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John Twomey

JOHN TWOMEY

  
Nationality:    USA
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John Twomey's full-length comedy All My Raisins in the Son won both the Theatre Conspiracy 2013 New Play Award, where it also premiered, and the Neil Simon Festival 2013 New Play Award. An early version of the play, Teachers' Lounge, premiered at the Laguna Playhouse and went on to eight subsequent productions. Other recent works include one-act comedies Cake Top Follies, Biff & Blanche, and Garlic & Gasoline, which have been presented at Villagers Theatre (Somerset, NJ), Old Library Theatre (Somerset, NJ), FirstStage (Los Angeles, CA), and Thespian Production (New York, NY). Other presentations of works have been at--??American Stage Festival, Barebones Theatre, Beari Productions, Bravo Theatre Productions, Break-a-Leg Productions, Dixie Dramatic Association, Durango Repertory Theater, Garden Grove Playhouse, Long Island City Arts Project, Mystic Vision Players, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Somerset Valley Players, Stormy Weather Players, Theater-Studio/Playtime, and Theatrikos. John is a member of the Dramatists Guild and has a BFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         All My Raisins in the Son         Biff & Blanche         Cake Top Follies         Garlic & Gasoline         Teachers' Lounge

All My Raisins in the Son

Synopsis:
It's September once again, and Nora O'Reilley is determined not to be defeated by disillusionment. That's no easy task in the Lincoln High School teachers' lounge, occupied by a motley staff of burnouts, survivors and connivers. Then in walks Victoria Turner--Nora's former star student and the new English teacher. Nora and Victoria battle the inanity of the school system as well as the cynicism, despair and personal agendas of their colleagues. They become increasingly despondent, Victoria because she feels in over her head as a new teacher and Nora because she realizes that she's losing her zeal and efficacy. Victoria turns to Nora for support, who gladly gives it in a subconscious attempt to help herself. But can Nora help Victoria? Can Victoria help Nora? Can Nora help herself? And what really goes on behind the closed doors of the teachers' lounge?

Notes:
Won theatre Conspiracy's 2013 New Play Contest. Won Neil Simon Festival 2013 New Play Contest.

1st Produced:
Theatre Conspiracy, Fort Meyers, Florida    Oct 2013

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1st Published:
Heartland Plays, 2014   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Biff & Blanche

Synopsis:
Two second-rate thespians confront one another over an audition, their illusions about themselves and their careers, their attraction to one another, and a cab.

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1st Produced:
Stormy Weather Players (Current Version)    2009

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Genre:
One-Act Comedy

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Cake Top Follies

Synopsis:
Two bitter bridesmaids are entrusted to save their sister's wedding cake top.

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1st Produced:
First Stage La    2013

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1st Published:
Heartland Plays, 2014   -

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Garlic & Gasoline

Synopsis:
Garlic and Gasoline are two brothers who have inherited their father's pizzeria. An undelivered pizza triggers a conflict over control of the pizzeria and their father's memory.

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1st Produced:
Thespian Productions    2013

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Teachers' Lounge

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An early version of All My Raisins in the Son

1st Produced:
Laguna Playhouse    Jan 1994

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