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Annie Weisman

ANNIE WEISMAN  

 Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    The Gersh Agency  


Annie Weisman is a Los Angeles-based playwright whose play Hold Please was produced by the Working Theatre in New York in February 2003, after premiering at South Coast Rep in September 2001. Her play Be Aggressive premiered at La Jolla Playhouse in July 2001, and went on to productions at Dallas Theatre Center, Chicago's Rivenden Theatre, Austin's State Theatre, and others. Be Aggressive is published in Smith and Kraus' Best Plays of 2001 and by Dramatists Play Service, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Ms. Weisman's latest play, A Totally Meaningful Ritual, is a commission for A.S.K. Theatre Projects in Los Angeles, and has received developmental support from Manhattan Theatre Club and the Sundance Theatre Lab. She has received an NEA/TCG grant to develop a new play with South Coast Rep, and is working on new play commissions for the Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse, and Trinity Rep. She has written two teleplays for HBO. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, and a graduate of Williams College.

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 Be Aggressive         Hold Please         Motherhood Out Loud         Snapshot         Surf Report         Thrift of the Magi

Be Aggressive

Synopsis:
Vista Del Sol is paradise. Sandy beaches. Avocado-lined streets. But for seventeen-year-old cheerleader Laura, everything changes when her mother is killed in a car crash, and she is thrust into the role of caregiver for her precocious younger sister, Hannah, and her brittle father, Phil. Escape comes in the form of a ferocious fellow cheerleader. Leslie has a brochure about the Spirit Institute of the South, a two-week intensive where they can learn real cheer, the kind with Bible belt intensity. All they need is two weeks and a thoUSAnd bucks. Leslie gets her money easily, manipulating her overwrought single mother, Judy. But Laura has it harder. Her father is a consultant on a new and controversial freeway project, and he needs her home, taking care of Hannah. Desperate, Laura finally steals the money, and she and Leslie sneak off. Armed with only a Mobil card, the girls must face the open road together while a frantic Phil and Judy must cope with missing daughters. Once a part of the freeway protests, Jud

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1st Produced:
Playhouse, La Jolla, CA    2001

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Hold Please

Synopsis:
No men are onstage, but their presence is felt everywhere in this office comedy for the new millennium. Two generations of women, career secretaries in their forties and entry-level assistants in their twenties, gather in the break room for a Heart Talk-an emotional tribunal designed to record and report evidence of sexual harassment. Leading the charge is Agatha, a bitter old secretary determined to bring the badly behaving bosses to justice and to institute a purely professional environment. As soon as the meeting breaks up, however, we learn that one of the young assistants, Erika, is carrying on an affair with Solomon, the oldest and most revered of the bosses. Soon, the Heart Talks have a measurable effect. Xavier, one of the partners, gets dismissed for sexual harassment. Only Erika knows that he has been wrongly targeted. Agatha and her fellow longtime secretary Grace enjoy a certain pride in their ability to affect change in the company. They seem to have an ally in Jessica, the other young secretary,

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1st Produced:
Working Theatre in New York    Feb 2003

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Motherhood Out Loud

Synopsis:
Utterly unpredictable, Motherhood Out Loud shatters traditional notions about parenthood, unveils its inherent comedy and celebrates the deeply personal truths that span and unite generations. Motherhood Out Loud reveals with illuminating insight the humor, raw emotions and rocky roads we experience in life.
- nytheatre.com

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Written by Leslie Ayvazian, Brooke Berman, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnik,Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman And Cheryl L. West.

1st Produced:
59E59 Theaters
59 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022    04 Oct 2011

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Primary Stages

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    978-0-8222-2589-8

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Snapshot

Synopsis:
A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But what lies outside, beyond, behind the photograph? And what stories, memories, or associations does an image of place inspire? In this multi-writer project from Actors Theatre of Louisville, a diverse assortment of talented playwrights encounter and transform Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969, a compelling image of the monument by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Their thought-provoking scenes and monologues range from delightful comedy to utterly serious tragedy, each approaching the photo's themes through a new lens. To perform the entire collection, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual piece independently, click on its title below:

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by Tanya Barfield, Lee Blessing, Michael Bigelow Dixon, Julie Jensen, Honour Kane, Sunil Kuruvilla, David Lindsay-Abaire, Victor Lodato, Quincy Long, Deb Margolin, Allison Moore, Lynn Nottage, Dan O'Brien, Val Smith, Annie Weisman, Craig Wright And Chay Y

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
80-100 min Drama/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  11            Other:  11 males, 11 females (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 males, 2-15 females)

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Surf Report

Synopsis:
Judith, faced with a demanding surfer-turned-venture-capitalist boss, an underachieving husband and a wanna-be artist daughter, swims against the tide as her upwardly mobile ambitions clash with her family's needs. SURF REPORT captures the Southern California coastal vibe in this funny and poignant play that examines the sacrifices we make - or avoid - for our family.

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    978-0-8222-2558-4

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Genre:
drama comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Thrift of the Magi

Synopsis:
Trey and Tina search for the perfect ironic-retro-tourist-vintage-party clothes, only to discover each other's secret sacrifices. This piece is part of Snapshot, an anthology of short plays. To perform this piece independently, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform this piece as part of the full-length collection, go to Snapshot.

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1st Produced:
Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY, United States)    2002

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
5-10 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

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