My first volume, New Plays from New York and this second one contains both dramas and comedies which vary in length. All have been produced in festivals (national and international) and small theater companies in Manhattan between 2011 and 2016 and are a collection of my theatrical adventures and memories. The Divvy: We loved your work and hope you are as excited as [we are] to see it on the stage. Congratulations again! (Deborah Grimberg [with John Chatterton], Midtown International Theatre Festival). Flutter Punch: Very funny play. Love it (Jeffrey Stocker, director and acting coach, American Readers Theatre and Joffrey Ballet School both of New York, Portland Civic Theatre Guild, Portland Center Stage, etc). A talented playwright with a good ear for dialogue and a great feeling for age and time. Theres a whole lot of good stuff there (Marlene Thorn Taber, director and choreographer, SDCF, New York, National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts). Rescue the Perishing: I just finished reading your play and I am so glad that I finally did . . . It left me wanting more about New York then and about these well-crafted characters (Eileen Lacy, SAG-AFTRA actor, New York City). Shes a very talented writer and weve produced several of her shows (Steven Barrett, artistic director, Love Creek Productions).
This book contains eight recent plays, one-act as well as full length, and all from Manhattan. Some were in major New York theatre festivals and thus selected from international competition; others were fully produced by private theatre companies in the city. Several of the theatres were in or adjacent to Times Square. Production was especially gratifying when locations such as The Theatre at St. Clements, one of the first major off-Broadway venues utilized by the truly greats, were available. One of the shorter plays, Thy Neighbor!, appeared almost simultaneously at two different Manhattan theatres. In all productions the actors were a delightful and effective mix of both aspiring professionals and seasoned members of Equity. Photographs as well as programs of performances are included in this volume. The plays themselves are poignant and funnystories of all different kinds of people. Although of varied ethnicities and lifestyles, in the end they prove often to be very much the same, predictably human. The plays in this book are meant to be both preserved and shared. They are yours for the reading and producing. To Buttzville and Beyond, Its a delightful play. Van Dirk Fisher, founder and Artistic Director, The Riant Theatre, (Strawberry Festival Theatre and Strawberry Theatre Festival), New York To Buttzville and Beyond, the writing is very good this situation was wonderfully drawn Nichole Donj, actor, director, producer, New York. Founder of The Artists Playground Theatre, New York Visiting Hours is a superb play. I was really touched by the story.very beautifully written. Kelly Karavites, actor, New York (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) These plays are sensitive, insightful, and thoroughly entertaining! Stanley Hart, writer for The Carol Burnett Show and winner of multiple Emmy Awards.
This book contains eight recent plays, one-act as well as full length, and all from Manhattan. Some were in major New York theatre festivals and thus selected from international competition; others were fully produced by private theatre companies in the city. Several of the theatres were in or adjacent to Times Square. Production was especially gratifying when locations such as The Theatre at St. Clements, one of the first major off-Broadway venues utilized by the truly greats, were available. One of the shorter plays, Thy Neighbor!, appeared almost simultaneously at two different Manhattan theatres. In all productions the actors were a delightful and effective mix of both aspiring professionals and seasoned members of Equity. Photographs as well as programs of performances are included in this volume. The plays themselves are poignant and funnystories of all different kinds of people. Although of varied ethnicities and lifestyles, in the end they prove often to be very much the same, predictably human. The plays in this book are meant to be both preserved and shared. They are yours for the reading and producing. To Buttzville and Beyond, Its a delightful play. Van Dirk Fisher, founder and Artistic Director, The Riant Theatre, (Strawberry Festival Theatre and Strawberry Theatre Festival), New York To Buttzville and Beyond, the writing is very good this situation was wonderfully drawn Nichole Donj, actor, director, producer, New York. Founder of The Artists Playground Theatre, New York Visiting Hours is a superb play. I was really touched by the story.very beautifully written. Kelly Karavites, actor, New York (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) These plays are sensitive, insightful, and thoroughly entertaining! Stanley Hart, writer for The Carol Burnett Show and winner of multiple Emmy Awards.
My first volume, New Plays from New York and this second one contains both dramas and comedies which vary in length. All have been produced in festivals (national and international) and small theater companies in Manhattan between 2011 and 2016 and are a collection of my theatrical adventures and memories. The Divvy: We loved your work and hope you are as excited as [we are] to see it on the stage. Congratulations again! (Deborah Grimberg [with John Chatterton], Midtown International Theatre Festival). Flutter Punch: Very funny play. Love it (Jeffrey Stocker, director and acting coach, American Readers Theatre and Joffrey Ballet School both of New York, Portland Civic Theatre Guild, Portland Center Stage, etc). A talented playwright with a good ear for dialogue and a great feeling for age and time. Theres a whole lot of good stuff there (Marlene Thorn Taber, director and choreographer, SDCF, New York, National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts). Rescue the Perishing: I just finished reading your play and I am so glad that I finally did . . . It left me wanting more about New York then and about these well-crafted characters (Eileen Lacy, SAG-AFTRA actor, New York City). Shes a very talented writer and weve produced several of her shows (Steven Barrett, artistic director, Love Creek Productions).
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