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MELISSA FENDELL |
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Melissa Fendell is a playwright and director living in NYC. Her full-length play When Santo Domingo Isn't Enough recently won Best Play at the 5th Annual Downtown Urban Theater Festival at the Cherry Lane Theatre in June 2006. Other plays produced include the New York productions of Lucina or Natalus Procrastinatio (Manhattan TheatreSource, The Looking Glass Theater Company), Dick n' Spooner (The Looking Glass Theater Company) and a collection of seven of short plays at the University of North Carolina , Charlotte (Directing Studio Project). An Artistic Associate with The Milk Can Theatre Company (www.milkcantheatre.org), Melissa recently participated in the La MaMa Umbria International Director's Symposium. She has also studied in Sevilla , Spain as a Directing Apprentice to Ricardo Iniesta, Artistic Director of Compania Atalaya. During the 2003-2004 Season, she served as the Literary Associate at Trinity Repertory Company under the direction of Craig Watson, Literary Manager and Oskar Eustis, then -Artistic Director. She holds a B.A. in Theater in 2003 from the University of Massachusetts , Amherst . Ms. Fendell is a recipient of the James Baldwin Playwriting Award.
Plays by Melissa Fendell
Dick 'n Spooner | ||
| 1st Produced: | Looking Glass Theater | 2006 | ||||
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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 | #55547 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Looking Glass Spring 2006 Writer/Directors Forum | |||||
Synopsis: | Dick and Spooner are the most popular couple ever - they dress well, they never fight and they throw the best cocktail parties ever! But Spooner's world gets thrown upside down when her best friend Marjorie challenges her title of "the hostess with the mostest." Spooner will stop at nothing to reclaim her title and her reputation! | |||||
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Lucina or Natalus Procrastinatio | ||
| 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 | #55548 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Casting is flexible; the play calls for one female and an ensemble of three additional actors. | |||||
Synopsis: | Lucina is a young woman who has reached her ninth month of pregnancy but cannot give birth. She must go on an existential journey through past, present and future before she truly becomes a mother. | |||||
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Potato Play: A Brief & Inaccurate History of the Potato, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Michael Weller Theatre, NY | 2007 | ||||
Company: | The Milk Can Theatre Company | |||||
| 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 | #66324 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | part of of The Potluck Plays, seven new ten-minute plays. The following description is from the show's press release: "Each play is based on a recipe. Seven playwrights randomly drew a recipe from a hat, with each recipe representing a course for a potluck dinner: appetizer, salad, main course, vegetables, dessert, and drink. The result is a seven course theatrical feast. | |||||
Synopsis: | inspired by a french fried potato recipe | |||||
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When Santo Domingo Isn't Enough | ||
| 1st Produced: | Downtown Urban Theater Festival - Studio @ The Cherry Lane Theatre | 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 | #55546 | |||
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 Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | It was supposed to be a simple "paper marriage" but is an act of kindness inherently good? The plan is to get a green card for Johannie, a young woman from the Dominican Republic, so that she can provide for her poverty-ridden family. But this "noble" act forces first generation Dominican-American Chris, along with his American girlfriend, Gabby, to confront the complicated and often painful debate over immigration in the United States. Fraught with the challenges of family loyalties, cultural dynamics, personal ethics, and the trials of love in a modern world, When Santo Domingo Isn't Enough asks, can we truly assimilate while maintaining our roots? In tandem with the changing demographics of New York City, and many major cities in the United States, this play also reflects the ever-growing presence of languages besides English. Written partially in Spanish, the play is at once accessible to English-only speakers, bilingual speakers and even those who are just starting to learn the English language. | |||||
Further Reference: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia.>>>, | |||||
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