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VICKI BARTHOLOMEW |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Vicki Bartholomew is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and writes family-oriented plays for actors of all ages. She has been a finalist in numerous playwriting contests. She won the Columbia Entertainment Company Jackie White Memorial National Children's Play Writing Contest twice, for her musical FIVE FROGS AND A PRINCE and for her blended-family play AUNT ALICE'S SUMMER. Her plays with senior actors have also won national playwriting contests. THE BIRTHDAY won the Pentacle Playwriting Contest. DINNER PLANS won the Lebanon Community Theatre Playwriting Award. SOMEONE TO LOVE won both the New Works Theatre Playwriting Contest and the Jewel Box Theatre Playwriting Contest. Vicki's plays have been produced coast to coast. She has also spoken at many high schools across the country, including Stroud High School in Oklahoma where her play HOMETOWN SUMMER takes place. Her plays have been published by Playscripts, Drama Source, and Baker's Plays.
Plays by Vicki Bartholomew
Aunt Alice's Summer | ||
| 1st Produced: | Jackie White Memorial National Playwriting Contest at Columbia Entertainment Company | 1994 | ||||
Company: | Columbia Entertainment Company in Columbia, MO | |||||
| 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 | #90050 | |||
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Genre: | Full-length drama Youth play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 22 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | One set: a basement bedroom. Jackie White Award Winner, and Semi-Finalist at the Waldo M. & Grace C. Bonderman IUPUI National Youth Theatre Playwriting Contest. | |||||
Synopsis: | Stacy and Mike have married and combined their six children. When Aunt Alice comes for a visit complications arise. The play portrays real children and real emotions interspersed with humorous moments. | |||||
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Birthday, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pentacle Theatre 7th Annual Northwest Playwrights Festival | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Pentacle Theatre in Salem, OR | |||||
| 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 | #90051 | |||
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: | seniors' drama Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Seven minutes of dialogue and two minutes of suspense. | |||||
Synopsis: | An elderly widow waits for her son, who is supposed to be taking her out for her birthday. Will he remember? | |||||
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Christmas Show Memories | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stuart Center in Sherwood, OR | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Bill Whitney Senior Players | |||||
| 1st Published: | Drama Source, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70149 | |||
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Genre: | holiday One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | One set: teacher's apartment. This one-act may be lengthened with children performing Christmas carols | |||||
Synopsis: | A young teacher reluctantly directs the school Christmas show and learns something about her relationship with her mother. | |||||
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Cool Mike | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wharton Art Magnet Middle School (Nashville, TN, United States) | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2267 | |||
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Genre: | 50-60 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | 4 males, 8 females, 2 either (13-18 actors possible: 5-7 males, 8-13 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Eighth-grader Will Monroe is new in town, and he's having a hard time. While the girls at school are pursuing his older brother, and all the neighborhood's single mothers have designs on his bachelor father, Will has no friends at all. He turns to an online chat room and confides in a peer with the screen name "Cool Mike." But Cool Mike is actually a depraved adult, from whom Will is only narrowly rescued. More than just a cautionary tale, Cool Mike evokes the profound though often hidden bonds between siblings, neighbors, and schoolmates. | |||||
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Dinner Plans | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lebanon Community Theatre in Lebanon, PA | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Lebanon Community Theatre Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | Baker Plays, 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70150 | |||
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: | 15-minute comedy, senior theatre One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Read at the 2003 Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Alaska. | |||||
Synopsis: | Five widows get together to share recipes and discover they are cooking for the same man. | |||||
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Five Frogs and a Prince | ||
| 1st Produced: | Robin Hood Festival in Sherwood, OR | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Robin Hood Players | |||||
| 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 | #90052 | |||
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: | Family musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | 6+ dancers, orchestra, youth or adult cast | |||||
Notes: | Music and Lyrics by Linnea Brooks, Story and Lyrics by Vicki Bartholomew. Time: 75-90 minutes. Winner of the Jackie White Memorial National Children's Play Writing Award. | |||||
Synopsis: | A lonely king finds a family, and a queen loves her son no matter what he looks like. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Friends Forever | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oglebay Institute Playwriting Competition at Towngate Theatre | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Towngate Theatre in Wheeling, WV | |||||
| 1st Published: | Drama Source, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70151 | |||
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: | Full-length high school drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 19 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Drama for female cast; boys' parts are cameos. Cast must have at least one African American girl. Takes place in 1996. One set: dormitory room. Finalist at 2001 Oglebay Institue National Playwriting Contest. Third place at the 1997 Jackie White Award. Honorable Mention at Writer's Network Contest. | |||||
Synopsis: | This play follows a large cast of high school girls as they learn that the best way to make a friend is to be a friend. The play takes place in the dorm room of three girls at a private school. Themes are those that touch the lives of ordinary high school girls: friendship, shopping, boyfriends, sports, theft, racism, and drinking. | |||||
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Hometown Summer | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oklahoma Centennial Celebration at Edison Preparatory Middle School | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Edison Preparatory Middle School in Tulsa, OK | |||||
| 1st Published: | Drama Source, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90053 | |||
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: | Slice-of-life intergenerational play, Youth play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | One set: the backyard. Features a 10-minute play for seniors, "Snap'n' Beans". When sisters gossip, the old men can't resist joining in. | |||||
Synopsis: | After living abroad, R.J. moves his family back to Oklahoma. He loves being home, but his wife and kids have trouble adjusting. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Last Gift, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Robin Hood Festival in Sherwood, OR | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Robin Hood Youth Players | |||||
| 1st Published: | Drama Source, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70152 | |||
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: | childrens One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | May be more dancers and some parts may be shared. | |||||
Notes: | First runner-up at the 2000 Southeast Theatre Association Playwriting Contest. | |||||
Synopsis: | A charming fairy tale with a princess and a magic ring. On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Mary Rose receives many gifts, but the best gift of all is a magic ring which lets her hear what Prince Charming really thinks. | |||||
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Red Cat of Chiang Mai, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cross cultural learning. The play has been produced at many high schools as a reading. | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Drama Source, 2008 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #100156 | |||
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Genre: | Folk-style One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of a trilogy of Thai plays, which was semi-finalist at Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Marilyn Hall Award. Dedicated to Ajaan Lumpoon Montan at Charlermkwan Satree School. | |||||
Synopsis: | A greedy businessman from Bangkok buys an ordinary village cat. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Someone To Love | ||
| 1st Produced: | Jewel Box Theatre Playwriting Contest in Oklahoma City | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Jewel Box 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 | #90054 | |||
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: | Romantic comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Two simultaneous sets: Fred's apartment and a sidewalk cafe. Winner Jewel Box Theatre Contest, New Works Theatre Contest, and 2008 Spirit of Moondance for Stage Plays at Moondance Film Festival. Finalist at the Paul Green Award and the American Renegade Theatre Competition. | |||||
Synopsis: | Eighty-year-old Harry oversees the local sidewalk cafe and gives advice on romance to all. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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