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MARK BORKOWSKI |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Robert A Freedman Dramatic Agency |
Mark Borkowski's plays have won critical acclaim throughout the United States. Publications include: A GRAVEDIGGER'S TALE (Smith & Krauss) Best of 2007 and DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE (Smith & Krauss) "Best Plays of 2006; 2 actors." He is the winner of the Playwrights Fellowship Award from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Also a screenwriter, his award winning movie, THE PERFECT WITNESS (First Look Studios) was recently released on DVD worldwide. Mark lives in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
Plays by Mark Borkowski
Book, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | reading at The Players, NY | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Sparanza Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #100746 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Arthur is dead. He was a writer who committed suicide in his bathtub. No one misses him more then Myra, his lover, and Peter, his best friend. These two strangers go home together after the wake. It's there that Peter discovers that his best friend has a new book pending that will reveal all of their darkest secrets. They are faced with a dilemma. . .what to do about THE BOOK. | |||||
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Cost of A Soul | ||
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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 | #128132 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Daughters Of Eve, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | Sparanza Theatre Co | |||||
| 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 | #92690 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Daughters of Eve centers around three sisters who find their dead mother's diary buried in a wall. The diary unveils childhood secrets and exposes the horrific events that ruined their family. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Don't Listen to What it Sounds Like | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tribeca Lab, NYC | 1995 | ||||
Company: | Tribeca Lab | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Smith & Krauss "Best of 2006; 2 actors"., | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #88993 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A mentally disturbed man seeks out an old friend that he once bonded with in the madhouse. What he discovers is not what he expects. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Godling, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tribeca Lab, NYC | 1995 | ||||
Company: | Tribeca Lab | |||||
| 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 | #91260 | |||
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Genre: | Black Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Edvot, an ice-cold professional torturer, is hired to quell a rebellious carnival clown, but what he uncovers makes his own evil pale by comparison. After executing his grisly task, Edvot discovers that his client -- a carnival showman with a taste for carnal excess -- is hiding a freakish horror beyond even a torturer's twisted imagination. Edvot's journey through the carnival underworld ultimately forces him to confront his own monstrous nature and to decide what it really means to be human. | |||||
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Gravedigger's Tale, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | 2005 | ||||
Company: | The Gene Frankel Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | in 2009: The Best 10-Minute Plays for Two or More Actors, Smith & Kraus (December 1, 2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1575257594 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91261 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
| A haunting black comedy about a heroin addicted grave-digger in crisis. | |||||
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Head Hunter, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Common Basis Theatre, NYC | 2000 | ||||
Company: | Common Basis 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 | #91262 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | www.oobr.com/top/volSix/twenty/0130hunter.html | |||||
Synopsis: | Casmir, a screenwriter, sells the exclusive rights of his screenplay to a sleazy Hollywood producer. He confesses what he has done to his cousin Salvatore, a henchman for the mob. The screenplay (a bio-pic) contains truths about Sal's father that is more then incriminating. Enraged, Salvatore wants to get the screenplay's rights back to Casmir even if it means marking the producer for death. The two cousins are forced to deal with issues that tore their family apart and drove them to be who they are; artist vs. ruthless killer. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Kids Are Awake, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Red Room, 85 East 4th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10003 >>> | 07 Apr 2010 | ||||
Company: | EndTimes 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 | #113346 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | EndTimes Productions presents their 4th Annual one-act festival: Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2010, a collection of twenty one-act plays, dealing with dystopian, futuristic, and apocalyptic themes. Artistic director Russell Dobular has chosen pieces that reflect a diversity of writing styles, ranging from sci-fi to traditional horror, the comic, and the dramatic, while representing a unifying vision of our culture and society, both past and present, as it faces the real possibility of imminent collapse. | |||||
Synopsis: | The daughter of a serial killer meets with the son of one of his victims. Her compassion and his vengeance clash against the backdrop of his mother's grizzly murder. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lonely Vigil For a Stranger | ||
| 1st Produced: | Burbage Theatre, Los Angeles | 1993 | ||||
Company: | Burbage 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 | #91263 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Mutilation of St Barbara, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | 2008 | ||||
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 | #88994 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | part of 4 Aduts Only | |||||
Synopsis: | A medieval painting of a martyred Saint causes a troubled couple to confront their own hypocrisies and deal with their demons. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Noisemakers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Common Basis Theatre, NYC | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Common Basis 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 | #91264 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | When a mentally disturbed father seeks forgiveness for sins against his family, he asks his son to help him take the only action he believes will fully absolve him: he wants to be crucified. His request unveils the family's darkest secrets and forces them to confront their demons. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shadow Keeper, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tribeca Lab, NYC | 1995 | ||||
Company: | Tribeca Lab | |||||
| 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 | #91265 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A drama about two brothers; Vit and Tim. It's the last day of Vit's life. He decides to visit his brother, Tim, who has long been committed to a mental institution. Vit seeks absolution from his brother for abandoning him after their mother died. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Short Stuff VI: Awakenings | ||
| 1st Produced: | Barrow Group | 17 Jul 2010 | ||||
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 | #116403 | |||
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Genre: | short play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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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. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Suicide, Inc | ||
| 1st Produced: | Walnut Street Theatre | 1986 | ||||
Company: | Shadow Keeper 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 | #91266 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Twilight's Child | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | 2008 | ||||
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 | #88995 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of 4 Aduts Only | |||||
Synopsis: | Grieving parents revisit a diner where they used to take their dead son. They attempt to deal with their guilt, sorrow and a macabre ritual that horrifies everyone. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Valentino's Wing | ||
| 1st Produced: | Actors Studio Playwright/Director's Festival, NY (staged reading) | 21 Oct 2009 | ||||
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 | #104767 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Within The Skins of Saints, | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | 2008 | ||||
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 | #88996 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of 4 Aduts Only | |||||
Synopsis: | A girl on the edge of a subway platform. A man on his way to work. What does it take to get her away from the edge. . . or to keep him from jumping with her? | |||||
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