JASON HALF (1973 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Jason Half is a graduate of Ohio University's playwriting program and the recipient of the 2010 Scott McPherson Playwriting Award and the Anthony Trisolini arts fellowship. His film The Ballad of Faith Divine won the Best Feature award at Ohio's 2009 Colony Film Festival. Jason was playwright-in-residence for new play festivals at University of Pittsburgh and Marietta College. He has also received productions under the name Jason Hall.
Plays by Jason Half
Among the Oats | ||
| 1st Produced: | Minnesota Fringe Festival | Aug 2008 | ||||
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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 | #127524 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Among the Oats is a cycle of six one-act plays. The plays "Dream," "Fashion," and "Death" were included in the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival. | |||||
Synopsis: | Three men struggle to live within the confines of an oatmeal canister. In a series of six short plays, Art, Bruce and Cal tackle the subjects of politics, finance, sex, recreation, fashion and (eventually) death, always trying to co-exist without driving each other crazy. | |||||
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Matthew Marks, Luke and Gus | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Red Eye Theatre Project | |||||
| 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 | #92046 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A Christian rock group has a crisis of faith when its lead singer considers starting his own solo career. | |||||
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True Story | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Red Eye Theatre Project | |||||
| 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 | #92047 | |||
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Genre: | One-act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | As Walter nurses bruises from a fight, Jane wages a verbal war to draw the story out of him. When a waitress (and witness) appears, Jane hopes to use the woman to get nearer to the truth. | |||||
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Tulip Brothers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 21 Mar 2011 | |||||
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 | #6911 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Readings: Victory Gardens Readers Theater series, March 2011; Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre New Classics series, December 2010. | |||||
Synopsis: | The tulip bulb market is on the rise in 17th century Holland, and Nils DeGroot sees the opportunity to make his fortune. He needs help, but brother Pieter knows that life offers up no assurances beyond the sin of mankind. With one man betting on the future and another cynical of the past, Nils wagers more than he can afford while Pieter must pay a price he did not expect. | |||||
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