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JAY REHAK |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Jay Rehak is a playwright, author, and teacher. His darkly comedic work has been produced by theaters from coast to coast, including the West Coast Theatre Ensemble (Los Angeles), Shadowbox Cabaret (Columbus, OH), Heartlande Theatre (Ann Arbor, MI), and the National Theatre (Washington, DC) where his sketch comedy "Marinated Steaks and Socks" won First Place in a national competition in January 2002. His reflections on teaching can be found in two essay compilations, City Kids, City Teachers (New Press,1996) and Teaching for Social Justice (New Press, 1998). He is also a published songwriter and has co-written "Noah's Ark: The Musical," first produced in Chicago in 1998. Jay is the Assistant Director of the Chicago Teachers Union Quest Center. Jay lives in Chicago with his wife, children's singer Susan Salidor, and his two daughters. He is currently completing a full-length comedy entitled Damned Right: A Comedy About People Who Know Everything.
Plays by Jay Rehak
Damned Right | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #81942 | |||
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End Of A Perfect Game, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in 2010 The Best 10-Minute Plays, Smith & Kraus (September 1, 2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1575257723 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121831 | |||
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Last Call | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ohio State University School of Music | 2008 | ||||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #128089 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play | |||||
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Little Guise | ||
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| 1st Published: | One Act Play Depot >>>, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | 1-894910-06-0 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41759 | |||
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Genre: | 3 Ten-Minute Comedies Ten Min | |||||
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| All in the Demographics - (3f, 2m) Setting: The office of Jim Goodes for President. Summary: An unmarried Presidential candidate, told by his handlers that it would be in his political interest if he were married, is given the quick option of two politically correct fiances. Marinated Steaks and Socks - (2f, 1m) Setting: A marriage- counselor's office. Summary: A husband and wife who cannot seem to communicate with each other, visit a marriage counselor with mixed results. Once Upon an F'ing Island - (1m, 1f) Setting: A deserted tropical island. Summary: Two people, married, but not to each other, stranded on a deserted island, must decide what to do now that it appears they will not be rescued. | |||||
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More Little Guise | ||
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| 1st Published: | One Act Play Depot, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41760 | |||
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Synopsis: | Don't Touch Anything: (3 characters, can be of any gender) A new employee is given one task: to avoid doing anything that "smacks of initiative". Waiting for the Delivery: (7 characters, optimally at least two males, but characters can be of any gender) Seemingly oblivious to a war that rages around them, two men anxiously await a one hour, money back guaranteed pizza delivery. 'Til Death Do Us Part: (4 characters, two males, two females) A dying husband offers his young wife 3 strange pieces of "critical" information. | |||||
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Short Stuff VI: Awakenings | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barrow Group | 17 Jul 2010 | ||||
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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 | #116575 | |||
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Synopsis: | The Barrow Group Theatre Company finishes their 23rd Anniversary Season with their sixth festival featuring a collection of New York and World Premiere short plays centered around a single theme. The program includes new works by Jon Marans, Lisa Ebersole, Mark Borkowski, Cathy Tempelsman, John Yearley, Rich Stone, Craig Allan Pospisil, and Jay Rehak. | |||||
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