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JOSHUA JAMES |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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JOSHUA JAMES is a New York-based playwright, author of the plays The Men's Room, Running In Place, Tallboy Walkin', The Penis Papers, SPOOGE - The Sex & Love Monologues, 2 Very Dangerous People Sharing 1 Small Space Together and The Elf - The Bunny & The Big Xmas Blow-up in addition to over forty produced short plays and sketches. His plays have been produced across the United States, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, all over New York City and in London when The Men's Room was presented at the Croydon Warehouse Theatre.
Plays by Joshua James
2 Very Dangerous People Sharing 1 Small Space | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1996 | ||||
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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 | #137636 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two suicidal people who don't want to die alone and can't stand having people around | |||||
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All The Rage | ||
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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 | #126550 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Ambivalent | ||
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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 | #126551 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Whilst waiting to board a plane one of the passengers says he has had a premonition that it will explode | |||||
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Best Shot, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
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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 | #126552 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Darrin meets Tracy and they go back to her place. In the early hours Darrin is looking for his trousers thrown off in the heat of the moment. Tracy's sister Dottie who also lives there thinks he is a burglar | |||||
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Danger, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Plays - Six Short Plays by Joshua James" published by Original Works | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126553 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A wife fed up with her boring husband tells him she is leaving | |||||
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Diplomacy | ||
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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 | #126554 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Elf, The Bunny, and The Big Xmas Blow-Up, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Riant Theatre, New York | 1999 | ||||
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 | #75301 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | The Elf and his boyfriend the Reindeer Understudy want to blow up Christmas. Only the Easter Bunny and a nine year old girl stand in their way | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fast Learner | ||
| 1st Produced: | Winter Harbour Theatre, Portland, Maine | '18 Jun 2007 | ||||
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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 | #126555 | |||
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Fear Project, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barrow Group, NY | 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 | #46666 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | program of seven short plays by Trish Alexandro, Joshua James, K. Lorrel Manning, Scott Organ, Eric Paeper, and Stefanie Zadravec | |||||
Synopsis: | linked by original footage and compiled media images. The plays all deal with the question of finding balance between being informed and staying functional. The press release says, "Fear surrounds us in the media, in politics, in advertising. Everywhere you look something or someone is exploiting our fears. These shorts explore the subject from all angles, with humor and candor." | |||||
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Fight, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Plays - Six Short Plays by Joshua James" published by Original Works | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126556 | |||
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Genre: | Fifteen minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A small man tries to pick a fight with a big man | |||||
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Gay Thing, A | ||
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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 | #126557 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A straight man talks about his "gender preference confusion" with a gay friend | |||||
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Itch, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Plays - Six Short Plays by Joshua James" published by Original Works | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126558 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two quadriplegics fight | |||||
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Men's Room, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York City | 1995 | ||||
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 | #17901 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Voices from video and TV | |||||
Notes: | Also produced in London and Los Angeles | |||||
Synopsis: | Through Hangovers and heartaches, The Mens' Room explores how six very different guys stay friends thru thick and and thin and everything else in between | |||||
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New Texas or Now The War Is Finally Over, Party On! | ||
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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 | #126559 | |||
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Notes: | Written by Joshua James and Joshua Peskay | |||||
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Pap, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Plays - Six Short Plays by Joshua James" published by Original Works | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126560 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A young woman requiring an intimate examination gets a doctor on his first day on the job | |||||
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Pleasure Principle, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rehearsed reading at Ensemble Studio Theater, New York | 07 Jan 2008 | ||||
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 | #126561 | |||
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Quitting | ||
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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 | #126562 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Race, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Plays - Six Short Plays by Joshua James" published by Original Works | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126563 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A couple having had a little too much to drink want to make love but are too tired | |||||
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Running In Place | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York City | 1995 | ||||
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 | #17902 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | An exploration of the relationship between a waitress and a much younger man | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spooge - The Sex & Love Monologues | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York City | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Original Works Online Publishing | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #17903 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 10 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | 22 individual monologues and 6 different scenes requiring 3 or more actors | |||||
Synopsis: | A comic meditation on the sexual instinct | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tallboy Walkin' | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stamford, CT | 2004 | ||||
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 | #17904 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | workshopped in NYC in 2001, with readings at Manhattan Theatre Source and The Barrow Group | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of five men of different ethnic background who find themselves stranded at a bus stop late at night in a dangerous urban city | |||||
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Viewing, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Plays - Six Short Plays by Joshua James" published by Original Works | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #126564 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | An art critic, a priest and a painter have words at a funeral come art performance | |||||
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