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RICH ESPEY (1966 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Rich Espey is a teacher, writer and actor living in Baltimore. Plays include Hope's Arbor, winner of the Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play at the 2006 Baltimore Playwrights Festival, Fifty-Fifty (Best Play at the 2003 Baltimore Playwrights Festival), and the Christmas comedy Bottom Dollar. Rich's one-act and ten-minute plays have been produced throughout the United States. His short play Martha's Choice won the award for Best Play at the SUNY Brockport Biennial Festival of Ten in 2005, and Near and Far took top honors at Another Country Productions' February SLAMBoston Playfest. Rich is Chair of the Baltimore Playwright's Festival, and he is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Also an actor, Rich has appeared in dozens of productions in the Baltimore/Washington area including his one-man show SAPIENS!
Plays by Rich Espey
Bang Day | ||
| 1st Produced: | Turtle Shell Theater | - - - | ||||
Company: | 3Graces Theater Co. | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #82799 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of Spring Shorts 5 | |||||
Synopsis: | it's Creation Day, but will 17-year-old Maria choose the Big Bang instead? | |||||
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Be More 282 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Joria Productions, 260 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, NY | 05 Nov 2010 | ||||
Company: | Thespian Production | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121282 | |||
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Genre: | short play Play/Drama | |||||
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Notes: | part of Showcase III: (Year End Show | |||||
Synopsis: | A play about a young black man and a young white woman who have been murdered in very different circumstances. It takes place under the bridge where their bodies have both been dumped. Both characters want very much to be discovered. The play begins when Beth asks the young black man to take her picture so that the media will make sure a search for her is continued. The play ends when Beth succeeds and the young black man fails. | |||||
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Ben's Extraordinary Experiment! | ||
| 1st Produced: | A.H. Spotlighters Theatre (reading) | 2006 | ||||
Company: | A.H. Spotlighters Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63155 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | One of six finalists in the 2006 Coe College Playwriting Contest | |||||
Synopsis: | Paris, 1777. Ben Franklin faces his toughest challenge yet - forge an alliance with France to help the faltering American army win the War of Independence. Working steadily towards his goal, Ben feels the stakes rise higher and higher as he realizes the personal and familial sacrifices he has made along the way. | |||||
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Bottom Dollar | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mobtown Theatre | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Mobtown Players | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63156 | |||
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Genre: | christmas themed Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | A dark Christmas comedy for those tired of the same old Christmas plays. | |||||
Synopsis: | Jason is the manager of X-Mart store 1461 in Crassley, Pennsylvania. A horrible "Black Friday" mob scene brings even more disrepute upon his beloved employer, forcing CEO Big Sam to come to town to mend some fences. Jason has a brilliant scheme to restore public faith in X-Mart: offer a contest in which the town that spends the most money at X-Mart during Christmas gets its money refunded by X-Mart! As his town slowly bankrupts itself, Jason is further challenged by the intrusion of a politically correct watchdog group and his unexpected discovery of Big Sam's true devious plans for the future. Jason, however, is able to summon true heroism and save the day. . .kind of. | |||||
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Bugs | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gallery Players, NY | 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #98810 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of the Black Box New Play Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Fifty-Fifty | ||
| 1st Produced: | A. H. Spotlighters Theatre | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Moated Grange | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63157 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy. - - Gay, theme/character one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Winner of the Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play at the 2003 Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | Thwaite Academy Headmaster Scott Wheeler appears to have everything until two intrusions rock his world. First, one of the teachers at his school has created a firestorm by asserting that the school's founder was a "ninety-eight percent lesbian." Second, an old friend with whom he had a gay relationship shows up in need of "complete disclosure" to fully recover from the trauma of Scott's unceremonious speedy departure from their affair. Scott treads a careful path through these two minefields until the truth blows up in his face, yet it's a truth that ultimately enables Scott to acknowledge and tell the truth about himself. | |||||
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Following Sarah | ||
| 1st Produced: | Fells Point Corner Theater, Baltimore | 03 Aug 2012 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140353 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | The cross country running team is thrown into disarray when they receive an e-mail from former team mate Sarah. Sarah has been dead for a year | |||||
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Freedom of Information | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69691 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Marylyn a telemarketer telephones the lonely Jeremy to try and get him to renew a magazine subscription | |||||
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Helena Troy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Spotlighters, Baltimore | 15 Aug 2008 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140354 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Hope's Arbor | ||
| 1st Produced: | AH Spotlighters Theatre | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Spotlighters Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54351 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Drama Comedy. - - Gay, theme/character one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Winner of the Carol Weinberg Award for Best Play at the 2006 Baltimore Playwrights Festival. | |||||
Synopsis: | Hope is a senior at Thwaite Academy. Under pressure from her mother to finish a college essay, Hope instead spends all her time online pursuing relationships with the intriguing Chris and the mysterious Saiko. Hope is subjected to a horrifying act of cruelty from schoolmate Caitelynne, and she uses a trip to a college interview as a chance to meet Chris in person and run away with him to her parents' summer home. As Hope is pursued by her parents and her fears, she realizes that she is running towards Saiko and acceptance of her confusing and initially unwelcome feelings. Hope's Arbor is a coming of age story for the age of technology. | |||||
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Lightning Farmer | ||
| 1st Produced: | Riverside Theater, Iowa | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63148 | |||
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Genre: | Monologue play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A farmer's daughter copes with her father's death. | |||||
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Martha's Choice | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63149 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Three monkeys escape from a laboratory and hope to take over the world. | |||||
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Mencken's Baltimore Ablaze! | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63150 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Messages Deleted | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Independent, NY | 2007 | ||||
Company: | NativeAliens Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #68594 | |||
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Genre: | short play One Act. - - Gay, theme/character one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | NativeAliens Theatre Collective presents Short Stories 8, a short play festival offering an evening of original short plays from the gay/lesbian perspective. This year the festival is scheduled to coincide with Gay Pride Week in New York City | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Miss Alice Plays | ||
| 1st Produced: | Fells Point Corner Theater, Baltimore | 29 Jun 2006 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140355 | |||
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Near and Far | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63151 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Hope looks for friends - at school and online. | |||||
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Potter County | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63152 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A high school principal is ordered to carry out the school board's demands. | |||||
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Rice Futures | ||
| 1st Produced: | Source, 1835 14th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20009 >>> | 14 June 2010 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #115503 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
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Notes: | part of The Source festival | |||||
Synopsis: | Miss LaCoeur wants red beans and rice, but trans-fat-laden French Fries are what she needs. | |||||
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Sapiens | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63153 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Can creationism and evolutionism ever be reconciled | |||||
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Take Two | ||
| 1st Produced: | Directors Choice Theater, Baltimore | 16 Aug 2001 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #140356 | |||
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Through a Glass Wetly | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63154 | |||
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Genre: | Ten minute Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Buck the seahorse is pregnant again. In the seahorse world it is the males who reproduce and he wants his partner Mavis to be more involved. | |||||
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Zoo Story 2.0 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Access Theatre, 380 Broadway, 4th floor, New York, NY 10013 >>> | 23 Jun 2010 | ||||
Company: | NativeAliens Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #115668 | |||
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Genre: | short story. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of Short Stories 11 | |||||
Synopsis: | NativeAliens Theatre Collectivepresents the 11th annual production of Short Stories, a short New Play festival celebrating the GLBT experience. Plays from all over the world were submitted to NativeAliens for consideration, and this year they have selected 10 diverse plays to comprise the evening's lineup. Ranging from hilarious commentary on gay social life to poignant takes on personal relationships, Short Stories 11 is sure to have something for everyone | |||||
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