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TIM WRIGHT
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below is a list of Tim Wright's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
And Learn To Fly Garland: A Musical Biography Garland: An Unofficial Biography of Judy Garland Girl Who Married A Ghost, The Grins Keeper Of The Tales Metro Girls, The Nice Little Island, A Pied Piper Of Hamelin, The William Shakespeare's 'romeo And Juliet'And Learn To Fly
Synopsis:
Bittersweet story of two middle-aged men, friends since childhood, who go camping for a brief vacation without their wives in the California redwoods. One of the men, Martin, an ad executive, has lost belief in himself, and while there falls in love with a nineteen year old camp counsellor Martin's internal struggle with this dilemma, and the effect it has on his friend George, as well as the young girl, Sandra, forms the crux of this play, which employs humour as well as pathos. A national playwrighting award winner from the American College Theatre Festival.
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Two Acts, One interior set
1st Produced:
San Francisco State University 1975
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1st Published:
Stage One Entertainment & Promotions, Essex, England, 2003 -
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Genre:
Comedy Drama Comedy
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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Top of PageGarland: A Musical Biography
Synopsis:
Bright, lively and catchy Broadway-like songs highlight this musical extravagANZa, which tells the "backstage" story of Judy Garland's rise to superstardom. As memorable as "Gypsy," this splashy, glitzy two-act musical also has a tender side, as Judy continues to search for love amid the fame. Told in rapid-fire sequences with brisk, snappy show-biz dialogue as if from a 1930s MGM movie, the story spans ten years of her life, from 1929s vaudeville to 1939s "The Wizard of Oz". This new musical comedy-Drama-biography of one of the greatest entertainers of all time features very strong female roles, including Ethel Gumm (Judy's overbearing stage mother), Constance Beard (40's to 50's, who runs the Beard Theatrical Agency, where Judy began), Judy's sisters (Virginia and Mary Jane) and three actresses who play Garland at different ages in her life (Little Babe, age 6, Babe ages 13 to 16 and Judy, late 40's). Based on the non-musical GARLAND, also by Tim Wright, the lyric and composing team of Justin Sepple/ Ch
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Book by Tim Wright, Music And Lyrics by Justin Sepple And Charlotte Sayers. This is A full-length musical based on the stage play "Garland: An Unofficial Biography" by Tim Wright (also published by Stage One Publications).
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Stage One Entertainment & Promotions, Essex, England, 2003 -
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Genre:
Musical Biography
Parts:
Male: 13 Female: 7 Other: chorus, dancers
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Top of PageGarland: An Unofficial Biography of Judy Garland
Synopsis:
As the curtain rises, we are in London's Palladium Theatre in 1967, as Miss Judy Garland takes the stage for her one-woman concert. However, as she speaks to the audience, the entertainer drifts back in time to the Beard Children's Agency in 1929, where her career began. Through nostalgic and poignant flashbacks, Garland recalls her mother Ethel Gumm (the "stage mother of all stage mothers"), who wouldn't take no for an answer as she pushed little Francis Gumm (Judy's real name) and her sisters into show business as "The Gumm Sisters." Told in rapid-fire sequences with brisk, snappy show-biz dialogue as if from a 1930s MGM movie, the story spans ten years of her life, from 1929s vaudeville to 1939s "The Wizard of Oz." Along the way, Judy loses her father, meets life-long soulmate and child-actor Joseph Yule (before he was Mickey Rooney), becomes a solo act, sings with Al Jolson and finds herself at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer working for Louis B. Mayer and Mervyn LeRoy. To hear Judy tell it, amid all the hype, h
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Although "Garland" stands on it's own As A full-evening of Dramatic entertainment, the play may Also be performed with songs Ms. Garland has become Associated with. License to Any And All numbers Added to production must be secured through various publi
1st Produced:
Solano College of California, Theatre Arts Department 1977
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1st Published:
Stage One Entertainment & Promotions, Essex, England, U.K., 2003 -
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Genre:
with musical additions possible Biographical
Parts:
Male: 10 Female: 6 Other: 3 male voices; 1 female voice
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Top of PageGirl Who Married A Ghost, The
Synopsis:
This actual legend, passed down from generation to generation among the Nisqualli Indian tribe of Southern Washington surrounds the daughter of an Indian chief, who accepts the marriage proposal of a Prince who rules a great nation many miles from her shore. Once she arrives to "the other side", it is too late for her to return, for she has become the "Queen of Ghost Land": a place where the dead go to play out eternity.
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Unit set or bare stage with props
1st Produced:
California State University, Northridge 1995
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1st Published:
Encore Performance Publishing, Utah, 2001 -
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Genre:
Fantasy Legend
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 6 Other: 1 child, fexible chorus
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Top of PageGrins
Synopsis:
Harry is twenty-something with writer's block living in his Hollywood home with Lou and Vaughno: two off-the-wall roommates who spend their afternoons trying to break the worlds record of just how many vanilla wafers may be crammed inside a human mouth before gagging or fatal choking occurs. To make matters worse, Harry's jilted ex-girlfriend, Old Crazy Sheila, has taken position on top of a water tower across the street, armed with rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition, in hopes of assassinating Harry so he will know just how much she loves him. And, as this event is being broadcast live on Los Angeles-area television, Patty Indelicato, a door to door encyclopaedia saleswoman and Harry's first childhood girlfriend, shows up on his doorstep, and takes it upon herself to "save Harry and give him something to live for!" A hilarious Comedy of the Absurd, set in today's Southern California of pop culture, crazed snipers, drive-by shootings, freeway chases, sensational live TV telecasts and the eccentric
Notes:
Two Acts, One interior set And several interior/interior locations on videotape sequences
1st Produced:
University of California Davis, Department of Dramatic Art 1977
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1st Published:
Stage One Entertainment & Promotions, Essex, England, U.K., 2003 -
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Genre:
Absurd Comedy Absurd
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: 2 voices and video tape sequence
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Top of PageKeeper Of The Tales
Synopsis:
The lesser known tales of "1001 Arabian Nights" are told here. Each story has a definite moral and the pieces are tied together with the saga of a blind beggar who tells these various fables to a young, spoiled Princess as lessons she must learn. The play features the stories "The Husband and the Parrot," "The Donkey Driver and the Two Thieves," "The Fisherman and the Genie" and more. This entertainment for the entire family contains magic lanterns, flying carpets, talking animals, spectacular miracles and timeless morals
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Simple settings
1st Produced:
Chester Playhouse, Nova Scotia, Canada 2001
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1st Published:
Encore Performance Publishing, Utah, 2001. ( Now published by Pioneer Drama Service), -
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Genre:
Family Theatre
Parts:
Male: 20 Female: 16 Other: -
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Top of PageMetro Girls, The
Synopsis:
A wild, rollicking, fast-paced comedy, THE METRO GIRLS is set in New York City, inside the editorial office of Metropolitan Magazine: The Magazine for the Independent Woman of Today. Marsha Sanders, a young woman fresh out of college (and dubbed the "female Orson Wells of the publishing world") has just been hired to be the senior editor replacing the man who has held the position for years - and then the women realise why: Carl Walters, the macho publisher (who also owns a stable of "girlie" magazines) is planning to cancel this periodical, and wants a woman in control when he does so. How they foil his scheme is the basis for this play which was honoured nationally by the American College Theatre Festival.
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Two Acts, One interior set
1st Produced:
California State University, Sacramento 1976
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1st Published:
Stage One Entertainment & Promotions, Essex, England, 2003 -
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 8 Other: -
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Top of PageNice Little Island, A
Synopsis:
Miles off Northern California's rugged Mendocino seacoast, St. John's School for Girls is located on a small island: it is an exclusive private academy which caters to troubled rich girls. It seems that a series of grisly murders occurring on the mainland are now taking place on the nearly deserted campus during Spring break. An Agatha Christie-like who-done-it in two acts.
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One interior set
1st Produced:
Fairfield Civic Theatre, San Francisco North Bay 2002
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1st Published:
Encore Performance Publishing, Utah, 2003 -
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Genre:
Thriller
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 9 Other: -
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Top of PagePied Piper Of Hamelin, The
Synopsis:
The human inhabitants of Hamelin, as well as the Rats (led by their determined General Ernst and his two "henchrats"), are all main characters in this new version of the legendary children's tale, which will appeal to children as well as adults. The story is told through the eyes of young crippled orphan FrANZ, and how his life is changed by the musical spells this magic Piper weaves. Through the tunes of the Piper, FrANZ is no longer crippled, and the small lad suddenly feels he can do anything he puts his mind to. However, the greed of the Mayor and his councilmen will soon change everything in the village forever. Exciting, smart, funny, Dramatic, and suspenseful, this adaptation not only tells the traditional children's story, but also creates memorable characters, theatrical moments and valuable life lessons making this fable as fresh today as when it was originally created.
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Many of the male roles can be played by females, And the play may be performed with or without An intermission
1st Produced:
California State University, Northridge, Department of Theatre Arts 1994
Organisations:
37th Annual Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW), sponsored by the Department of Theatre and the California Bureau of Arts Research and Development
1st Published:
Anchorage Press Plays, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, 2003 -
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Genre:
Family Theatre
Parts:
Male: 18 Female: 7 Other: Additional non-speaking roles may BF added to the human adult villagers and children, as well as the rats
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Top of PageWilliam Shakespeare's 'romeo And Juliet'
Synopsis:
The immortal tale of the star crossed lovers finally comes to the stage in a manageable adaptation, which runs 90 minutes. All of the romance, action, suspense, comedy, Drama and beautiful imagery is here, condensed without affecting the enjoyment of the Bard's original masterpiece. An exciting and beautiful adaptation, this version is a wonderful resource for all high schools and college Drama departments as well as community theatre productions
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simple settings
1st Produced:
Braun Center for the Performing Arts, Pasadena, California 2001
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1st Published:
Encore Performance Publishing, Utah, 2002 -
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Genre:
Adaptation
Parts:
Male: 17 Female: 6 Other: -
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