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Mac Wellman

MAC WELLMAN

  (1945 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    ICM Partners  

His recent plays are Bitter Bierce at P.S. 122 and Jennie Richee, with the Ridge Theater. In 2003, he received his third OBIE for Lifetime Achievement (antigone, Jennie Richee and Bitter Bierce all cited). In 2004, he received an award from the Foundation of Contemporary Performance Arts. His opera, the Difficulty of Crossing a Field (with composer David Lang) received its New York premier at Montclair State University in September 2006. In December, his play Two September opened at the Flea in New York. Mr. Wellman is a professor of playwriting at Brooklyn College.

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         1951         1965UU         2 September         3 2's; or AFAR         7 Blowjobs         Albanian Softshoe         Antigone: As Played And Danced By Three Fates On their Way To Becoming the Three Graces         Bad Infinity, The         Bad Penny         Before the Before and Before That         Bitter Bierce         Bodacious Flapdoodle         Brief Note, A         Cat's Paw         Cellophane         Cleveland         Coat Hanger         Crowbar         Damned Thing, The         Description Beggared; or the Allegory Of Whiteness         Distance to the Moon, The         Dog in the Manger         Dracula         Energumen         Fama Combinatoria         Fez, The         Girl Gone         Harm's Way         Hypatia         I Don't Know What He Was, And I Don't Know What He Said         Infrared         Invention Of Tragedy, The         Jennie Richee         Land of Fog and Whistles, The         Memory theatre of Giordano Bruno         Murder of Crows, A         Nain Rouge, The         Ninth World, The         Offending Gesture, The         Opera Brevis         Peace Bottom Nuclear Reactor Full Of Sleepers         Phantomnation         Professional Frenchman, The         Sandalwood Box, The         Self-Begotten, The         Sincerity Forever         Speculations         Square, The         Starluster         Strange Feet         Swoop         T(ext) Shirt Project, The         Tallahassee         Terminal Hip         Twas the Night Before         Two September         Untitled Intentional Exercise 1         Whirligig         Without Colours

1951

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written with Anne Bogart And Michael Roth

1st Produced:
San Diego     1986

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1965UU

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1965UU is a solo performance written by Mac Wellman, adapted from his own group of short stories (A Chronicle of the Madness of Small Worlds) about the imaginary histories of real world asteroids (Wellman obtained a list of all the named little worlds). 1965UU was written expressly for performer Paul Lazar (of Big Dance theater) and marks a unique collaboration with director Stephen Mellor, who is well known for his performances in Wellman's work. 1965UU features production design by Kyle Chepulis, and supporting performances by special guest stars to be announced.
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Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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2 September

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1st Produced:
Bay Area Playwrights Festival     2002

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Drama

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3 2's; or AFAR

Synopsis:
Set in a haunted puppet theater (which looks suspiciously like Dixon Place), 3 2's; or AFAR is a meditation on philosopher Martin Heidegger's "Dialogue on Language between a Japanese and an Inquirer", the presence of certain suspicious and abandoned footwear, as well as an exploration of the Japanese notion of IKI (coquetry). From the critically acclaimed playwright and linguistic gymnast, Mac Wellman, comes a new play about what endangers, what is near, and what is nearer than that.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Dixon Place
161 Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002     06 Oct 2011

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Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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7 Blowjobs

Synopsis:
Just in case you're worried, there are no actual blowjobs in this play; there aren't even any actual blowjobs depicted in the seven photographs that fuel all of its action. these photos arrive at the office of Senator Bob X, from an anonymous sender, delivered FedEx. Receptionist Dot peeks into the mystery package and is stunned by what she sees pictures, evidently, showing people in provocative states of doing something that apparently is naughty, perhaps even forbidden. Administrative Assistant Eileen and Legislative Assistant Bruce take a look next long, long, long looks looks that drive them gaga, in fact, with Eileen writhing about at a desk and Bruce more or less orgasmic on the floor, one photo pressed against a private area of his anatomy. Eventually, Senator B himself gets a gander at the offending photos, and is, yes, offended. But unlike his staffers, he's more interested in finding out who has sent these incriminating evidences to him, and why.
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1st Produced:
San Diego, California     1991

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1st Published:
in "theater Forum", 1, New York, 1992   -

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Genre:
Gay, theme/character full length

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Albanian Softshoe

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1st Produced:
New York     1988

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Antigone: As Played And Danced By Three Fates On their Way To Becoming the Three Graces

Antigone: As Played And Danced By Three Fates On their Way To Becoming the Three Graces
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1st Produced:
Classic Stage Company Theatre, New York     27 Apr 2004

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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Difficulty In Crossing A Field" published by University of Minnesota Press 2008   978-0816655052

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Bad Infinity, The

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1st Produced:
Minneapolis     1985

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1st Published:
in "7 Different Plays", Broadway Play Publishing, New York, 1988   -

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Bad Penny

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1st Produced:
New York     1989

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Sun and Moon Press, Los Angeles, 1990   -

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Before the Before and Before That

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Before the Before and Before That is an exploration of human origins and Christmas themes, featuring disembodied faces, a large, walking egg, and a dwarf narrator. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play 'twas the Night Before. . .)

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1st Produced:
The Flea Theater (New York, NY, United States)     2006

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
10-20 min Comedy/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  1 male, 3 females, 2 either (8 actors possible: 1-4 males, 3-7 females)

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Bitter Bierce

Synopsis:
Journalist. War Veteran. Cynic. Author. Ambrose Bierce invites audiences into the depths of his eventful life, lacing his tale with his sarcastic definitions from "the Devil's Dictionary." Rich with history, humor, and tragedy, Bierce tells us the tumultuous story of his life and times, from his experiences in the Civil War and his newspaper career, to his travels and amusing run-ins with famous public figures.

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1st Produced:
Location One (New York, NY, United States)     2002

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
75-90 min Seriocomic Monologue

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  1 male (1 actor possible: 0-1 males, 0-1 females)

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Bodacious Flapdoodle

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Video Research Institute Library, Auburn, California, 1987   -

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Brief Note, A

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Contained in: "Play - A Journal Of Plays" issue one   -

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Cat's Paw

Synopsis:
While visiting certain eminent public places in New York, three generations of women discuss the perils (erotic and political) of being female. Charged with wit and eccentricity, these mothers, daughters, and best friends strain against their bonds to one another as they peer down on the world from high perches.

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1st Produced:
University Of Iowa (Iowa City, Ia, United States)     1998

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
75-90 min Comedy

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Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  4 females

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Cellophane

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1st Produced:
New York     1988

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1st Published:
Playwrights Press, Hadley, Massachusetts, 1988   -

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Cleveland

Synopsis:
In the heady days before her prom, young Joan finds it hard to concentrate on anything but the upcoming dance, even as the front porch falls off her house and her mother struggles to unclog the kitchen sink. But soon, their relatively normal lives begin unraveling into alien territory, as Joan makes some startling discoveries about her family and the world.

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1st Produced:
Bac A Downtown (New York, NY, United States)     1986

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
60-80 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  7            Other:  3 males, 7 females

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Coat Hanger

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1st Produced:
New Haven, Connecticut     1992

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Crowbar

Crowbar
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1st Produced:
New York     1990

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1st Published:
Contained in: "The Bad Infinity: Eight Plays" published by Johns Hopkins University Press 1994   978-0801846885

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Damned Thing, The

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Composer: Jim Farmer

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Ridge Theater

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One Act

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Description Beggared; or the Allegory Of Whiteness

Synopsis:
Imagine the new millennium: Everything and everyone is very white. We all assemble to take the family portrait and somehow get it dreadfully wrong. the Ring family must do the century all over, in a vast metaphysical Rhode Island. Our crimes and acts of erasure call out. In many voices. Louisa hears a scary story and then tells one as everything becomes even whiter than before

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music by Michael Roth

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Humana Festival 2001: the Complete Plays, ed Tanya Palmer & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus, 2001   -

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Genre:
Short Play One Act

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Distance to the Moon, The

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music by Melissa Shiftlett

1st Produced:
New York     1986

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Dog in the Manger

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Original Playwright - Lope de Vega

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New York     1982

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Dracula

Synopsis:
An adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel that preserves the Victorian tendencies of his writing while veering wildly into new vampire territory. As Seward, head of the asylum, and his close friend Van Helsing attempt to thwart the machinations of Dracula, Lucy seeks Dracula out and Mina begins succumbing to his spell. Wickedly clever language and an often nightmarish world combine to create a Dracula unlike it's ever been seen before.

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1st Produced:
River Arts Repertory (Woodstock, NY, United States)     1987

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
90-120 min Dark (biting) comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  4 males, 6 females (10-12 actors possible: 4-6 males, exactly 6 females)

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Energumen

Synopsis:
A thinking man's Hellzapoppin'; M. Billington

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1st Produced:
New York     1985

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1st Published:
in "Women with Guns", Broadway Play Publishing, New York, 1986   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Fama Combinatoria

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broadcast 1973

1st Produced:
Amsterdam     1975

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Fez, The

Synopsis:
Anyone can perform this play by an award-winning playwright simply by wearing the t-shirt upon which it is written

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Genre:
T(ext) Shirt Play

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Girl Gone

Synopsis:
A deliciously evil trio of girls cause a good girl to disappear at their swank Girls' School. As Lisa, Lissa, and Elyssa use their sinister powers to reduce their teacher to tears and convert the good to the bad, spontaneous combustions become increasingly frequent. Is it possible that the girls' made-up land of Vadoo is where everyone is disappearing to?

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1st Produced:
The Flea (New York, NY, United States)     1998

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
60-75 min Comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  7            Other:  2 males, 7 females (9-14 actors possible: 2-4 males, 7-10 females)

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Harm's Way

Synopsis:
A very angry person attempts to make sense of his understanding of law and order in a world of other angry persons.

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music by Bob Jewett And Jack Maeby, broadcast 1984

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Broadway Play Publishing, New York, 1984   -

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Genre:
Fantastical Adventure Fantasy

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Hypatia

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I Don't Know What He Was, And I Don't Know What He Said

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-     1998

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Infrared

Infrared
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Contained in: "the Difficulty In Crossing A Field" published by University of Minnesota Press 2008   978-0816655052

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Invention Of Tragedy, The

Invention Of Tragedy, The
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Difficulty In Crossing A Field" published by University of Minnesota Press 2008   978-0816655052

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Jennie Richee

Synopsis:
the life of eccentric artist Henry Darger

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1st Produced:
St Ann's Warehouse, New York     19 Jan 2003

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Play - A Journal Of Plays" issue two   -

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Land of Fog and Whistles, The

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New York     1993

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Memory theatre of Giordano Bruno

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-

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broadcast 1976

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Washington, D.C.     1976

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Murder of Crows, A

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In a world where the air's mustardy and the ocean is so polluted it looks like a bowl of custard, it's no wonder that Susannah's Father was buried in a pile of radioactive chicken droppings at work. Or was he? Fed up with her greedy, vulgar, and insensitive family, wise young Susannah follows her dead father's advice and leaves to live with the crows.

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1st Produced:
Dallas, Texas     1991

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-

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in "Plays in Process", New York, 1992
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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-

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70-90 min Dark comedy

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Nain Rouge, The

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music by Michael Roth

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New York     1986

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Ninth World, The

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San Diego, California     1989

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Offending Gesture, The

Synopsis:
The Offending Gesture is a humorous and poetic indictment of American foreign policy in Iraq, told through the true story of Hitler and his dog, Blondi. Wellman takes as his subject a political incident that occurred in 1941 just before Germany invaded the Soviet Union, when Tor Borg, a Finnish businessman infamously taught his own dog Jackie to do the Nazi Party Salute in response to the command, "Heil Hitler."

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Music by Alaina Ferris

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The tank

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-   -

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Play/Drama

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Opera Brevis

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-

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-    

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-

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Heron Press, San Francisco, 1977   -

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Peace Bottom Nuclear Reactor Full Of Sleepers

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-

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-

1st Produced:
New York     1988

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Phantomnation

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written with others

1st Produced:
Mill Valley, California     1983

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-

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Professional Frenchman, The

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1st Produced:
Minneapolis     1984

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-

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in "Theatre of Wonders", Sun and Moon Press, Los Angeles, 1985   -

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Sandalwood Box, The

Sandalwood Box, The
Student Marsha Gates has lost her voice to the great Unseen, but on her way to speech therapy, she becomes entangled with Professor Claudia Marshall, a mysterious collector of catastrophes. This surreal and unsettling short explores themes of trauma and violence inside a fantastical world that is at once familiar and strange.

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Composer: Jim Farmer

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Ridge Theater

1st Published:
Contained in: "Best American Short Plays 1995 - 1996" published by Applause Books 1997
in "Great Short Plays: Volume 10", Playscripts Inc, 2014   -

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-

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Short Drama

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Self-Begotten, The

Self-Begotten, The
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1st Produced:
New York     1982

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-

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Contained in: "The Bad Infinity: Eight Plays" published by Johns Hopkins University Press 1994   978-0801846885

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Sincerity Forever

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Hillsbottom a small American town where the teens all dress up in the KKK outfits, love America and Jesus Christ. Two Aliens get marooned there and proceed to turn things upside down. they reveal that Jesus is a black woman and then they turn the teens gay

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1st Produced:
Stockbridge, Massachusetts     1990

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-

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Contained in: "Beyond Naturalism - A New Realism In American theater" published by Greenwood Press 1988   -

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Speculations

Speculations
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Contained in: "the Difficulty In Crossing A Field" published by University of Minnesota Press 2008   978-0816655052

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Square, The

Square, The
meditating on 120 years of relationships between non-Asian Americans and the Asian American community, set in a public square of an American city's Chinatown

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a choral piece by sixteen leading playwrights (including Maria Irene Fornes, Jessica Hagedorn, David Henry Hwang, Craig Lucas, Jose Rivera, And Mac Wellman)

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in Version 3.0: Contemporary Asian American Plays, Theatre Communications Group (2 Aug 2011)   978-1559363631

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choral piece

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Starluster

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1st Produced:
New York     1979

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-

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in "Wordplays I", Performing Arts Journal Publications, New York, 1980   -

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Strange Feet

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-

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Washington, D.C.     1993

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Swoop

Synopsis:
Seven miles above the streets of Manhattan, where the moon is bright and the night is fair, three vampires circle over the metropolis, seeking prey and reminiscing about their long long long past and all things vampiric.

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-

1st Produced:
Soo Repertory Theatre (New York, NY, United States)     1994

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-

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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-

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60-75 min Comedy

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T(ext) Shirt Project, The

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-

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with plays by David Henry Hwang, Tony Kushner, Jane Martin, Naomi Wallace, Wendy Wasserstein, And Mac Wellman.

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-

1st Published:
Humana Festival 1999: the Complete Plays, ed Michael Bigelow Dixon & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus, 1999   -

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-

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Tallahassee

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-

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from Ovid's Metamorphoses, with Len Jenkin

1st Produced:
New Smyrna Beach, Florida     1991

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-

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-   -

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Adaptation

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Terminal Hip

Synopsis:
A spiritual history of the United States in bad language.

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-

1st Produced:
P.S. 122
150 1st AVenue, New York, NY 10003     01 Dec 1989

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-

1st Published:
in "Performing Arts Journal, 40, New York, 1992   -

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-

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Twas the Night Before

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A collection of five Christmas-themed short plays from New York City's acclaimed Flea theater. From a family sitting down to read "'twas the Night Before Christmas" with unexpected results (Not a Creature Was Stirring), to elves rapping about bloody films (Holiday Movies), to an irreverent take on the story of Jesus' birth (Away in the Manger), these comedies and Dramas take on the holiday season like never before. To purchase this book of 5 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

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the Flea Theater & the Chelsea Art Museum

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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60-85 min Comedy/Drama

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  5 males, 3 females, 8 either (11-41 actors possible: 5-33 males, 3-31 females)

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Two September

Synopsis:
Two September is the story of the war before the war. the action takes place in various locations in China and Vietnam after the Japanese coup of March 9, 1945. It is told through the eyes of blacklisted writer Josephine Herbst and the young Vietnamese revolutionary leader who becomes Ho Chi Minh. As Herbst remarks, 'you can't dig up a hole, and history is full of them.
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1st Produced:
Flea, New York     2006

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-

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Untitled Intentional Exercise 1

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
by Mac Wellman, Jessica Jelliffe, Jason Craig And Oliver Butler.

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Stuck Pigs Squealing

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-   -

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Whirligig

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Late at night a girl waits in a bus station. She is running away from home and wants to become a Goth. A man turns up - he claims he is from another planet and that it was destroyed in a nuclear accident.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
New York     1989

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in "Plays in Process", 10/7, New York, 1989   -

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-

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Without Colours

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Original Playwright - Italo Calvino (Cosmicomics); music by Melissa Shiftlett

1st Produced:
Minneapolis     1989

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-

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-   -

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-

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Adaptation

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