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JIM KNABLE |
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Nationality: n/a Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Abrams Artists Agency |
Jim Knable. Jim Knable's plays have been produced at MCC Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Soho Rep, Actor's Express, New Jersey Rep, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis, Half Moon Theatre, Brooklyn College, Yale University and NYU. He has been commissioned to write plays for young audiences by The Playwrights Project in California and The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca. His play Spain is published by Broadway Play Publishing and included in Smith and Kraus' Best New Plays 2008 Anthology.His band, The Randy Bandits, has released two studio albums and plays regularly in New York and surrounding states. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Rosey.
Plays by Jim Knable
Best Mistake, The | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #87775 | |||
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Genre: | Youth play | |||||
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Synopsis: | Becky gets her boyfriend and Hamlet to help her when she discovers that her father cannot read | |||||
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Emerson High | ||
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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 | #87776 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | The High School orchestra. The trumpet player has fallen in love with English teacher and the band leader with the flute player. | |||||
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Green Man | ||
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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 | #87777 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Ronald and Abigail and Genice are all missing someone | |||||
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Hyper-Focus | ||
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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 | #87778 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens play with music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A boy has trouble focussing at school | |||||
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Jesus Scheme | ||
| 1st Produced: | California Young Playwrights Contest | - - - | ||||
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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 | #87779 | |||
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Lost in Words | ||
| 1st Produced: | Playwrights Project (San Diego, CA, United States) | 2005 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87780 | |||
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Genre: | 35-40 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 3 females (5-13 actors possible: 2-6 males, 3-7 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Fifteen-year-old Sylvia, newly arrived in the United States from Mexico with her mother, dreams of becoming a doctor. But dreams rarely come easy, especially when you've just been plunged into a new culture and your parents believe fiercely that family always comes first. With the help of a generous ESL teacher, her lovable aunt, and a Cambodian classmate with a dream of his own, Sylvia learns that hard work can take you almost anywhere. This moving journey explores themes of balancing independence with family and features original songs. | |||||
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Rapier of Europa | ||
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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 | #87781 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Teenager Evan is learning to fence. His mother has disappeared but no one will tell him why and his father is having an affair | |||||
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Saltimbanques | ||
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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 | #87782 | |||
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Genre: | Cubist comedy-drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Twins James and Louis were told by their mother that they are Picasso's illegitimate children. She has now died and they are being stalked by one of their mother's students. | |||||
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Spain | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lucille Lortel Theatre | 2007 | ||||
Company: | MCC Theater | |||||
| 1st Published: | Broadway Play Publishers, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73559 | |||
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Genre: | romantic comedy Comedy | |||||
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Synopsis: | Reeling from an acrimonious divorce, Barbara finds solace in her overactive imagination. After conjuring her dream lover-a sexy Conquistador decked out in a full suit of armor!-the two embark on a fantastical journey which prompts her to give in to her darkest desires. Jim Knable's modern-day fairy tale mixes romance and whimsy in its exploration of one woman's quest for self-acceptance, contentment and the willingness to love again | |||||
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Travesty of Othamlet, The | ||
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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 | #87784 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | King Othamlet discovers that his wife Lady McDeath and servant Ego had plotted to murder his predecessor | |||||
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True and Solid Ground | ||
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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 | #87785 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Psuedo-symbolist comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A North Korean fighter pilot defects to a small country near China which is ruled over by a hunchback who keeps the former Queen of Egypt a prisoner | |||||
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Truth About Dinosaurs, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, NY, United States) | 2003 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87783 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 35-40 min Comedy/Drama/Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 2 females (4-13 actors possible: 2-6 males, 2-7 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Dinosaurs create smart, poignant allegories in this series of stories narrated by a mysterious figure in a trench coat. From a young boy who feels himself turning into a dinosaur as he watches his mother struggle with a terminal illness, to an actual dinosaur with feathers learning to make friends with a bully Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Truth About Dinosaurs reveals funny and complex truths about the human condition. | |||||
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