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ELIZABETH WONG (1958 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: The Gersh Agency |
Elizabeth Wong graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, with an MFA in dramatic writing. Her plays include:China Doll, Letters to a Student Revolutionary, Kimchee & Chitlins, The Love Life of a Eunuch, and Dating & Mating in Modern Times. Ms. Wong has received commissions and productions from Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis, Omaha Magic Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Honolulu Theatre For Youth, and Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts commissioned her to write an opera libretto from her adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince, with Emmy Award-winning composer Michael Silversher. Ms. Wong, a former newspaper reporter on both coasts, was a Disney Writing Fellow, and a staff writer on ABC's groundbreaking sitcom with Margaret Cho,All-American Girl. She is a member of PEN, the Dramatists Guild, ASSITEJ, and the Writers Guild of America, West. She lives in Los Angeles, with two cats inherited from the great actress Claire Trever.
Plays by Elizabeth Wong
Amazing Adventures of the Marvelous Monkey King | ||
| 1st Produced: | Denver Center Theatre for the Performing Arts (Denver, CO, United States) | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50093 | |||
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Genre: | 45 min Children's theater | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 either (4-12 actors possible: 0-12 males, 0-12 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | The mischievous Chinese superhero The Monkey King comes to life in this energetic and charming play where Chinese Opera and hip-hop collide. Between finding and losing a home, getting kicked out of school, and battling with a one-horned ogre, the naughty Monkey King somersaults into the future on his adventures, where he hears hip-hop music and gets jiggy with it. After much dancing, battles and heroics, the impish Monkey King triumphs over his adversaries -- and learns about leadership, responsibility, and forgiveness in the process! | |||||
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Assume The Position | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Script Magazine, NYU, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49789 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Bad-Ass Of The Rip Eternal | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Heaven and Hell (on Earth): A Divine Comedy, Dramatists Play Services, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37946 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Bill of (W)Rights | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mixed Blood Theatre (Minneapolis, MN, United States) | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #51474 | |||
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Genre: | 80-90 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 10 | ||
Parts other: | 13 males, 10 females (10-24 actors possible) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Bill of (W)Rights is a political funhouse growing from a moment in history when self-censorship abounds and the populace is increasingly governed by fear. Nine playwrights offer ten plays, each based on one of the U.S. Constitution's first ten amendments. These pieces focus less on government interference and more on the interpersonal, from a father and daughter facing a criminal trial to the silence of an unfaithful husband "pleading the fifth" to his family -- not to mention a company of actors yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. The creation of the script, encompassing a diversity of voices and opinions, was itself an act of democracy, demonstrating that theatre can be a voice of revelation and revolution. | |||||
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Boid & Oskar | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cincinatti Playhouse In The Park | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company, and available in English and Dutch, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50091 | |||
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Synopsis: | Prince Oskar is the spirit of a shiny red classic Corvette convertible-without a care in the world. But, placed as a monument high above the city, he alone sees the suffering below-a young girl conflicted by feelings of inferiority, a young boy without a home living in the streets, a writer who has lost the desire to write. With the help of a wise-cracking sparrow named Boid, the prince makes it his mission to help the townspeople. A chorus of swallows and townspeople, even a hungry band of alley cats, help the prince and Boid understand the meaning of charity and unselfishness. Inspired by Oscar Wilde's classic, "The Happy Prince," Boid & Oskar is a hip, humorous and heartwarming parable about sacrifice and the lessons of true friendship. Area staging. Approximate running time 45 minutes. | |||||
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China Doll - The Imagined Life of an American Actress | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nwaat | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company, and available in English and Dutch, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49790 | |||
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Genre: | 90 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | or M5,F3 - CD3 | |||||
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Synopsis: | This award-winning play tells the story of a Chinatown girl who dreams about making it big in Hollywood. It takes its inspiration from the remarkable life of Anny May Wong, America's first and brightest Chinese American movie star, presenting her loves, her struggles, her humiliations, and her triumphs. It spans her humble beginnings and the rigors of training in the studio system of L.B. Mayer and Samuel Goldwyn, to the heights of success in such classic films as Shanghai Express with Marlene Dietrich. A loving and unflinching homage to a woman ahead of her time | |||||
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Dating & Mating In Modern Times | ||
| 1st Produced: | Emory University | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwriting Center of Theatre Emory, Atlanta, GA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #43239 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 11 | ||
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Synopsis: | Cybersex! Speed dating! Hookups! Penis envy! DATING & MATING IN MODERN TIMES is aseries of sexy comedic monologues on the joys and pitfalls of dating in the 21st Century. There's ARLENE, the stylish 40ish CFO of a Fortune 500, at a sperm bank. There's CASSIE, a teenaged skateboarder, losing her virginity. There's SUSAN, a bodacious Las Vegas showgirl in a headdress of Ziegfeldian proportions, with an unfaithful boyfriend. This play explores first time love, mature love, plus-size love, club-hopping carnal love and penis worship -- and can be performed by three to 11 virtuoso actresses, of varying ages, sizes, and colors. Wicked, naughty, nasty, wise and provocative evening of raunchy fun. Definitely NOT for the faint-hearted. VOTED TOP TEN BEST PLAYS by Atlanta Journal-Constition. FOTE AWARD to Elizabeth Wong for BEST DIRECTON. | |||||
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Ghashiram Kotwal | ||
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Company: | Pan Asian Repertory 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 | #90763 | |||
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Goloshes of Fortune | ||
| 1st Produced: | Colorado elementary schools (tour) (, , United States) | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90898 | |||
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Genre: | 35-40 min Comedy for young audiences | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 either (4-12 actors possible: 0-9 males, 0-9 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | A tale of mysterious magical rain boots that will grant the wearer's greatest wish. Two meddlesome fairies wonder whether human beings can really know what brings happiness, so they slip the magical goloshes onto the feet of four unsuspecting children who think they know what they want. This modern-day version of the originalGoloshes of Fortune is infused with street dancing, slang, Danish dialogue (which is taught to the audience), and, of course, a pair of yellow Wellingtons. | |||||
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Happy Prince, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company, and available in English and Dutch, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50092 | |||
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Heaven and Hell (On Earth): A Divine Comedy | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2001 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Humana Festival 2001: The Complete Plays, ed Tanya Palmer & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus, 2001 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37947 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play One Act | |||||
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Notes: | written by Robert Alexander, Jenny Lyn Bader, Elizabeth Dewberry, Deborah Lynn Frockt, Rebecca Gilman, Keith Glover, Hilly Hicks, Jr., Karen Hines, Michael Kassin, Melanie Marnich, Jane Martin, William Mastrosimone, Guillermo Reyes, Sarah Schulman, Richar | |||||
Synopsis: | In this comic anthology - a collection of scenes and monologues - an array of devilishly talented playwrights put a contemporary spin on a fascinating eternal obsession. Grappling with their own diverse experiences of vice and virtue, salvation and damnation, characters from the twentysomething generation interpret their world with amusing revelations and surprising insights | |||||
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Ibong Adarna: Fabulous Filipino Folktale | ||
| 1st Produced: | Full-Length Children's Play) (Mu Performing Arts | 2006 | ||||
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 | #109643 | |||
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Synopsis: | Awildly fun romp, this children's tale follows three brothers in theirquest to save their father, the king from craziness and death. Theirmission: find the magical singing Adarna bird and bring her back before her poop turns them to stone. | |||||
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Kimchee & Chitlins | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1990 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #43238 | |||
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Genre: | Serious Comedy about Getting Along Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | (if doubled), multicultural cast required, expandable chorus | |||||
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Synopsis: | This wickedly funny play skewers the news media and modern race relations. Novice television news reporter Suzie Seeto reluctantly covers a volatile event -- a boycott by Blacks of a Korean grocery store in Brooklyn, New York. Matilda Duvet, a Haitian customer, was beaten by Key Chun Mak, the store owner. Or was she? What really happened? Suzie Seeto sorts it all out. Based on true events. | |||||
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Let The Big Dog Eat | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Humana Festival 1998: The Complete Plays, ed Michael Bigelow Dixon & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37948 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | When four famous captains of industry meet to play a friendly game of golf, their competitive banter evolves into a debate weighing the pleasure of sheer accumulation against the scramble to spend on the public good. Exploring the game of giving, this bouncy comedy offers a highly imaginative look at the image-driven rivalries of the ultra-rich | |||||
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Letters To A Student Revolutionary | ||
| 1st Produced: | Off Broadway | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #43237 | |||
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Genre: | 90 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | expandable chorus. multicultural casting | |||||
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Synopsis: | This powerful and disarmingly funny play is about friendship and political awakening. Winner of the Margo Jones Award and the TheatreWorks Emerging Playwrights' Award. Bibi Lee is a typical American college grad on vacation in China meets Karen, an idealistic Chinese girl who just wants to practice her English. From this brief chance encounter, they embark on a poignant and charming friendship through a 10-year correspondance across the miles and ideology, a friendship cut tragically short by the June 1989 Tiananmen Squaremassacre. Based on true events. | |||||
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Love Life Of A Chinese Eunuch | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2004 | ||||
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 | #109644 | |||
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Synopsis: | This new original two-act play was recently named as a 2004 Princess Grace Playwriting Award semi-finalist. THE LOVE LIFE OF A EUNUCH takes the Audience on a dark journey to a world inhabited by concubines, eunuchs and ghostly apparitions. The story begins when a pig farmer named TIGER LEAPING FROM THE EVERGREEN FOREST disguises himself as a eunuch to gain entry into the Imperial Palace. The lovelorn boy, 18, is desperate to rescue his beloved MEI MEI, 16, from life in sexual servitude as an Imperial consort. His plan fails when Tiger, unmasked by a blind NO NAME EUNUCH, 60s, becomes a pawn in a Eunuch plot to overthrow the Emperor. In a blend of styles from Shakespearean and Chinese Opera, this play plunges the Audience into the avaricious, superstitious, lusty, and bloody world of the Chinese Eunuch. | |||||
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Prometheus | ||
| 1st Produced: | Denver Center Theatre (Denver, CO, United States) | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #61293 | |||
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Genre: | 45-50 min Children's mythology | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 males (4-12 actors possible: 4-12 males, 4-12 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Can young Prometheus triumph over the Mighty Zeus? Employing Greek language and opportunities for audience participation, this poetic and modern retelling ofPrometheus Unbound follows heroic Prometheus as he attempts to stand on his own and save humanity from the wrath of Zeus. Prometheus achieves his own personal discovery as he comes to understand the meaning of charity, sacrifice, and social responsibility. | |||||
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