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John Weagly

JOHN WEAGLY

  
Nationality:    USA
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JOHN WEAGLY's first play was produced in 1992. Since then, his scripts have received over 100 productions by theaters around the world and have been published by Original Works Publishing and ArtAge Publications, among others. His short fiction has been nominated for a Derringer Award 5 times, winning one in 2008, and has been nominated for a Spinetingler Award. He lives in Chicago. www.johnweagly.com

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         Beauregard Brains and the Zombie Poet         Croissant Connection, The         Down There         Dr Goat: Goat Doctor         Elephant's Child, The         For Lease         Invisible Lightning         Joy To The World         Klondike Kelly         Looking For Dreams In A Pop Culture Wasteland         Olivia Names Her Octopus         Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, The         Purple HeArts and Missing Femurs         Skinny Fingers         Squeaky Old Bed, The         Tombstone Diploma
Beauregard Brains and the Zombie Poet

Synopsis:
At a fair, Beauregard Brains meets a zombie that tells him things he's been waiting to hear his whole life.

Notes:
Originally produced as part of an evening entitled THE PIGLET SLAUGHTERHOUSE.

1st Produced:
Brooklyn, NY     2011

Organisations:
Truffle Theatre Company

1st Published:
Original Works Publishing, 2013   

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy/Horror Ten-Minute Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1

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Croissant Connection, The

Synopsis:
A chance meeting between a young man and an elderly woman who are both grieving over lost partners

Notes:
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1st Produced:
New Voices Play Festival @ Greenbrier Valley Theater, Lewisberg, Wv     2014

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Down There

Synopsis:
Rock n' roll music opens a rift in space and time.

Notes:
Originally produced as part of an evening entitled TINY TALES OF TERROR. Published in the collection TINY FLIGHTS OF FANTASY available through Amazon.

1st Produced:
Bailiwick Arts Center, Chicago IL     2001

Organisations:
Bailiwick Arts Center

1st Published:
CreateSpace/Self-Published, 2015   

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy/Horror Ten-Minute Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Dr Goat: Goat Doctor

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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Bloomington Playwrights Project     1992

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Music:
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Elephant's Child, The

Synopsis:
a children's musical adapted from the Just-So Story by Rudyard Kipling.

Notes:
Written by Jim Barth; William Kincaid and John Weagly

1st Produced:
Williamstown Theatre Festival     1990

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
childrens' musical

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For Lease

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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Millikan University, Decatur, Il     1993

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Invisible Lightning

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1st Produced:
Strawdog Theatre, Chicago     1997

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Joy To The World

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1st Produced:
Pie Story Theatre, Chicago     1995

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Klondike Kelly

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1st Produced:
Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Festival, Chicago     1998

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Looking For Dreams In A Pop Culture Wasteland

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1st Produced:
Eclectic Company Theater, Los Angeles, Ca    

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Olivia Names Her Octopus

Synopsis:
Because of the donation she has given to a conservation charity Olivia is allowed to name an octopus

Notes:
Part of "Queer Shorts 10: Remembrance"

1st Produced:
Bartell Theatre, Maddison, WI     12 Jun 2012

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Genre:
Short play

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Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Bowen Park Theatre, Waukegan, Il     1999

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Purple HeArts and Missing Femurs

Synopsis:
recounts the story of two soldiers in a never-ending war as they discover a new way to become a hero.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
It was done in Donny's Skybox as part of an evening entitled 6:10:50.

1st Produced:
Second City in collaboration with Chicago Dramatists in Chicago, Il     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Skinny Fingers

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Hillsdale Community Theater, Jonesville, Mi     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Squeaky Old Bed, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Pie Story Theatre, Chicago     1995

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Tombstone Diploma

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Originally performed with eight other ten minute plays under the overall title "Kickin' It Old Skool"

1st Produced:
Piven Theatre, Chicago     08 Aug 2003

Organisations:
Brown Couch Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Ten minute play

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