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MICHAEL SHURTLEFF (1921 - 2007) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Paradigm |
Born in Oslo, Norway on July 3. B.A Lawrence University, WI; M.F.A Yale University School of Drama, Casting director for fifty Broadway shows and the film versions of The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar, 1778, All The Way Home etc, Author of novel, Happy New Year Gregorio and novella, The Lady Is a Tramp, Geraldine (New World Writing). Taught How to Audition classes for ten years in NYC and now teaching Audition and Scene Study workshops in Hollywood. Author of Audition (Walker, hard· cover; Bantam, paperback), Director of film, Call Me By My Rightful Name. Recipient: Metropolitan New York Short Play Contest, 1977; Best Short Plays of 1979, (Sailing).
Plays by Michael Shurtleff
Call Me By My Rightful Name | ||
| 1st Produced: | One Sheridan Square, NYC | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32083 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Drama Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | As told by Oppenheimer: "An honest, moving and courageous drama that holds your attention right up to its touching ending. It tells the tale of two Columbia students rooming together in New York: Doug is white, a young rebel, fearful of doing anything that will stamp him with the mark of conformity; Paul is a Negro, attractive, a good student. . . Then a white girl falls in love with Doug. . .There is talk of marriage but when Paul reveals that he once loved the girl for a brief period, there is a brutal battle in which Doug is badly injured. The aftermath of this explosion, the shame of both of the men, and the attempts of the girl to bring them together are explored with devastating honesty. . .Shurtleff endows his characters with a sense of humor and the gift of laughter, they are highly individualized and sensitively characterized." | |||||
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Coming to Terms | ||
| 1st Produced: | Corner Loft Theatre, NYC | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122175 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A romantic comedy about a New York couple approaching forty and finding their marriage failing, they turn to younger lovers. | |||||
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Fine Summer Night, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Corner Loft Theatre, NYC | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122172 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A romantic sophisticated comedy about four people on an island; a summer night on the deck of a fine house overlooking the ocean and the romantic entanglements between two older and two younger couples | |||||
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Getting into Death | ||
| 1st Produced: | Night Flight Theatre, Hollywood, CA | - - - | ||||
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 | #122178 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Lock the Door Behind You | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York Theatre Ensemble, NYC | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122174 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Sailing | ||
| 1st Produced: | Corner Loft Theatre, NYC | 1979 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Best Short Plays 1979" published by Chilton Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79854 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A man and a wife on a terrace watch sailboats in the bay and capsulize their lives. Their children are grown, the parade has passed them by, and still they are buffeted by the hostilities of life, vainly searching for peace. Winds rise and even the catamarans are flipping over. Common frustrations overwhelm and destroy the man before our eyes. He strides off determined to sail the bay, knowing he is going to his death. An Off Off Broadway Festival winner. | |||||
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Spirit Your Wife Away to the Woods | ||
| 1st Produced: | Night Flight Theatre, Hollywood, CA | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122179 | |||
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Tell Me You Don't Love Me Charlie Moon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Corner Loft Theatre, NYC | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122176 | |||
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Up To Snuff | ||
| 1st Produced: | Beverly Hills Playhouse, Beverly Hills, CA | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122180 | |||
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Who Are You? | ||
| 1st Produced: | Corner Loft Theatre, NYC | - - - | ||||
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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 | #122173 | |||
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Woman to Woman | ||
| 1st Produced: | Corner Loft Theatre, NYC | - - - | ||||
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 | #122177 | |||
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Genre: | 4 short acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | One-act plays about women's relationships to women, to be performed only by women. A Garden Full of Snow, Getting into Death, During the War and When the Sun Goes Down. Comedy dramas. All plays can be done by 2 females except the latter which has 3. | |||||
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