Playwright: Adina L Ruskin Rights: Dramatists Synopsis: Three actresses embody different facets of a young woman who returns home to bury her father. While there, she cleans out her closet, and as she rediscovers objects, memories come tumbling out. Touching on stories as diverse as a feisty Polish-Jewish émigré taking America by storm, an… Read more »
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Biloxi Blues
Playwright: Neil Simon Rights: Samuel French Synopsis: When we last met Eugene Jerome, he was coping with adolescence in 1930’s Brooklyn. Here, he is a young army recruit during WW II, going through basic training and learning about Life and Love with a capital ‘L’ along with some harsher lessons, while stationed at boot… Read more »
The Foreigner
Title: The Foreigner Playwright: Larry Shue Rights: Dramatists Synopsis: The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by “Froggy” LeSeuer, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. This time “Froggy” has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome… Read more »
No Child
Playwright: Nilaja Sun Royalties: Dramatists Synopsis: NO CHILD…is a tour-de-force exploration of the New York City public school system. An insightful, hilarious and touching master class not to be missed by anyone who is concerned about the state of our education system and how we might fix it. Rating: Language- 16+ Adult Content- 13+ Violence- 16+ Pay… Read more »
The Normal Heart
Playwright: Larry Kramer Royalties: Samuel French Synopsis: A searing drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague and one man’s lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis. Produced to acclaim in New York, London and Los Angeles, The Normal Heart follows Ned Weeks, a gay activist enraged at the indifference of public officials and the… Read more »
Goodnight Desdemona
Playwright: Ann-Marie MacDonald Royalties: Contact the playwright directly. http://annmariemacdonald.com/contact/ Synopsis: In this exuberant comedy-and original revision pf Shakespeare’s Othello and Romeo and Juliet– Constance Leadbelly, a drab and dusty academic, deciphers a cryptic manuscript she believes to be the original source for the tragedies and is transported into the plays themselves. She visits Juliet and Desdemona, has a hand in saving… Read more »
A Dogs House
Playwright: Micah Schraft Royalties: Dramatists Synopsis: On the surface, Michael and Eden are a solid pair with a bright future. When their beloved Rottweiler, Jock, grows unexpectedly violent—killing the neighbors’ toy poodle, and then taking a bite out of the neighbor—Michael and Eden must confront darker truths in their relationship that have been ignored for too long. Rating:… Read more »
Meet the cast of Bad Ideas for Bad Television Shows- Joanna Wire
Joanna Wire is a High School Language Arts Teacher. She received her Bachelors in English and Theatre from LaGrange College and earned a Masters in English Education at UGA. Joanna attended her first drama camp at 4 years of age. Since then, she has served as teaching assistant at various drama camps, enjoyed acting all through college,… Read more »
Fahrenheit 451
Playwright: Ray Bradbury Royalties: Dramatic Publishing Synopsis: Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper ignites. With simple sets and uncomplicated staging, this powerful drama is about the inner struggle of Guy Montag, a fireman. Montag has worked as a civil servant for ten years burning books, but lately he has become increasingly unsure about what… Read more »
Meet the cast of The Importance of Being Ernest- Eduaro Jose’ Paco Mateo
Eduardo José Paco Mateo (AKA Eduardo Paco) is one of those actors who you just can’t seem to get enough of. He takes his craft very seriously. He doesn’t however, take himself way too seriously. He plays small parts with as much effort and professionalism as leasing roles and is genuinely liked by and kind… Read more »