery and Father children because she's afraid that their line will die out. the brother believes Falstaff's story and escapes from the monastery

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-

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Genre:
comedy Short Play

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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God's Honest, The, An Evening Of Lies

Synopsis:
eight one act plays tied together with the theme of lying

Notes:
Angel on the Train, Between the Lines, Brothers, Hardstuff, Opening Act, the Rape of Emma Bunche, Second Vows, the Twin Mendaccios

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, Inc, 1987   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Eight Minatures

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Going To the Catacombs

Synopsis:
Emilia, Mellisa and Sarah are nuns on tour. In Rome, Sarah's grudge against Emilia surfaces. She believes that Emilia has cut into her friendship with Mellisa and complains that they decide everything and leave her out. Sarah insists that all three go to the Vatican instead of the catacombs. This battle is fought on several psychological levels, making this an excellent piece for three actresses.

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-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, Inc, 1987   978-0573692222

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-

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Short Play, Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Goodbye, Fay Wray (Chip Off Olympus)

Synopsis:
set in Los Angeles a funny bizarre family each in their separate ways attempt to find something in life that will give them an illusion of greatness

Notes:
-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  2m extras

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Grand Christmas History of the Andy Landy Clan, The

Synopsis:
Told in a reader's theatre format, this clever play runs the gamut of emotions over several years while we follow the lives in the Landy family. We are privy to their tradition of trading "Christmas Letters;" those photocopied informational letters which keep the members of the family generally updated. But this is no ordinary family. A wealthy woman who enjoys her toys loses everything and must rediscover her role in life. A faithful nun loses her religion but finds happiness with her female roommate. A young drifter determined to make his mark in showbiz must first stop sponging off his relatives. Each clan member becomes involved with his/her own life while in the meantime, the family drifts further and further apart. All the while, the eldest Landy, Molly, gripes, "These letters are such a bother. Why can't we all just get together?" A beautiful Christmas message is skillfully written between the lines.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Bakers Plays   978-0874400229

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play, Dramatic Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Gums

Synopsis:
Welcome to Senior Citizens's Professional Football. Suave announcer Chuck Chickie calls the game on the radio while Mihauser provides the color, having retired at 89. The field is only 50 yards long and there are twelve time outs in each 7.5 minute quarter. Old women can be cheerleaders if they have their own teeth and can jump without causing bone damage. This broadcast culminates in the demise of star Gums Garretty.

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-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573626319

Music:
-

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Short Play, Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Happy Prince, The

Synopsis:
A statue and a bird, through their generosity and unselfish spirits, rekindle hope and understanding in their small city

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0874406184

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hardstuff

Synopsis:
Jon and Pinky, both pharmacists, are at a secluded cabin for a weekend of hunting, but Jon has other plans. He wants to find out if Pinky is having an affair with his wife. With a gun in his hand and menace in his voice he gets Pinky to tell all. This is intense melodrama with a twist.

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-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

Music:
-

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Short Play, Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hen, The

Synopsis:
The Songrails, Robert and Edwina, have a house guest, Jane. A messenger arrives and informs the Songrails that Dora, Jane's bitterest enemy, is about to arrive for a visit. How do they avoid a war between the two in their quiet little home? Robert devises a way to get Jane to want to leave of her own accord.

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-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573625602

Music:
-

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play One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hubie's Best Friend

Synopsis:
Two college room mates the studious one and the jock. the jock keeps stealing the girl friends of the studious one. So the studious one invents a fictitious girl to keep the jock at bay

Notes:
-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company   -

Music:
-

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One act

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Inflatable You

Synopsis:
George Ibus was once a child movie star but is now a bit player. He is married to Evelyn Max a popular movie star. And that is his problem. He needs to take his frustration out on someone so he buys an inflatable doll and pretends it is Evelyn

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Jules Tasca's Romance Ranch" published by Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
-

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Italian Rum Cake

Synopsis:
The wives of rival mob bosses enter their rum cakes in a baking contest. The judge, a local politician, is in hot water. Threatened by both sides, he decides to award the prize to a marble cake. The mob families unite to hunt him down.

Notes:
-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573626319

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-

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Genre:
Short Play, Comedy

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Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Jew of Bologna, The

Synopsis:
Now in modern play form, The Jew of Bologna depicts the most sensational clash of religions in history. The church takes Edgardo Mortara, when he was a boy of six from his family, because a Catholic serving girl in the employ of the Jewish Mortara family baptized him when he was an infant. The abduction of this child throws the Mortara family into a maelstrom of torture, as Edgardo's father, Solomone, and Mother Marianna, attempt to wrench their son, Edgardo, away from Papal authorities. The case becomes a worldwide concern as this small boy evolves into a cause celebre. Prevented from ever returning to his Jewish Family, ironically, Edgardo grows into an apologist for the church that separated him from his family. Eventually, Edgardo becomes a priest and cuts his ties with his Jewish past to the heartache of his family.

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-

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-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0874402537

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-

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Full Length Play, Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Judah's Daughter

Synopsis:
Here is a new theatrical form the author calls an eurythmy. It is a system of movements to words with the actors wearing full face masks. The piece may also be done as a conventional play without masks. The story of Judah and his daughters, one legitimate and raised as an orthodox Jew and the other illegitimate and raised as a Roman Catholic, is a family tragedy. Both girls fall in love with the same man, a gentile. The tug of war that ensues destroys Judah and his daughter. The heart felt conclusion brings tears to the eyes of all who see this sensitive work.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573626364

Music:
-

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Full Length Play, Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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La Llorona

Synopsis:
Ghost story that tells of one Spanish nobleman who loves and has children by a foreigner. Culture customs will not permit him to marry her without banishment, so he marries another. Desperate, and thinking that the nobleman would marry her if they had not had children, she drowns them. He rebukes her, sending her into madness, and finally to her death, where she relentlessly haunts him. Her brother attempts to revenge her death by challenging the skilled swordsman to a duel with a tragic end.

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-

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-    -

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874405972

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Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The

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-

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Music by Thomas Tierney; lyrics by Ted Drachman; book by Jules Tasca. Based on the novel by C S Lewis

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Musical

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Live Drawing: the Mona Lisa

Synopsis:
It took three years for Leonardo da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa - what went on during the sessions

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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-

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Love Bite

Synopsis:
Pedrolino will do anything to make love to his wife but she is only interested in her lovers. He consults a fortune teller who sells him magical mosquitoes. Those they bite fall in love with the first person they see. When Pedrolino turns one loose in the presence of his wife, it bites him. He looks in a mirror to examine the bite and hilariously falls in love with himself!

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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MacDuff Tragedy, The

Synopsis:
A new take on characters from Shakespeare's Macbeth. As Macduff surveys the carnage and the corpses of his dead family, they come to life and vent their recriminations against him for his actions. It's better to be alive and in sorrow than to be dead

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MeloDrama Short Play

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Make-Up

Synopsis:
Would be senator Herman Farmer is made over completely by two slick political advisors. In order to win the election Herman deviates from every norm and ethic he has. He even agrees to smear his mother for political advantage. The make up for his television speech becomes a thick and cracking mask that shows the depth of his compromise with his own morals.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573626319

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Man in Blue, The

Synopsis:
Choo Choo Henderson, a major league umpire, hires call girls when he is on the road during the season. When he tells his expensive escort at the Romance Ranch Hotel he requires a special service, she balks until he explains exactly what he wants: because of all the abuse flung at him during games he simply wants Nickie to hold him and tell him over and over that she loves him. By the last line, Nickie feels compassion for the poor soul she holds in her arms.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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Man with his Mother on his Arm, The

Synopsis:
The Man with his Mother on his Arm is a comedy based on the concept of "Momism." We follow Ed Regis from birth to adulthood as he tries to go through life without his mother, but his mother is a puppet on his arm that he carries through every crisis. A chorus of four women plays her voice. She is present even on Ed's honeymoon and causes Ed's marriage to Vivian to fail. Even when his mother finally dies and he thinks he has his life in order, we see at her graveside that even in death, Ed's mother has an irreversible hold on him still. In Spells, 3 One-Act Comedies

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874402759

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Maria

Synopsis:
An old man falls helplessly in love with a young girl, and they both seek the aid of a witch to help them come closer to the other persons age!

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874405972

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Marriage of Don Juan, The

Synopsis:
Four armed men storm Dr. Catarac's drug store. Each has a sister who has been deflowered by a store employee. They are greeted by gay Zerbinato. The vengeful brothers become angrier and accuse the old doctor, who declares that four women in four nights is beyond his wherewithal. When the truth is revealed Zerbinato is really the doctor's guilty son and the intruders are the wronged females in disguise the culprit is forced to marry an obese cousin with missing teeth and wire coils for hair. The moral: All life comes down to paying for one's kicks.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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Medieval Romance, A

Synopsis:
A Lord conceals his daughter's birth only to have his brother's daughter fall in love with her while she is disguised as a Duke.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573600401

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-

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Short Play, Satire/Political Satire

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Membranous Croup

Membranous Croup
An overly protective mother and an overly protected Father fear their daughter has the croup. the Father has the last laugh when the doctor finds nothing wrong.

Notes:
Jules Tasca, adapted from Mark Twain's short stories

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Samuel French, Inc   978-0573600401

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Mind with the Dirty Man, The

Synopsis:
small community film censor has problems when his son takes over the local cinema and wants to show 'foot fetish'

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Samuel French, Inc, 1975   -

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Mission, The

Synopsis:
Two men in a prison: One a convict for attempted murder, the other a priest who has decided to rehabilitate this prisoner. Things are not what they seem in this game of seduction, power and revenge
press release

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
American Theatre Of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019    2007

Organisations:
the Curan Repertory Company

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-   -

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-

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Modern Proposal, A

Synopsis:
In the year 2075 Bishop Michael Stega is in a panic. Because of over population, hungry people are eating priests and missionaries. Over the phone, Bishop Stega is trying to stop some Mexicans from cooking another priest while even the Pope is helpless to stop those in New Delhi from making a gigantic stew out of the Maryknoll Fathers.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573626319

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Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning

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-

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Samuel French, NY   -

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Narnia

Narnia
The first and most famous story of The Chronicles of Narnia has become a musical presentation of this unique, enchanted world filled with creatures and spirits of myth and fable, both good and evil, demonic and transcendent. The principal inhabitants, however, are the intelligent talking animals ruled by the majestic King Aslan, the great lion of Narnia. Though Aslan is often absent from the land (so that his very existence is doubted by some), he returns when the need for him is greatest. And entering Narnia at a moment of high adventure are some childrenplucked from our world in unexpected ways to help Narnia and to learn from their Narnia odyssey lessons of courage, unselfishness and wisdom that will help them grow. Narnia wants to sing, and from the excitement of the opening song, "Aslan's on the Move," to the joy of "Narnia (You Can't Imagine)," your spirits will soar with all those in Narnia. Area staging.

Notes:
Originally entitled "the Lion, the Witch And the Wardrobe". Music by Thomas Tierney; lyrics by Ted Drachman; book by Jules Tasca. Based on "the Lion, the Witch And the Wardrobe" by C S Lewis

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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Musical

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Necklace, The

Necklace, The
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Notes:
story by Guy de Maupassant

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Samuel French, Inc, 1984   -

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Adaptation

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Nightingale and the Rose, The

Synopsis:
The bittersweet story of love and self-denial

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-

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874406184

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Old Goat Song

Synopsis:
Bill Fast, a 71-year-old widower, becomes friends with Cara, a 17-year-old waitress who reminds him of his late wife when she was that age. Bill's sister Cora, who lives with him, is jealous of the attention he pays to the young girl and fears that Cara will wheedle her way into her brother's will. Angry over the expensive gifts Bill has lavished on the girl, Cora accuses Bill of falling in love with her and storms off. Alone, Bill sings, "I'm not in love with her - am I?" Throughout the musical Bill is visited by the memory of his late wife, Danielle, both as a young girl (portrayed by the same actress who plays Cara,) and as an older woman.

Notes:
written by David Reiser And Jules Tasca

1st Produced:
Staged Reading, Jose Quintero Theatre, New York City    2002

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-

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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Musical

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Olga's Doctor

Synopsis:
Olga Ivanova's son Misa lies dying in his room. The doctor Nikolai can give Olga no hope for his recovery. The doctor knowing that time is running out asks if what Olga told him 9 years ago is true, that is that Misa is his son. The drama becomes complicated because Nikolai has knowledge that Olga has been collecting money not only from him but two others in the city for Misa's upkeep. The resolution is complex and sad at the same time.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403381

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Opened Mail

Synopsis:
Twelve delightful Readers Theater shorts which may be read or produced as plays. Included are: Pen Pals, letters between a jailbird and a naive young girl; Postcards from Sicily, about the hair-raising adventures of two travelers; Future Mail, a communication via telescreen in the year 2895; Hamlet (The Telegram Version), telegrams from Hamlet to his schoolmates in Wittenburg; Fairy Tale Mail, a menage of the "Hansel and Gretel," "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Cinderella" stories; Papyrus Found on Mount Ararat, where we hear from Noah's mother-in-law; The Washington Letters, the letters of intrigue between George Washington and his paramour; The Amazing Powers of Eli Frankle, Eli's debate with the American Psychic Association; The Seven Ages of Man, done in pharmacy shipping lists; War Is Annoying, letters from a neurotic mother to her son; Bank Withdrawal, Mr. Muvo's experiences after a visit to the Center for Creative Genetics; and Switching Rooms, the mortal combat of two nuns over exchanging the rooms they've each inhabited for 40 years. Bare stage.

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-

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-

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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comedy

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Male:  14            Female:  14            Other:  -

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Opening Act

Synopsis:
Walt and his girlfriend, a belly dancer named Caroline who insists on being called Serfu, are backstage at the Club Como in Newark. Serfu thinks she is a great artist and wants the world and Walt to accept her for that. The world and Walt, however, see Serfu exactly as she is.

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-

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

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-

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Origin of Music, The

Synopsis:
Vemo and Olam discover music by listening to heartbeats while Zarli, Vemo's wife, sleeps. They both sneak in and listen to her heartbeat to see if women and men's heartbeats are the same. Zarli awakens and is concerned that perhaps they were doing something naughty. Vemo and Olam have a difficult time explaining that they are just inventing music, which is a variation on the rhythm of the human heart. As the two men begin to play"music" on skins and shells with goose bones, Zarli's body begins to move with the sounds. Zarli decides she likes music. Vemo and Olam do not reveal to Zarli that they find her "dancing" erotic, but we can see that they do.

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-

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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-

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Outrageous!

Synopsis:
Harry panics when a black family moves in next door. He and some friends engage in every provocation to force them to move. When he enlists some unsavory characters to burn down their house, they torch the wrong place Harry's. The arsonists are caught and Harry is implicated. He ends up in prison with a black cellmate.

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-

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-    -

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-

1st Published:
Samuel French, Inc, 1997   978-0573626319

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-

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Pantalone's Dream

Synopsis:
The old miser Pantalone wants to marry young Lucinda and threatens to foreclose on her mother's house if she does not consent. He falls asleep and dreams that he buys a drug to augment his prowess on his wedding night at the Medical Malpractice Center. The doctor warns that this could damage other organs. In a surreal dreamscape, Pantalone finds himself being operated on and the nightmare convinces him to marry Lucinda's mother instead.

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-

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-

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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-

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Passion Comedy

Synopsis:
Two retired college teachers are traveling in Europe. They have every malady of the aged: diarrhea, burning stomach, wheezing, heart disease, high cholesterol, bad backs, hernias, bladder woes, impotence, sight and hearing problems. They've decided kill themselves at the end of the tour-- at the theater of Dionysus in Athens. When she changes her mind, he threatens to do it alone. But this old couple has been together too long.

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-

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573692222

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Peeping Punch

Synopsis:
Pulcinella is caught spying on the alluring Sylvia by her guardian, Dr. Gordo. To avoid being arrested as a peeping Tom, he swears he is love with Sylvia. The doctor agrees not to press charges if Punch marries Sylvia, but Sylvia loves Flavio and plots with Columbine to pretend she is going into a convent. Columbine bets the doctor that Punch can't go two minutes without committing a carnal act. To test Punch's moral character, they hide and observe as the rowdy Punch makes love to an audience member. He is unmasked and Sylvia is allowed to marry Flavio.

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-

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-

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573693441

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-

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Short Play, Comedy

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Penance

Synopsis:
Joe has just said goodbye to Val at the hotel room door when Rudy, a teacher at the same Catholic school, knocks. Although Rudy is married, he and Val were lovers before Joe arrived on the scene. An intense cat and mouse game ensues. Joe is a priest and Rudy knows exactly how to tear at his guilt and fear. Then Rudy admits his relationship with Val was wrong and he pushes Joe to hear his confession, a heart wrenching experience for Joe. An intense climax ends this dynamic play.

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-

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-

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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Pieta

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-

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-

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-

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-   -

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-

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Pink Stockings, The

Synopsis:
Lidocka Sarnov writes a letter to her sister in Moscow. Her husband, Vladimir, a history teacher, sees the letter and is appalled at this wife's lack of skill at composition. He criticizes her letter to the point of causing poor Lidocka to break into tears. While he tries to make up with his wife, Vladimir reveals all his weaknesses and insecurities while Lidocka intimates that she will begin an education program for herself that portends trouble ahead for them both.

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-

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-    -

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-

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403381

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-

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Short Play, Comedy

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Prince Lear

Synopsis:
A new take on characters from Shakespeare's King Lear. the King's three daughters await the birth of another child. the king is hoping for a son, an heir. the girls hope otherwise. their mother dies in childbirth, and by the time the King returns home, the baby is dead as well.

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MeloDrama Short Play

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Princess Antigone

Synopsis:
A newly conceived version of the classic Greek tale. After the battle for the kingdom of Thebes, King Creon declares that one of the two brothers who fought this civil war would remain unburied as a punishment for starting the conflict and as a warning to any other warrior who plots against the state. Antigone, whose brother is left unburied for dogs and vultures to consume, cannot violate her conscience and the rites of burial, which will allow her dead brother's spirit to rest. Going against the state and King Creon, Antigone buries the body of her brother. A classic battle of the individual against the state ensues and spins to its tragic finale.

Notes:
The chorus in this brand new version comprises seven ballads in short form and long. They can be either chanted or sung to the music, which is included in the play script. Professionals, college or high school groups can easily produce this play.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874409406

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Rabbit and the Snake, The

Synopsis:
Peter Semyenich guides the audience through his arch seduction of Marysyas Nemenov, wife of his friend, Leon Nemenov since Leon has grown indifferent to his wife, Peter plants flattering compliments in Marysyas's thoughts by telling Leon how attractive, intelligent, charming and graceful his wife is. Leon foolishly tells Marysyas all that Peter has said. Leon thinks all of Peter's compliments are exaggerations and treats Peter's feelings as a big joke. But alas, Marysyas slowly succumbs to the flattery. All of this culminates in the final seduction when Marysyas and Peter finally embrace in ecstasy.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403381

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Rabbit Who Wanted to Be a Man, The

Synopsis:
All Sr. Conejo, the rabbit, wanted was to be a farmer! He certainly did not expect so much trouble!

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874405972

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Rape Of Emma Bunche, The

Synopsis:
Emma Bunche told her parents she was raped by her boyfriend. He was arrested, but she changed her story so he's free and prepared to confront Emma about what really happened. In the middle of the accusations and recriminations, it all happens again.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

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play One Act

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Rapture of Mammon, The

Synopsis:
Henry Walmont is 86 years old. Henry Walmont is a billionaire oil magnate. His nephew, Clarence, and Clarence's wife, Celia, do not want to wait for their rich uncle to die. They hire the sex siren, Cindy Ann Dibbs, for Uncle Henry as a "companion." knowing that he will attempt to make love to her, thereby killing himself. But tables turn. Cindy finds out how much Uncle is worth and decides to marry him for his money. Clarence and Celia threaten a law suit, so Cindy's next move is to become pregnant. The hilarious ending, Clarence and Celia are forced to stand as godparents to Uncle Henry's and Cindy's baby. In Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874402759

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Repaying Good with Evil

Synopsis:
A conniving Alligator convinces a Ranchero to help him out of a dried river bed and subsequently the Alligator repays him by promising to eat him. Confused, the Ranchero asks why good must be repaid with evil. The Alligator agrees to ask the next three who come along if this is truly the custom. The Ox and the Burro agree; it doesn't look good for the Ranchero. But the Coyote needs to have their scene replayed before deciding. In doing so, he spares the Ranchero's life.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874405972

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Reticence of Lady Anne, The

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Romance Ranch

Synopsis:
examine the idea of romance in the modern world

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the Fantasy Bond, Inflatable You, Finding the love Of Your Life, the man In Blue, Penance, the dark, data Entry, Snocky

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Samuel French, Inc, 1991   -

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8 1 Act Plays One Act

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Sassman Aesthetic, The

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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Second Vows

Synopsis:
George and Melissa are about to repeat their marriage vows after 25 years. The children are all in the den drinking and eating. The preacher is ready. The problem is that George and Melissa's marriage has really been over for a long time. They expend enormous energies trying to cover this up. Alone, however, they unleash their real feelings with sarcasm and poignancy.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

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Secret Sin

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part of eight tales by Saki

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Sex Life of a Priest, The

Synopsis:
No one can see the beautiful, sexy desirable Didi except Father Jack Hornsby. She follows Father around, appears in his rectory, tempts him in his bedroom, but, neither the police, Jack's superior, Monsignor Dye, or anyone else can see this imaginative Venus of Jack's imaginings. Father Jack fights off the sexual temptation of delicious Didi with logic, prayer and finally, alcohol. In Spells: 3 One-Act Comedies

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874402759

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Short Play

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Shylock's Daughter

Synopsis:
A new take on characters from Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice. Shylock's 16 year old daughter has fallen in love with a Catholic boy. She's even willing to convert. the two find a priest who, while at first unwilling to marry them, is swayed by the offer of gold that the girl can steal from her father.

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comedy Short Play

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Side Trip to Dachau, A

Synopsis:
An American Jew traveling in Europe with her husband refuses to leave the hotel room until they leave Germany. His attempts to get her to come out uncover a tangle of complicated emotions, including resentment over his past love affair. Her aggression hits several revealing targets until we see how her bitterness has destroyed her.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573692222

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Sire de Maldroit's Door

Synopsis:
Sire de Maldroit has set a trap for his niece's secret lover - but someone else falls into it by accident

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Based on A story by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare

Synopsis:
Jekyll's Nightmare is a brand new variation on the classic Robert Lewis Stevenson story of the duality of good and evil. In this innovative retelling, good and evil outcrop, too, in the other characters. Jekyll's wife, Grace, has a sister, Pamela, who is the "black sheep" of the family. Even the Reverend Danvers, father-in-law to the Doctor, has a shadowy past. The play deftly illustrates the denouement, the never-ending presence of darkness - as Pamela initiates the corruption of another soul, continuing the eternal cycle.

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Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare was originally presented under the titleDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by the Curran Repertory Company in New York City. It was directed by Ken Terrell.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874408324

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Snocky

Synopsis:
Madeline Bovery is dying to have an assignation with the captain of the lifeguards. they are checked into the Romance Ranch Hotel. A champagne breakfast sits on the table and mood music is playing when a phone call shatters the idyllic scene - her son's pet frog Snocky has hopped out of the house and caused an uproar. His call is the first of many interruptions in this hilarious audience pleaser.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573624346

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Spelling Of Coynes, The

Synopsis:
A house painter in his forties schemes to marry an 80 year old woman to inherit her money. His fiancee is reluctant at first, but succumbs to his "how long can she last" refrain when she finds out the old woman is worth millions. At the conclusion of this funny look at greed, the old widow is celebrating her 105th birthday.

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Contained in: "Best American Short Plays 1994 - 1995" published by Applause 1996
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Short Play, Comedy

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Spirit of Hispania (El Espiritu de Hispania)

Synopsis:
five short plays that explore Latin-American mythology for all ages and cultures

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Maria, the Baker's Neighbour, La Llorona, Repaying Good with Evil, the Rabbit Who wanted to be A Man

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Samuel French, NY,    978-0874405972

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Drama comedy

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Star Child, The

Synopsis:
A poignant portrait of a boy who thinks he was sent to earth by a shooting star.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874406184

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Short Play

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Start of Superstition, The

Synopsis:
Vol, a victim of a lightning strike, half unconscious, staggers into the cave of Nubu and his family. Vol's wife explains what happened as the lightning and thunder continue outside. But Nubu, claiming that he relies on logic and reason, convinces his family that an unseen superior being who lives in the sky has attacked Vol. Vol and Nubu lock in a battle of "logic" until Nubu explains that Vol has been a victim because he does not believe that such a being exists. After ejecting Vol and his wife from the cave, Nubu and his family all give thanks to the hunter in the sky because the storm abates and Nubu explains the storm's end by ascribing it to his expulsion of Vol, the offender of the being who throws fire.

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Stop at the Palace, The

Synopsis:
This insightful look at the psychology of grief involves Judith and Bill Rabb, who are taking Judith's recently widowed mother on a European tour. She twists her ankle and announces that she is going home to mourn properly. Judith feels there is no reason to grieve since her father, a workaholic, was never at home for them. Her mother tries to explain why her father did what he did. Left alone with her husband, Judith is finally able to mourn her father's death

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Strange Death of Natasha Probkin, The

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Natasha Probkin has just given birth to a healthy baby boy. However, she then kills herself with a lethal drug. Her doctor and her husband are at a loss to explain why Natasha would commit such an act. They intently question her maid, Veranka, who finally reveals the surprising truth.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403381

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Subject To Change

Synopsis:
two sisters with markedly different personalities and language live together in New York, when one decides to get married the other is determined to spoil the event

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Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago    -

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Samuel French, NY,    -

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Comedy

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Support Your Local Police

Synopsis:
Mr. Simons loses his elephant and goes to the police chief who gets credit and a reward for getting rid of the elephant while Mr. Simons goes to jail for creating a public nuisance.

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Jules Tasca, adapted from Mark Twain's short stories

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Samuel French, Inc   978-0573600401

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Short Play, Satire/Political Satire

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Swiss Miss

Synopsis:
A man from Cincinnati has a tatoo of the American flag on his chest and a boring life. On vacation in Switzerland, he has just put his wife and daughter on the lift for a day trip to the top of the mountain when he finds a beautiful girl burglarizing his hotel room. He threatens to call the police if she doesn't show him some "Swiss affection." She plays on his inflated patriotism and, in a hilarious finale, escapes from his fantasies.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573692222

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Short Play, Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tadpole

Synopsis:
Jimmy (the Arm) Younkers, after many successful prior years of big-league pitching stardom, and extravagant living, has decided to "hold-out" on signing the reduced contract resulting from his failing record of recent seasons. But while Jimmy's athletic powers are waning, his destructive lifestyle has yet to run its course. Having walked out on his wife and children he continues to pursue romantic assignations with ladies near and far; he borrows money he knows he will never repay; he indulges every imPulse and has no hesitation in dragging others down with him; and in general, he refuses to admit that the days of glory are over. But, throughout, he remains cocky, irreverent and unfailingly funny as he moves through a series of events in which humor, human frailty and ultimate poignancy are blended with rare theatrical skill.

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Mark Taper Forum In Los Angeles    -

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Dramatists Play Service, NY,
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Comedy

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Tales by Saki

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Adaptations of eight of Saki's Short Stories

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Samuel French Inc, New York, 1989   -

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Adaptation

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Tear Along the Dotted Line

Synopsis:
A mother moves into the room next door to the one her student daughter is sharing with a friend. During their absences she sneaks in and does the housework. the girls are being driven mad by this - can you charge someone with breaking and entering and vacuuming?

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Dramatic Publishing Company   -

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Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Telling Wilde Tales

Synopsis:
Seven fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde

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Samuel French, Inc,    -

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Genre:
Childrens fairy Tales Youth Audience

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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That Pig Morin

That Pig Morin
A comedy that is both funny and thought provoking. Monsieur Morin, a homely looking man, gets an urge, while riding on a train, to kiss a young girl. He does and is arrested and disgraced. To try to prevent the girl from taking the matter to court, he enlists the help of his best friend, Labarbe. He sends Labarbe to see the girl, Henriette, with the aim of dissuading her from pressing the matter. However, Labarbe, because he is handsome, can take every liberty he pleases with Henriette, and she loves it. At the wry conclusion we see how physical attractiveness is rewarded and unattractiveness punished. Published in Necklace & Other Short Stories.

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Guy de Maupassant, adapted by Jules Tasca

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Samuel French, Inc,    978-0573600487

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play One Act

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Theater Trip

Synopsis:
actor in one character play pleads with author to give him a mate, author enters the play and resolves the dilEmma

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Samuel French, NY, 1989   -

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Existential Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tiger, The

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part of eight tales by Saki

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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Tour Di Europa

Synopsis:
related vignettes that follow a bus load of colourful Americans through Europe

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Samuel French, Inc, 1990   -

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Genre:
Drama Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Twin Mendaccios, The

Synopsis:
Thomasina and Terry are identical twins. Thomasina fills in for Terry on dates with Clarence and their deception is so successful that he does not know which twin he has slept with, eaten quiche in Joe Allen's with, danced in a disco with, or proposed to. Clarence, his mother on the telephone screaming, runs through the girls' apartment trying to sort it all out and find out who he is marrying.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0573621765

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Short Play, Comedy

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Unrest Cure, The

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part of eight tales by Saki

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Samuel French, NY (in Beginnings, Six One Act Plays)   978-0573703034

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one act play

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Will

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Based on the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson, this haunting short play by an award-winning playwright tells the story of how the Angel of Death encourages Will to look upon his life - his selfish love - before he's taken away. We see a Young Will who enacts the memory of Old Will and we see Marjory his always love. He never gives in to the joy marriage, but instead holds true to a selfish philosophy. The characters are deeply felt; the effect is overpowering.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403190

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Short Play, Drama

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Women In Congress

Women In Congress
Hilarious version of Aristophanes' Greek classic. Praxagora, the leader of the women of Athens, plots to take over the government which is run by men and replace it with a new order run by women. Praxagora has the women of Athens dress up as men and vote in congress to turn over the reins of leadership to the women. When this measure is passed, the women unanimously vote Praxagora in as the Chief Executrix. Praxagora and the women then proceed to turn the Greek world topsy turvy legislating free love, male female role reversal and a communistic utopia that brings on the unlikely proceedings to a funny festive conclusion.

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Original Playwright - Aristophanes

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Samuel French, NY,    978-0573618475

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Adaptation

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Young King, The

Synopsis:
A tale full of hope for man's happiness when a young king discovers human compassion on the day of his coronation

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874406184

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Young Vierochka

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Eighteen year old Vierochka Kuznetzoy falls in love with Ivan Oginov. Ivan, however, who has been working with Vierochka's father on a statistic gathering project, has no idea that he is the object of her affections and is ready to leave the town for St. Petersburg. The young girl packs her suitcase and accosts Ivan on his way home. Are a lover's heart and a mathematician's head compatible? Only this comedy of character can explain and exploit the clash.

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Samuel French, NY   978-0874403381

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Short Play, Comedy

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