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Nick Zagone

NICK ZAGONE  (1968 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Nick Zagone was born and raised in Portland, OR. His plays have been seen in England, Scotland, Canada, Australia, Germany, Chile, India, the Virgin Islands, Singapore, over 30 US States, over 50 Colleges and Universities and translated into 5 foreign languages. He has a Bachelor of Theatre from Willamette University in Salem, OR and a Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting from University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Nick is also Founding Member of Open Circle Theatre in Seattle WA. His plays include David and Goliath in America: A William Kunstler Story (Mark A. Klein Playwriting Award, Artistic Director's Achievement Award by the San Fernando Valley Theatre League Alliance, Los Angeles Ovation Award Nomination), Driving Under the Influence (Fulton Opera House Award, JAW Festival Reading Selection, Mark Cohen Playwriting Award Nomination), Howard's Hand (New York MultiStages Festival) Ohio (Northwest Playwright's Series Finalist), ETA: Phoenix (a Seattle Times Footlight Award), Our LA Man from Vegas (Prospect Theatre Playwriting Competition Winner), American Dodo (Northwest Playwright's Series Finalist) and Brainstorm (winner of the Lamia Ink! International One-Page Play Competition in New York). Nick's screenwriting credits include a short film of Brainstorm and the feature Ricky is Famous. Nick's been recognized by the American College Theatre Festival, the Association of Theatre in Higher Education, and the Seattle Schools Interagency Arts. He has worked with Cal-State Stanislaus in Turlock, Stage 3 in Sonora, Pasadena City College, No-Shame Theatre and Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT & Printer's Devil in Seattle, Pavement Productions and Portland Theatre Works in Portland, Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA, and Willamette University. Nick's commissions include the Sierra Repertory Theatre in Sonora, Iron Ring Theatre in Turlock and Prospect Theatre in Modesto, CA. Nick is also published by Dramatic Publishing and Black Box Press. Nick lives in Portland and is a member of Portland Center Stage's PlayGroup.

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

 Amorica         Brainstorm         Coors Light, The         David and Goliath in America         DMV One, The         Driving Under the Influence         Eta: Phoenix         Fiends Friendly Council, The         From Here They Look Like Ants         Gas-Mart Amendment         Kingdom of the Spiders         Long Island Iced Tea         Mint Juleps         Ohio         Pink Fancy         Portland Blood Slam         Shadow, The         Sixty Years To Life         Thirty Minutes to Charley         Three Wise Men's Dumber Younger Brothers         Veggie Underground and Nico         What Happens Behind the Bar

Amorica

Synopsis:
Brechtian Anti-Capitalist Theatre.

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1st Produced:
Poor Playwrights Theatre Las Vegas NV    2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published online at www.theatrehistory.com   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Brainstorm

Synopsis:
Man berates his girlfriend's cat for not being as intelligent as he is. . ...

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1st Published:
Lamia Ink! Publications   -

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Genre:
one page comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  one offstage F voice

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Coors Light, The

Synopsis:
Three college dudes believe they know what women want.

Notes:
Part II of "The Mint Juleps Trilogy" And A scene from "Driving Under the Influence"

1st Produced:
Kitchner-Waterloo Little Theatre, Ontario Canada    2003

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  one walk-on F

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David and Goliath in America

Synopsis:
The life of radical lawyer William Kunstler and his crUSAdes through the 60's and The Great Conspiracy Trial.

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1st Produced:
The Road Theatre, North Hollywood, CA    2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  2            Other:  -

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DMV One, The

Synopsis:
A man is surprised by the questions he has to answer to get his driving licence renewed. A 10 minute love story at the DMV.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Iron Ring Theatre, Turlock CA    2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Ten Ten-Minute plays Volume One, Black Box Press   978-1430300229

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  one walk-on F

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Driving Under the Influence

Synopsis:
Life, they say, "is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Find out what John Lennon and Yoko Ono meant as you follow eight crazy kids past their post-high school daze and on into suburbia, marriage, 2.5 kids - or not - and you'll see it's more fun when life doesn't turn out as planned.

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1st Produced:
Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR    -

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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Eta: Phoenix

Synopsis:
To escape his fate, a travelling salesman must battle his dead father, his estranged fiance", and a cigar-chomping alien, armed only with a case pf decl sealant. A truly surreal journey past the front desk of hotel-motel Americana.

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1st Produced:
Printer's Devil Theatre, Seattle    1999

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published online at www.theatrehistory.com   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Fiends Friendly Council, The

Synopsis:
Twentysomething picks up hitchhiker who just killed his wife.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Open Circle Theatre, Seattle    1993

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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From Here They Look Like Ants

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Gas-Mart Amendment

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Kingdom of the Spiders

Synopsis:
A black widow is found on the porch of a new father/house husband.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Quality Pie Theatre, North Hollywood CA    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published online at www.theatrehistory.com   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy Ten min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Long Island Iced Tea

Synopsis:
College students go their own way as classes end.

Notes:
Part III of the "The Mint Juleps Trilogy" A scene from "Driving Under the Influence"

1st Produced:
California State University-Stanislaus as "Drinking and Driving"    2005

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy Ten min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Mint Juleps

Synopsis:
Three college co-eds wait in a car to be fashionably late for a house party.

Notes:
Part I of The Mint Juleps Trilogy. The first scene from "Driving Under the Influence"

1st Produced:
University of Nevada-Las Vegas    2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy Ten min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Ohio

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
in the book "Zzyzx Road", http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Zzyzx+&class=   -

Music:
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Pink Fancy

Synopsis:
Three absurdist characters live the world of a new comic book.

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1st Published:
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Genre:
comedy Ten min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  3 Characters male or female

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Portland Blood Slam

Portland Blood Slam
poetic mysticism

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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in Ten 10-Minute Plays: Volume III, Black Box Press (July 13, 2010)   978-0615383897

Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Shadow, The

Synopsis:
Four futuristic mobsters duke it out with The Charon in an old warehouse during a plague. Based on an Edgar Allen Poe short story.

Notes:
Based on A short story by Edgar Allen Poe

1st Produced:
Open Circle Theater, Seattle    1995

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Halloween Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sixty Years To Life

Synopsis:
A sweet southern guitar playin' gal visits her serial killer boyfriend in jail.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Portland Center Stage, Portland OR    2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "10 Ten Minute Plays volume two" published by Black Box Press (2008)   978-0615240008

Music:
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Genre:
Tragi-comedy Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Thirty Minutes to Charley

Synopsis:
To make an important meeting two businessmen need to patch a head wound at a hospital in thirty minutes. A play in "real time".

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke VA    2002

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published online at www.theatrehistory.com   -

Music:
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Genre:
Tragi-comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  Hospital extras

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Three Wise Men's Dumber Younger Brothers

Synopsis:
The three kings dumb brothers visit the wrong baby Jesus. A Christmas comedy.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Prospect Theatre Project, Modesto CA    2003

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published online at www.theatrehistory.com   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  10            Female:  3            Other:  extras

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Veggie Underground and Nico

Synopsis:
A series of short plays and music revolving around Andy Warhol and his missing cucumber.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Open Circle Theater, Seattle    1998

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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What Happens Behind the Bar

Synopsis:
Some drunks converge behind a Texas tavern.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Flesh Pot Theatre, Devonshire Arms, London England    2007

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published online at www.theatrehistory.com   -

Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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