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RUTH MCKEE |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Ruth McKee. Recent plays include: Stray,winner of the 2008 Stanley Drama Award, readings at the Black Dahlia Theatre (Los Angeles) and Ensemble Studio Theatre (New York); The Nightshade Family, produced in the 2007 Summer Play Festival (New York) and a runner-up for the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Contest, Alliance Theatre (Atlanta); Security Check,produced in the Six Figures Theatre Company Artists of Tomorrow Festival 2006; 500 Words, produced in the 2005 Baldwin New Play Festival at the University of California, San Diego; Cargo, produced in BNPF 2004; Mail Returned, produced at UCSD and by Six Figures; The Noise Room, developed at HB Playwrights Foundation. Originally from Canada, by way of Bangladesh and Kenya, Ms. McKee has a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU, an MFA in playwriting from UCSD, and currently lives in Los Angeles.
Plays by Ruth McKee
500 Words | ||
| 1st Produced: | Baldwin New Play Festival, University of California, San Diego (San Diego, CA, United States) | 2005 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87077 | |||
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Genre: | 70-80 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 4 females (5-6 actors possible: exactly 2 males, 3-4 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Three New York City immigrant teenagers take an internship organizing submissions for an essay contest on patriotism in America. Disgusted by the phoniness of the entries, they form a bet to see if they can win the contest with honest responses to the topic. As they reveal their stories, their own senses of patriotism and the world are challenged in unexpected ways. | |||||
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Full Disclosure | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Secret Theatre | 06 Dec 2011 | ||||
Company: | Going to Tahiti Productions | |||||
| 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 | #131599 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama 75 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A one woman play that takes a humorous look at love, life, and relationships against the backdrop of the volatile world of NY real estate. Pregnant realtor, Sunny Smith really wants to sell you the house she's listing but first she has a few facts she needs to disclose...Set up in the style of an actual open house. | |||||
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Hell Money | ||
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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 | #131600 | |||
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Long Term Parking | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #23419 | |||
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Genre: | 60-80 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 1 female | |||||
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Synopsis: | John and Abbey work at a lonely airport parking lot in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, confined together to a tiny booth. After a rough start, John develops a crush on Abbey, who is recovering from a sexual assault and is less than interested in John's advances. Instead she becomes increasingly obsessed with a wealthy jetsetting customer, whose return to the parking lot she hopes will fulfill her dreams of a better life. | |||||
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Mail Returned | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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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 | #87078 | |||
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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Nightshade Family | ||
| 1st Produced: | Summer Play Festival, New York | 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 | #87079 | |||
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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Noise Room | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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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 | #87080 | |||
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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Otherwise Engaged | ||
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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 | #87081 | |||
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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Security Check | ||
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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 | #87082 | |||
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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Stray | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Dahlia Theater, Los Angeles | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc, 2010 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87083 | |||
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 | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Stray concerns James and Rachel, who seem like the perfect parents: well-educated, successful, middle-class. . .white. But when their adopted son from Uganda is threatened with expulsion from school, they are confronted with the real challenges of parenting a traumatized child in suburban America. | |||||
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