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GEORGE FREEK (1945 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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George Freek received his BA in History at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and his MA in English at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. His plays have been produced by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Changing Scene in Denver, the Organic Theater in Chicago, and various other college and amateur theaters. He has received grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts -- the latter for a Residency at the New American Theater in Rockford, Illinois -- and has also enjoyed residencies at Southern Methodist University and Southern Illinois University.
Plays by George Freek
After Godot | ||
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| 1st Published: | in 2009: The Best 10-Minute Plays for Two or More Actors, Smith & Kraus (December 1, 2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1575257594 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #108611 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
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Antarctica | ||
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| 1st Published: | in 2008: The Best Ten-Minute Plays 3 or More Actors, Smith & Kraus, (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1575257105 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #97314 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Becoming Strangers | ||
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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 | #111546 | |||
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Genre: | Black comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Howard and Jane are taking a break from the city they are staying at Duke and Patsy's cabin. A gun mysteriously turns up in their room. Then Jane starts thinking that they are not at a resort after all | |||||
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Cellar, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Changing Scene, Denver, CO | - - - | ||||
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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 | #42301 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Mum, Dad, Sunny and Honey. The family that commits arson, incest and prostitution - and keeps a blind man in the cellar | |||||
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Danse Macabre 2 | ||
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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 | #42300 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Figures from Giacometti | ||
| 1st Produced: | New American Theater, Rockford, IL | - - - | ||||
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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 | #42304 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Filial Pieties | ||
| 1st Produced: | Southeastern Theatre Conference | - - - | ||||
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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 | #42302 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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For Left-Handed Piano With Obbligato | ||
| 1st Produced: | Midwest Playwrights Lab, Madison, WI | - - - | ||||
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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 | #42296 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Gold Standard, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | E-Script and Hard Copy, seniortheatre.com | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #120676 | |||
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Genre: | 30 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 0 | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Reverse Hamlet | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2009 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-906997-31-1 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105797 | |||
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Genre: | Play - One Act, Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | In this Shakespearian parody the Danish Prince returns from school in Wittenberg for the funeral of his father, killed in a fair fight by Fortinbras, the Norwegian King. But Hamlet has devised a plot wherein with the help of former school friend Horatia, he hopes to attain the Danish throne. Things begin to unravel, however, as his desire for Ophelia is thwarted and, he's challenged to a duel by her fiance Laertes, also the country's leading swordsman. | |||||
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Rhumba for 8 In 12 EZ Lessons | ||
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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 | #42297 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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She Is And She Isn't | ||
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| 1st Published: | in One Acts of Note 2008, Desert Road Publishing; (February 4, 2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0578018362 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #115296 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
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Stranger in Stanley's Room, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-906997-08-3 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105798 | |||
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Genre: | Play - Full Length, Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | In this parody of Tennesee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire when Stella discovers her sister Blanche has lost the family farm, she invites Blanche to live with her and poet husband Stanley. However Blanches abrasive, paranoid personality soon grates on the gentle, mild-mannered Stanley. Then when Stanley becomes suspicious of the 'loss' of the farm and Blanches begins dating Stanley's best friend Twitch, and Stella is suddenly rushed to the hospital for a premature birth, it takes forbearance and understanding to resolve the situation with good will and good humour. | |||||
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Sweet Youth | ||
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| 1st Published: | Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1-905993-88-8 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #105799 | |||
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Genre: | Play - One Act, Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | When Alex, a frustrated high school teacher, informs his wife Donna that he is being promoted to Assistant Principal she is elated. However, elation soon turns to consternation when she learns that Burt, the recently divorced Principal wishes to date Mary, their teenage daughter. But Mary, for various reasons, has her own plans for Burt. | |||||
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Tarantella on a High Wire | ||
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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 | #42299 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Transcendental Exercises | ||
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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 | #42298 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Transformations | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lion Theatre Company, NYC | - - - | ||||
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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 | #42303 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Waiting for Julia | ||
| 1st Produced: | College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME, United States) | 2003 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12610 | |||
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Genre: | 25-35 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 2 females | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | As Peter waits downstairs for his prom date, Julia, he strives to make a good impression on her parents -- even as they proceed to get drunk, vent their existential frustrations, cajole Peter, attempt to seduce him, and ultimately attack him. It's not a pretty sight, but it ends well. | |||||
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