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T L Wagener

T L WAGENER  

 Nationality:    USA
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Originally from Texas, T.L. Wagener wrote her early plays as Terri Wagener, to generous acclaim (Yale Rep, South Coast Rep, Oneill Playwrights Conference, Actors Theater of Louisville, et al.). She then worked in Hollywood for several years, which, she says, while less-than-fulfilling artistically, did make her into a much better writer. Now she has returned to her first love, the theater, and writes only plays, which she adores.

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below is a list of T L Wagener's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Currently Married (5 one-acts about love, romance, relationships, and marriage)         Fixer, The         Man Who Could See Through Time, The         Marathons         Relativity (formerly The Man Who Could See Through Time)         Semi-Precious Things         Simple Arithmetic         Tell Me Another One (formerly The Tattler; the story and Stories of a Pathological Liar)         War Brides, The         Work

Currently Married (5 one-acts about love, romance, relationships, and marriage)

Synopsis:
The collection is: Last Date for Reservations -- a couple shares a restaurant meal while their alter-egos struggle with love, commitment, and romantic trends. Oh Baby Oh Baby -- a new father, alone at a cocktail party, chats with an attractive young woman and discovers all the old rules and inclinations no longer apply. Marathons -- two strangers in the NYC Marathon discuss their lives and relationships, and help each other through. The Psychopath and the Virgin -- an older couple who has tried to get together their whole lives, wonder if the timing is right THIS time. Tailor's Eyes -- a woman, her husband, and their lovers discuss love, marriage and affairs. A terrific collection for an all-white 20s-30s theater company

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Separately, Manhattan Punchline in NYC, et Al; As A collection, InterAct Theater Company in Los Angeles.80s. Very minimal set. A table And chairs And sofa will serve All the plays. One play has no set At All. One uses only A chair,.one A sofa, And the remaining two use A table. Written to be highly producible.

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One Act

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Male:  8            Female:  7            Other:  doubling possible

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Fixer, The

Synopsis:
A female Iraqi "fixer" (translator, helper) comes to NYC to live with the widow of the award-winning journalist she helped. The two very different women talk of their friend and husband, while a leading Middle Eastern expert spreads the internet word the man was killed because of his affair with the fixer -- an honor killing. The play highlights the national character of Iraq and America, how we are alike and how we are different. A play about love, freedom, religion, revenge, the Internet, and dancing.

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The Action takes place in A studio NYC Apartment with offstage sleeping Alcove. Also A University office with desk, And some lectures And testimonies in space. The Internet plays An important role in this play And multi media, with Lucy's computer screen projected on A big screen, with blog pages, photos, And music. It is wonderful to watch -- A very "immediate" quality.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 female, Middle Eastern

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Man Who Could See Through Time, The

Synopsis:
A scientist and a sculptor have opposing views on life, science and art.

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writing As Terri Wagener

1st Produced:
Ark Theater, New York    1984

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Marathons

Synopsis:
He is number 13.099. She is number 8,219. They are running in the New York Marathon.

Notes:
writing As Terri Wagener

1st Produced:
Judith Anderson Theater, New York    1989

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Relativity (formerly The Man Who Could See Through Time)

Synopsis:
Mordecai Bates, physics professor, shares study space with Ellen Brock, a young artist commissioned to sculpt his bust. In the first scene, we learn Bates's star student and Ellen's young lover were both Tom Fielder, recently deceased, who is expected to win the Nobel prize for Physics this year for his work on the Fielder lens. The two opposites characters talk of art, science, relationships, and forgiveness as they wrangle with each other's demons as well as their own. The play includes five highly entertaining, lyrical, and mesmerizing Bates lectures on Physics/Astronomy/Relativity. A great audience-pleaser.

Notes:
An earlier (unsuccessful) draft was mounted At Yale Rep, South Coast Rep, Stages in Houston, the Ark in NYC, et Al. Early drafts, 1982. Final (and finally successful) play is currently unproduced. One set: An Attic/study/sculpting studio space. Clay sculpting takes place during the play, And At one point An in-progress bust is destroyed. Meaning A new bust of the male Actor must be made for every performance. Easily done with A mask-made mold. This is the only slight production challenge.

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Semi-Precious Things

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writing As Terri Wagener

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Simple Arithmetic

Synopsis:
E.J., 24, is offered a test to see if she carries the gene for ataxia -- the nerve-degenerative disease that killed her father. E.J. wants to take the test, her fiance wants her not to, her sister insists that she not, her mother is torn. The doctor and genetics counselor find they have trouble remaining objective as they come to care more and more for the family involved. Very current, moving, "who's life is it, anyway?", with strong points about life choices, self-knowledge, and faith. Southern setting -- a teaching University hospital.

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Bare set pieces -- A desk, A sofa, A table. Small-separate-scenes-in-space kind of production.

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Tell Me Another One (formerly The Tattler; the story and Stories of a Pathological Liar)

Synopsis:
Charming Glad Aggy Goloby is either a terrible liar or a terrific storyteller. In seven scenes, the play takes glad Aggy from age 12 to age 75, as she makes friends -- and alienates people -- with her wondrous talents. Aggy remains the same character her wholel life. The ensemble cast of 2 men and 3 women, play, by turns, her parents, her children, her lover, her husband, party guests, and gossips. This is a magical play, and a wonderful audience pleaser (if Glad Aggy is cast well; some actors can't tell stories). The audience often attends more than once, and leaves feeling high.

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Earlier Draft At People's Light And Theater Company, Primary Stages in NYC, et Al. mid 80s. This play is About imagination, And uses only one cafeteria-type table As A set. It serves As A boat, A bed, A bank of hair dryers, A whelping box, And, oh, yes, A table. A few costume pieces here And there -- A strait jacket. Production elements Are wonderfully spare.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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War Brides, The

Synopsis:
In a tall rooming house in Montgomery, Alabama during World War I, six women deal with their loneliness, careers, relationships, memories, and betrayals. They begin as acquaintances, start hlding evening parties for the local soldiers, and progress to entertaining the men upstairs. This play is very lyrical, very Southern, and has six wonderful parts for actresses. Great for community theaters and universities. A mystery story line runs throughout the main story. A haunting play. The audience will remember these characters and actors for a long time.

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(Previously Titled Ladies In Waiting). writing As Terri Wagener. A wonderful period play. All female cast (although the soldiers Are A clear presence). A skeletal frame rooming house set. Ages of cast range from 12 to mid sixties.

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Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Work

Synopsis:
In 100 degree heat, Ed Harnagel, mid-level oil executive, pays a surprise condolence call on Roses Johnson, whose husband was killed on a rig. He criticizes her lifestyle, peppers her with loaded questions, and watches the golf tournament on her TV while she tries to make him iced tea and continue her ironing job. The second act finds Ed her hostage, and they talk politics, the upcoming election (Nixon:"how much harm can one man do?"), relationships, and the very unpopular war. VERY current with many issues of 40 years ago still sweeping us away today. Fascinating, funny, and very satisfying.

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Bloomington Playwrights Project (Reva Shiner Award) 2008. Set is A shanty living room in Beeville, Texas, Labor Day, 1968. Spare And worn. Some sound design necessary (sound bites of Jerry Lewis telethon on TV)

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  1 female, African American

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