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ERIC LANE |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: The Gersh Agency, NY |
Eric Lane's award-winning plays have been published and performed in the U.S., Canada, Europe and China. Plays include RIDE (Dramatists Play Service), TIMES OF WAR (Dramatic Publishing), HEART OF THE CITY and DANCING ON CHECKERS' GRAVE (Playscripts). Eric also is published in Applause Books' "Best American Short Plays" and by the Foreign Language Press (in English and Chinese). With Nina Shengold, he has edited thirteen contemporary play anthologies for Viking Penguin and Vintage Books. Honors include a Writer's Guild Award, the La MaMa Playwright Award, and the Berrilla Kerr Award. FILMING O'KEEFFE, a commission for the Adirondack Theatre Festival, will premiere in 2013. www.ericlanewrites.com
Plays by Eric Lane
Cater-Waiter | ||
| 1st Produced: | HERE, New York City, USA | 1997 | ||||
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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 | #45386 | |||
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Genre: | Gay Comedy (Full-length) Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Honors: Berrilla Kerr Playwright Award | |||||
Synopsis: | A comedy about two gay waiters seeking love and friendship, as they work a survival job | |||||
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Cater-Waiter (10 min) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Westbeth Theatre, New York City, USA | 1995 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Actor's Book of Gay & Lesbian Plays Penguin Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45456 | |||
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Genre: | Gay (10 min) Ten Min. - - Gay, one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Basis of the award-winning short film which starred David Drake, John Kelly & Lisa Kron. | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of two gay cater-waiters working at a Republican fund-raiser | |||||
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Dancing on Checkers' Grave | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. Mark's Church, New York City, USA | 1988 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Telling Tales: New One-Act Plays" Penguin Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45457 | |||
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Genre: | 35-45 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Jennifer Aniston starred in play's premiere | |||||
Synopsis: | Lisa and Dina meet at the grave site of Richard Nixon's dog, Checkers, to work on a high school English composition. Though the two girls couldn't be more different, they find common ground in vocabulary words, nail polish, and donuts. But when Lisa convinces Dina to join her on an imaginary car ride through town, both girls reveal their fears and emotions in a way they never thought possible. | |||||
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Early Morning | ||
| 1st Produced: | Adirondack Theatre Festival, Glens Falls, NY, USA | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Best American Short Plays 2008-2009. (Applause Books / Hal Leonard Corp.) (2010 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #139925 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, One-Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When Doris is accused of a shocking crime, a tense cat-and-mouse drama ensues. Detective Diamantini feels compassion for her, yet is driven to discover the truth of what actually happened. | |||||
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Glass Stirring | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nikolais-Louis ChoreoSpace, New York City, USA | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | inTalk to Me: Monologue Plays, Vintage Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45458 | |||
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Genre: | (monologues) One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Set in small-town America, a family loses its son to WWII. Told in 4 monologues. | |||||
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Heart of the City | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre at 30th St., NYC, USA | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #99157 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | Larger Cast Possible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A valentine to the joys and challenges of contemporary life-from a woman on the ultimate date-from-hell; to a mismatched romance on the subway; to a couple hoping to conceive a child; plus a lesson on the proper way to make a Matzo ball. This new play artfully combines humor, joy, sorrow, love and romance as it takes you on a dazzling ride of the heart. | |||||
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Ride | ||
| 1st Produced: | W.H.A.T. | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service Inc, NY, 2011 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-8222-2498-3 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87929 | |||
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Genre: | full length comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Eric Lane's poignant and hilarious play, RIDE, takes three teenage girls on a life-changing road trip. While Carrie and Molly would never hang out together at high school, the two form a fragile bond during their job at a local farm stand. Molly convinces Carrie to join her on an unexpected road trip, which deepens their connection. Sam, Carrie's eleven-year-old sister, joins them and creates the bridge the older girls need to move forward. All three girls are keeping secrets, which unfold over the course of their adventure. Throughout the play, Carrie recalls the life of Anne Frank, the subject of a high-school composition. Carrie wonders if everybody isn't living in hiding in their own secret annex. The girls' true selves begin to emerge; their "ride" is both a physical and emotional one. The play offers a terrific opportunity for three young actresses. | |||||
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Ride (ten min) | ||
| 1st Produced: | ArtsPass / Vital Theatre Company. New York City, USA | 2005 | ||||
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 | #45459 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | For two young girls working at a farm stand, things aren't always as they seem. | |||||
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Times of War | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing, 2012 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45460 | |||
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: | Drama, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | Larger cast possible | |||||
Notes: | Honors: O'Neill Center Finalist, Berrilla Kerr Playwright Award, Pilgrim Project Grant, Puffin Foundation Grant, Jonathan Larson Foundation Residency | |||||
Synopsis: | "Times of War" tells the story of one woman's struggles, set against the backdrop of four wars - from World War II to the present. This award-winning play is comprised of four one-acts, which can be performed individually or as a full evening. | |||||
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