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SUSAN JOHNSTON |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Abrams Artists Agency |
Susan Johnston is a seven-time published playwright who completed her MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she received the Harry Kondoleon Playwriting Award. Her plays have been produced and/or read all over the country. She's received a MacDowell Colony residency, a Jerome Fellowship and was a Fulbright nominee. She has been the recipient of an NEA grant, a MN State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant, a WV State Arts Grant and The Pilgrim Project Grant. She won the 2009 LA Weekly Annual Theatre Award for Playwriting for her play How Cissy Grew which was published by Dramatic Publishing in July 2009. How Cissy Grew is currently in development with The New Group, NYC. In addition, Susan has worked as a film industry reporter for Interview magazine and was an interstitial writer for A&E's popular Biography series. Her first novel Party Favors co-authored with Nicole Sexton was purchased by Entendre Films with Susan attached as scribe. She is currently on deadline for the screenplay of Party Favors plus two new novels, Brother Stateless, Sister Refugee and her own memoir Mentropy. Her webisode series, The Making Of. . .is in development with Brick City TV. Susan is represented by Abrams Artists Agency in NY and Principal Entertainment in LA. She originally hails from Charleston, WV but currently resides in Santa Monica.
Plays by Susan Johnston
Anatomy of a Woman in Two Part Harmony | ||
| 1st Produced: | DDW Festival of New Works, NY | 2001 | ||||
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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 | #41679 | |||
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Genre: | monologue for two | |||||
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April's Fool | ||
| 1st Produced: | Manhattan Theater Source, NY | 2001 | ||||
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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 | #41678 | |||
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Genre: | monologue with song | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Bourgie Willie B, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | reading ,The Echo Theatre, CA | Feb 2005 | ||||
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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 | #111194 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Death of the Smiley Face | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pine View Drama League of Sarasota, FL | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Eldridge Publishing Company, 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41682 | |||
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Genre: | full-length for TYA | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Finding The Eye | ||
| 1st Produced: | reading The Lark Theatre, NY | Aug 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 | #41673 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | The embrace of Latino family touches Hannah, a gentle Southern transplant living the life of a single woman in NYC. Swept up in a world of salsa dancing, Hannah searches for a meaningful relationship with the charming and confident Matteo. But his addictions turn their love into a dance of dependency. As a deep friendship develops between Hannah and her neighbor, "Mama," Hannah must find the strength to make decisions about her past, her future and her own identity. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Four Wives Armstrong | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
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 | #41680 | |||
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Genre: | Cabaret | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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How Cissy Grew | ||
| 1st Produced: | El Portal Forum Theatre, CA | Oct 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, Mar 2009 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #111193 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Lizzie loves's Joe loves's Sharon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pine View Drama League of Sarasota, FL | May 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Eldridge Publishing Company, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41675 | |||
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Genre: | for TYA One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Love & the Berry In Her Head | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Provincetown Playhouse, NY | 2000 | ||||
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 | #41676 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Old Woman Flying | ||
| 1st Produced: | Jan 2003 | |||||
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 | #18310 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Play/Drama | |||||
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Notes: | 2nd place, Norfolk Southern Foundation New Play Contest 2002 | |||||
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One Girl Drummer | ||
| 1st Produced: | City Lights Youth Theatre, NY | Feb 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers, Nov 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41674 | |||
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Genre: | full-length for teens | |||||
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Synopsis: | When Sabrina defends the school janitor and stands up to Donna, the Head Majorette, she loses her friends, her boyfriend, and her life of easy popularity. Furious, Sabrina enlists the team of Flag Girls as her allies in a cutthroat battle for the title of Homecoming Queen. When a drummer girl named Liddy steps into her life, Sabrina thinks twice about what winning means-and faces a difficult choice between honesty and acceptance. The play deals with seemingly "adult" issues confronted by students every day. Ms. Johnston is deeply dedicated to writing socially relevant and serious work for young adults. "I've been very fortunate to have the support of artistic directors and publishers who give me the freedom to write truthfully, "says Ms. Johnston. | |||||
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Saving Pink | ||
| 1st Produced: | reading The Playwright's Center of Minneapolis, MN | 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 | #41677 | |||
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Genre: | Full Length Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Sister Blue | ||
| 1st Produced: | AEA's Black History Month Celebration, NY | 2000 | ||||
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 | #41681 | |||
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Genre: | one-person show | |||||
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