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Matthew Witten

MATTHEW WITTEN

  
Nationality:    USA
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Matthew Witten's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Deal, The         Sacred Journey         Ties That Bind         Washington Square Moves

Deal, The

Synopsis:
Concerned that he might be transferred to Alaska because of his failure to obtain a conviction in the past three years, Alex, an FBI supervisor temporarily assigned to the Philadelphia office, decides to quicken his pursuit of a local political boss (who is suspected to accepting bribes) by setting up a "sting" operation which involves the offering of an illegal payment to a lesser official. With the reluctant cooperation of Peter, another FBI agent who agrees to pose as the representative of a group of rich developers, a small-time politico, Jimmy, is approached with the promise of a cash payoff if he can provide access to Tommy O'Hara, a highly placed official who controls patronage throughout the state and is the "man to see" when the rules need bending. Essentially honest, but in need of funds to pay for his daughter's college expenses, Jimmy, after wrestling with his conscience, agrees to go along with the plan-thereby setting in motion a gripping series of disturbing events and suspenseful scenes in which questions of trust and betrayal are contrasted with those of greed and corruption. Ironically, it is "big fish" Tommy, the wily, cautious old pro, who wriggles off the hook, leaving the hapless "little fish" Jimmy to take the rap-despite the troubled Peter's last minute attempt to spare him, even at the risk of jeopardizing his own career and of upsetting the quest for "justice," which, it seems, must be pursued regardless of the price exacted.

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sacred Journey

Synopsis:
A homeless Native American tries to survive on the streets of New York

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1st Produced:
Blue Heron Theatre, New York    2000

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Ties That Bind

Synopsis:
A young man gets picked up at a singles bar. When he gets back to her appartment he finds that he has been chosen by her and her female lover to Father a child for them.

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1st Published:
Off Off Broadway Festival Plays 11 published by Samuel French Inc. New York, 1986   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Lesbian, one act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Washington Square Moves

Synopsis:
the urban misfits who play chess in Washington Square Park have no money and no home, but they are smart, witty, and above all, terrific chess players. Al, a homeless ex-convict, hustles chess for a living with his buddies, Sammy D., a young baby-faced, part-time drug dealer, and Bobby, a Vietnam vet and Hare Krishna refugee. their latest scheme for achieving fame and dignity through playing the game they love involves a female reporter, Margie, who happens to be an old friend of Al's, from the old days when Al was in school and had prospects. During the course of the play, we watch the three buddies ready for the biggest match in front of the TV cameras. Margie's influence has helped get the news cameras to the park, and everything else seems to be lined up. But the day of the match, the other reporters are called away for "real" news, Sammy D. pulls off one more stupid drug deal, and Al and Bobby lose their confidence. the world seems to crash in around them, until the game draws them back to start to build a new one.

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1994   -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  flexible

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