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EDWARD MUSTO |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Edward Musto is the author of Genevieve, Blood Dues, Porter Peace, Boston Proper, The Game of Love and The Ninth Circle, all of which have been produced in New York. He has also penned the "evening of murder" series, the first of which, An Evening of Murder and the Like, received an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America as Best Play. The most recent in the series, Mass. Murder, premiered last month. Recipient of an Edward Albee fellowship, Edward is a member of Charles Maryan's Playwrights/Directors Workshop and The Dramatists Guild. Updated: October 4, 2007.
Plays by Edward Musto
And Everything Nice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Vital Theatre | 03 Apr 2003 | ||||
Company: | Vital Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #131634 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | An ex-convict, just having served time on a bum rap, hooks up with a liberal man of means to help her go straight. But does anyone ever rid himself of the past? Based on a story by Marilyn Henderson. | |||||
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Another Metropolis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barrow Group | 06 Feb 2004 | ||||
Company: | Space, Ink | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pacific Review Vol 21 (2003) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #112482 | |||
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Genre: | One Act mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two married couples drink made-to-order martinis and discuss the state of the thriller in the contemporary theatre. Frederick maintains the thriller has lost its appeal because audiences have become desensitized to the passions that trigger the murderous impulse essential to the genre. His friend Ira, on the other hand, disputes this claim, suggesting that Frederick himself could be easily provoked to commit mayhem, and presents a scenario to test Frederick's reaction-and his beliefs. Winner in the Henrico One-Act Play Competition, 2004. | |||||
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Best Man Wins | ||
| 1st Produced: | 78th Street Theatre Lab | 02 Oct 2008 | ||||
Company: | 4-D 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 | #131635 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A renowned chef cooks up something special for a close friend who's become too close to his wife. Based on a story by Frederick Waterman. | |||||
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Blood Dues | ||
| 1st Produced: | MST, New York, NY | 31 Mar 1984 | ||||
Company: | MST | |||||
| 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 | #73298 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Above figures include double-casting of several roles | |||||
Synopsis: | The time is post-Watergate. In an effort to come to terms with his past, a young radical writes about the events that have brought him to the brink of suicide. As he does so, he recalls his involvement with the antiwar movement-and his harrowing search for a missing friend. Based on the book by Dotson Rader. | |||||
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Boston Proper | ||
| 1st Produced: | Harold Clurman Theatre, New York, NY | 14 Mar 1997 | ||||
Company: | Love Creek | |||||
| 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 | #73300 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | July 4, 1976. To protest the "vulgar flag waving" of the nation's Bicentennial, Ted Daniels plans to participate in a protest rally that will stop the city's parade. But his efforts to leave the apartment are continually thwarted by his well-meaning but self-absorbed friends. | |||||
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Burnt Sugar Cake | ||
| 1st Produced: | Triad | 13 Aug 2011 | ||||
Company: | Luminous Group | |||||
| 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 | #131636 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two desperate housewives bake a cake, with deadly consequences. | |||||
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Camera Ready Art | ||
| 1st Produced: | Players Loft | 09 Nov 2006 | ||||
Company: | Babbin 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 | #58094 | |||
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Genre: | trilogy of short comic thrillers Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A camera is the only witness in this trilogy of short thrillers: Shutterbug, And Everything Nice and Wedding Album (Photographs Presented in Reverse-Chronological Order). | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Commencement | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | Turnip Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #95661 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Dressing for commencement exercises, two college boys brush off their past together and plan a future apart. | |||||
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Evening of Murder and the Like, AN | ||
| 1st Produced: | 06 Feb 2004 | |||||
Company: | Space Ink | |||||
| 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 | #73302 | |||
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Genre: | Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A trilogy of short comic thrillers: Kiss the Cook, Louder Than Words and Another Metropolis. Nominated for the Edgar Award as Best Play by the Mystery Writers of America. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Evilution | ||
| 1st Produced: | 02 Oct 2008 | |||||
Company: | 4-D 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 | #89346 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | OCD is the backdrop in this trilogy of short comic thrillers: Lemmings, Smash and Grab and Best Man Wins. Based on stories by Richard Matheson, Michael Knight and Frederick Waterman. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Game Of Love, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Raw Space, New York, NY | 12 Aug 1999 | ||||
Company: | BrazenHeart | |||||
| 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 | #73301 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2 voices on tape | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Roger Hart, a 33-year-old bachelor, revels in cynicism about love until he finds himself drawn to three different women. Based on the book by Charles Webb. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Genevieve | ||
| 1st Produced: | MST, New York, NY | 05 Feb 1983 | ||||
Company: | MST | |||||
| 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 | #73297 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Paris, 1968-the time of the student riots. Genevieve Duvall, a thirty-year-old teacher in a state school, is standing trial for "corrupting a minor." As she gives testimony, the action in the courtroom freezes and she relives the moments in question. Based on a true story. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Kiss the Cook | ||
| 1st Produced: | Neighborhood Playhouse, NYC | 09 May 1998 | ||||
Company: | Harold G. Baldridge | |||||
| 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 | #131637 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A cook prepares a meal-in-itself chef's salad while making a series of phone calls to his girlfriend's answering machine. With each message he comes to realize she is leaving him for another man. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lemmings | ||
| 1st Produced: | Abingdon Theater Company | 17 Nov 2003 | ||||
Company: | Shotgun 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 | #131638 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | From the deck of their beach house a husband and wife watch the world's population trek into the sea. Is it the end of the world? Based on a story by Richard Matheson. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Louder Than Words | ||
| 1st Produced: | Grove Street Playhouse | 27 Jan 1999 | ||||
Company: | Luminous Group | |||||
| 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 | #131639 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | On an evening like any other, and for no particular reason, a wife considers killing her husband. Based on a story by Shirley Jackson. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mannerz | ||
| 1st Produced: | Producers Club | 13 Aug 2003 | ||||
Company: | Strawberry One-Act Festival | |||||
| 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 | #131640 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A young man with a terminal illness decides to contribute to society by making examples of those who indulge in antisocial behavior. | |||||
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Mass Murder | ||
| 1st Produced: | Blackbird Studio Theater, NY | 13 Sep 2007 | ||||
Company: | La Muse Venale, Inc. | |||||
| 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 | #72627 | |||
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Genre: | three one acts Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Murder in Massachusetts is the theme in this trilogy of short comic thrillers: Shute Branch, Burnt Sugar Cake and Mannerz. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Ninth Circle, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 45th Street Theatre (formerly Phil Bosakowski Theatre) | 26 Mar 2002 | ||||
Company: | CreZZle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Plays and Playwrights 2003, The New York Theatre Experience, Inc >>> | ISBN/ASIN: | 09670234-4-0 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #58095 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | figures include double- and triple-casting of several roles | |||||
| Election Day, 1980. Stuck in a corporate America he no longer likes or understands, a 35-year-old middle manager fills the void with casual sex. The play follows him through a series of public and personal settings, until his last stop at an ominously-named private club offers him a cathartic but bitterly nihilistic revelation. | |||||
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Poor Hearts | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Media Repertory Theatre | 2006 | ||||
Company: | New Media | |||||
| 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 | #58555 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A young couple's chance meeting in the park and the class difference that separates them. Based on a story by O. Henry. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Porter Peace | ||
| 1st Produced: | Creative Place, New York, NY | 27 Oct 1994 | ||||
Company: | January Stevens | |||||
| 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 | #73299 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Above figures include double-casting of several roles | |||||
Synopsis: | The effect of the 1960s on three homes on the same fashionable New England street on the same day in 1973. Based on stories by Adam Stuart, Andre Dubus and Richard Rothstein & Christopher Leitch. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shute Branch | ||
| 1st Produced: | Blackbird, NYC | 13 Sep 2001 | ||||
Company: | La Muse Venale | |||||
| 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 | #131641 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A librarian with an inscrutable sense of justice helps a 12-year-old boy who's being bullied at school. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shutterbug | ||
| 1st Produced: | Working Theatre | 17 Jul 2006 | ||||
Company: | Midtown Theatre Festival | |||||
| 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 | #131642 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A highly-regarded photographer of the macabre tries to convince his listener he isn't inhuman. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Smash and Grab | ||
| 1st Produced: | Secret Theatre, NYC | 18 Jul 2008 | ||||
Company: | Rich Ferraioli | |||||
| 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 | #131643 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Criminality makes strange bedfellows when a burglar is caught in the act by a pretty college coed. Based on a story by Michael Knight. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wedding Album (Photographs Presented in Reverse-Chronological Order) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Players Loft | 09 Nov 2006 | ||||
Company: | Babbin 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 | #131644 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | Four photographs, shown in reverse-chronological order, of the wedding between a diplomat and his secretary, with the diplomat's brother in attendance, at the embassy of a foreign country are "acted out." The wedding itself is small, impromptu . . . and a step in the fulfillment of one party's murderous compulsion. | |||||
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