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LAURIE BROOKS |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Plays by Laurie Brooks |
Brave No World - Community Identity Stand-up Comedy | ||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, IL, USA, 2007 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80264 | |||
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Synopsis: | Popular high-school senior John has a secret - he loves books. But he's afraid to tell anyone for fear it'll ruin his "angry-cool" reputation. When his mother remarries, John is suddenly step-sibling with Lexie, an honor student who couldn't be more his opposite. Their many differences - from their upbringing and skin color to musical interests and friends - lead each to make flawed assumptions about the other. But when John and Lexie least expect it, they discover the old adage "never judge a book by its cover" still rings true. Mixing powerful storytelling and contemporary music with stand-up comedy "rants" about culture and society inspired by such literary classics as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Invisible Man and Brave New World, this imaginative new work asserts that if you look beneath the surface, you'll see that the world is what you make it. And the time to start creating it is Now | |||||
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Deadly Weapon, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Colaiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire, Cork, as part of a tour to schools | 1998 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, IL, USA, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4831 | |||
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Genre: | Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | When three teenagers decide to take the law into their own hands, they find themselves in a complex situation - and are forced to confront the consequences of their reckless behaviour. | |||||
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Franklin's Apprentice | ||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #59833 | |||
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Genre: | Children's Play Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | I dare you, lightning, strike! I am not afraid. Conflict, comedy and dazzling special effects highlight this tale of an American hero's struggle to tame heaven's own power-electricity. Long before the Declaration of Independence, Ben Franklin was a scientist obsessed with the mastery of electrical fire in the face of opposition from church and family. When he rescues a wounded boy from a cruel apprenticeship, the boy in turn teaches Franklin the secrets of the giant, and together they confront ignorance with courage and the power of a questioning mind. William, Franklin's conservative son, sides with the local clergy who declare that redirecting lightning is interfering with God's plan. But Franklin, his young apprentice and his daughter, Sally, set out to prove that lightning can be harnessed to protect the people of Philadelphia. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. Blending historical fiction with contemporary resonance, this thrilling play for families culminates on a stormy night with the crack of thunder, a blinding light and an experiment that changed the world! | |||||
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas, A | ||
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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 | #70647 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | Based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder | |||||
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Lost Ones, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | St Patrick's Girls NS Gardiner's Hill, Cork | 2005 | ||||
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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 | #45412 | |||
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Genre: | Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Set in a world of war the feral children play only at what they know - war. Knowing nothing of normal relationships, they construct a meaningful world of their own, until something happens which forces them to look outside. | |||||
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Riddle Keeper, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. Marks Boys School, Cork, as part of a tour to schools. | 1996 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, IL, USA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4832 | |||
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Genre: | play for 7-11 year olds | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Adapted from the short story Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks | |||||
Synopsis: | Jackie is sick and nobody will talk to her about what is wrong with her. Her best friend, Monty, makes her laugh and tells her good things about herself. The unexpected entry of Pick, The Keeper of a magical imaginary world, helps her to remember the weapons which she holds. | |||||
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Selkie | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1998 | ||||
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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 | #49125 | |||
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Tangled Web, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Colaiste an Spioraid Naofa, Bishopstown, Cork, as part of a tour to schools | 2000 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, IL, USA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4833 | |||
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Genre: | Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | The Tangled Web is an investigation of teenage sexual behaviour and its consequences. Sarah is in love with Sean, but it is unrequited. With the help of a mysterious source of inspiration she comes up with a devious plan to draw other people into the tangled web. | |||||
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Wrestling Season | ||
| 1st Produced: | Coterie Theatre Kansas City Missouri | 2000 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | American Theatre Magazine, NY - November (also Dramatic Publishing, IL, USA), 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #4834 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | as a work in progress at John F Kennedy Center Washington D C 1998 | |||||
Synopsis: | The eight members of the school wrestling team and how gossip ruins their lives. Luke has a crush on Matt. They spend all their time together training and studying and do not have girlfriends. So the rumours start that they are an affair. Matt to prove he is straight dates Melanie knowing that she would accept because she is the team tramp and has slept with lots of boys. This turns out to be gossip too. Matt and Luke shun each other until Luke is severely beaten in an homophobic attack. When Matt sees that friendship is with the person and not their sexuality. | |||||
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