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Raymond Turco

RAYMOND TURCO

  (1993 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Raymond Alexander Turco was born in a small town near the Hudson River in northern New Jersey, USA, in 1993. After picking up writing at a young age, he has at this point nine plays to his name. His second full-length, THE VACUOUS CASE OF MISTER UM was lauded by Young Playwrights Inc. when submitted to their National Competition in January 2012. In June 2012, the same play was awarded an honorable mention in the 2012 National Young Playwrights Festival held by the Blank Theatre of Hollywood; California. He can be contacted by email at turco.playwright@gmail.com. He is both published and produced. He also maintains a blog at leplaywright.wordpress.com.

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

         Damned and the Saved, the         End, The         Five o'clock Shadow, The         In Death's Dream Kingdom         In the Valley of the Dying Stars         Red Crow, The         Tradimento         Vacuous Case of Mister Um, The

Damned and the Saved, the

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A play about one of history's most infamous tragedies, the Shoah (Jewish Holocaust). Set in Auschwitz after the Sonderkommando Uprising, it tells the story of two officers of a differing rank who nihilistically discuss their plight. The protagonist, Alexander Hertz, is a well-meaning youth caught up in a world of pain and suffering, who struggles to understand the events that unfold around him.

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Characters speak in a German, or Polish, accent. aka Die Verdammten und die Erretteten

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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End, The

Synopsis:
An absurd short about two men who wait around for the end of the world.

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Genre:
Absurdism

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Five o'clock Shadow, The

Synopsis:
A short commission that intends to mock the conventions of the theatre. One man in an enclosed space asks another man if he needs a shave. Hilarity ensues. Produced with the 2010 Young Playwrights' Urban Retreat. (http://www.bayschoolsf.org/enews/2010October/Mostov-Play-Program.pdf : Program.)

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Man 1 speaks with a British accent. Man 2 speaks with an American accent.

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New York.    Jul 2010

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Genre:
Absurdism

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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In Death's Dream Kingdom

Synopsis:
Tells the story of a melancholic Italian youth who sends himself to the hospital for severe psychiatric reasons. He undergoes a metamorphosis of sorts, in which he falls in love with another patient and learns to feel the warmth of human compassion once again.

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Characters may speak with Italian accents.

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Genre:
Tragicomedy

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Male:  4 (1 = gender-unspecified)            Female:  5            Other:  -

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In the Valley of the Dying Stars

Synopsis:
Tells the story of a heroinomane (heroin addict) in 1960s Paris who has died and has gone to Hell. In this, we learn of the last few days of his life, miserable and sordid, and his tragic death.

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French characters speak with French accents, if so desired. German characters may speak with German accents. Etcetera.

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Genre:
Tragicomedy, Fantasy

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Male:  6            Female:  At least 4            Other:  -

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Red Crow, The

Synopsis:
A historical Drama set in the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union, the Red Crow tells the story of a man from Moscow and his inability to grasp the reigns of his life as it spirals down right before his eyes. the troubles of Ivan Pavlovich Kharlamov begin when his revolutionary brother returns home to incite anti-communist sentiments into the hearts of the people of Moscow, thus sparking a bitter familial feud and setting off a disastrous chain of events that culminate in insanity and death.

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Genre:
Historical Drama

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Male:  6            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tradimento

Synopsis:
Set in the infamous Italian "Years of Lead", this play tells the story of a dangerous love triangle between a Fascist, his girlfriend, and her Communist-Anarchist lover who is bent on destruction.

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Characters are all Italian, and speak with an accent, some of which may be regional, depending on the words they use. Moderate use of the Italian language.

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Genre:
Historical Drama

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Male:  5-7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Vacuous Case of Mister Um, The

Synopsis:
A kangaroo court, in times unknown. His crime, his origin, and most details regarding his life are a mystery to even him, as the court attempts to wrestle with his "horrid", "vile", and "disgusting" offence. In the process, the prosecution seems to invent made-up scenarios, posit ridiculous hypotheses, and use the evasive power of suggestion to prove this man's guilt and the defense makes little effort to stop this charade. What follows is an even greater perversion of the law that ends in tragedy.

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This play won an honorable mention in the Blank Theatre's 2012 National Young Playwriting Competition

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Genre:
Absurd tragicomedy

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Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  -

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