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Bo Wilson

BO WILSON

  (1962 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Bo Wilson makes his home in Richmond, VirginiA. A graduate of Virginia Tech and of the National Theatre Institute, he has written over thirty plays, some of the most popular of which he lists here.

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below is a list of Bo Wilson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Boatwright, The         Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church, The         I'm Derek Jeter         In Service of the Queen         Manly Men (An Evening Chockfull of Lies and Testosterone)         Mona's Arrangements         Outside the Box         War Story

Boatwright, The

Boatwright, The
Ben Calloway can't seem to get his bearings in his own home anymore. Fifty-seven years old, recently widowed, childless and retired from the Kansas Highway Patrol, he's adrift. And even though he's never seen the ocean, he decides he should build a boat and sail across the Atlantic. Single-handedly. When he decides to let his troubled neighbor, film-school dropout Jaime Watson, make a movie about his project, the two men - generations apart and lonely in very different ways - force each other to confront the isolation in their own lives.

Notes:
part of American Association of Community Theatre NewPlayFest Winning Plays 2016

1st Produced:
Venice, Florida    18 Jun 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing   158-3427147

Music:
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Genre:
drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church, The

Synopsis:
The roads are flooded, the bridges are washed out, and less generous souls are staying safely indoors, but it takes more than a little rain to keep the ladies of the Charitable Sisterhood from fulfilling their sworn misison. Come sit in on this month's meeting in the basement of Second Trinity Victory Church-- our five angels of mercy will leave you breathless with laughter as they do their best to help the victims of global disaster, spiritual deprivation, and, most of all, each other. Don't miss this hilarious and heart-warming comedy!

Notes:
This play's world premiere sold out for a six week run, outperforming Steel Magnolias in the same slot the previous season. Three additional productions had been inked before the premiere had closed.

1st Produced:
Virginia Repertory Theatre, Richmond, Va    Jul 2014

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company, Spring 2015   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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I'm Derek Jeter

Synopsis:
Part of the Derek Jeter Plays. Writers were asked to come up with plays which centered on some aspect of the Yankee shortstop, including his fans, his teammates, his rivals, etc. Plays are: "Screw Loose" by Wende O'Reilly, "Hardball" by Mike Folie, "Pasta Diving Jeter" by Paul Buzinski, "3000 Reasons" by Robin Rothstein, "I'm Derek Jeter" by Bo Wilson, "the Jeter Report" by Susan Barsky, and "Instant Replay" by Tony Sportiello.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Algonquin Seaport Theater On Pier 17, South Street Seaport, Ny    29 Sep 2011

Organisations:
Algonquin Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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In Service of the Queen

Synopsis:
Annie Pilgrim is a middle aged woman living with her brother in the English countryside of 1864. In response to a royally-issued challenge, Annie determines to be the first to deliver live honeybees to the colonies in New Zealand. What begins as a straightforward business proposition soons becomes a strange, seagoing adventure. . . and upon her arrival in the midst of a Maori uprising, things become stranger still. "In Service of the Queen" takes an unflinching look at the many faces of colonialism, what it means to truly serve, and at the many ways in which a place might become a home.

Notes:
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Genre:
Magical realism Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  2            Other:  tribes-people as circumstances allow.

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Manly Men (An Evening Chockfull of Lies and Testosterone)

Synopsis:
Manly Men is the story of a hapless fellow named Harold, whose love life is a perpetual shambles. Harold is convinced that he lacks some particular secret to romantic success, and he sets about seeking it from all the wrong people. As he encounters over a dozen would-be mentors (all played by one actor and one actress) Harold despairs of ever finding his answer. . . but one never knows what's just around the corner.

Notes:
Play is meant to be performable in A variety of spaces, with very simple production requirements.

1st Produced:
The Production Company, Shafer Street Playhouse    1990

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Algonquin Theatre Productions (in anthology "Algonquin Plays"), 2005   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mona's Arrangements

Synopsis:
Mona is a fifty-something woman who runs her own flower shop and has never settled down. Vibrant and good-humoured, Mona plays all fields, devoted to what she calls "quantity dating". . .until the arrival of a younger man named Artie. In what initially seems an unlikely coupling, Artie succeeds in winning Mona's heart. . .but will he be able to keep it? "Mona's Arrangements" offers a dozen new songs and and is an old-fashioned romantic comedy in the style of "She Loves Me." It will have its world premiere in April of 2008.

Notes:
not currently available

1st Produced:
Barskdale Theatre    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
musical comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Outside the Box

Synopsis:
In a timely piece addressing issues of race and sports, a black Father confronts prejudice in the form of a white umpire who earlier that day has ejected the man's son from a youth-league baseball game. Now the Father holds some unexpectedly powerful cards, and the umpire must seek forgiveness. With a cast of three actors and a simple set, this powerful play is well-suited for the widest range of production circumstances. Published in the collection Off-Off Broadway Festival Plays, 30th series.

Notes:
part of the 30th Annual Samuel French Short Play Festival

1st Produced:
Algonquin Theatre Company In Conjunction With Love Creek Productions    2005

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Music:
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Genre:
short/one-act Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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War Story

Synopsis:
War Story presents the collision between a retired U.S. Army General and the young black woman he attempted to bar from his alma mater, the Carolina Military Institute. Cadet Kendra Davis is now in her second year at the Institute, and has come to the General seeking validation and, perhaps, an apology. . .but instead she discovers some unsettling truths about her past, and is forced to grapple with the idea that one must choose one's batttles carefully, for they will all leave scars.

Notes:
Single set

1st Produced:
Barksdale Theatre    2003

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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