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JASON D MARTIN (1972 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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A former high school drama teacher, Jason is a playwright, screenwriter, film critic and outdoor adventure writer. Over the years his plays have been published in several different anthologies. Numerous productions of these plays and others have been performed throughout the United States and Europe. As a young writer he received three Meritorius Achievement Awards from the American College Theatre Festival for excellence in playwrighting; and his play "Dying Light" was selected as the Best New Play at the Northwest Drama Conference in 1995. Jason's Brechtian exploration of Native American rights and modern environmentalism entitled, "Endangered Species," was selected as a finalist in the Earth Matters on Stage conference in Humboldt, California in 2004. As a screenwriter, Jason adapted John Weld's book "Fly Away Home" into a screenplay for Laguana Films in California. In additon to writing for theatre and film, Jason is a film critic and outdoor adventure writer who has seen his work published in newspapers and magazines throughout North America. Jason holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Plays by Jason D Martin
Bumper Stickers | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2001 | ||||
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 | #69102 | |||
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Genre: | experimental Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Experimental play that may use as many or as few actors as the director wishes. | |||||
Synopsis: | This experimental rhythmic piece looks at driver attitudes and hypocrisy based on their bumper stickers. | |||||
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Digital Potato | ||
| 1st Produced: | Poor Playwright's Theatre, Las Vegas, NV | 2002 | ||||
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 | #69103 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | This is a fun audience interaction piece which explores rude and inappropriate theatre behavior. | |||||
Synopsis: | An actor takes a theatre's audience hostage because he's sick of rude audience members. | |||||
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Dying Light | ||
| 1st Produced: | Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA | 1994 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Anthology: "Best of the Regions" Edited by Jeffery Scott Elwell, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69104 | |||
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 One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | This is a nice dramatic piece designed for college-aged students. There are a lot of good scenes within the drama for acting classes to work with. | |||||
Synopsis: | Two terminal cancer patients fall in love. One of them becomes pregnant and must decide what is more important, her child or continuing her radiation treatments. | |||||
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Endangered Species | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2001 | ||||
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 | #69105 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2 Teenagers or Children | |||||
Notes: | Endangered Species is a play about a group of modern Native Americans and their quest to reconnect with the past through a whale hunt. The play can be done with a small cast playing multiple roles or with a very large cast. | |||||
Synopsis: | Modern Native Americans attempt to revitalize their traditional whale hunt in this Brechtian exploration of culture, tradition, and the environment. The play is split into two time frames. On one level, the audience watches the historical background of these people and how they lost their traditions. In the modern setting the audience sees this group of Native Americans fiercely fighting to regain that which they have lost. | |||||
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Fall From Grace | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Anthology, "Best Student One Acts: Volume Seven" Edited by Lauren Friesen, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69106 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | A wonderful minimalist play for student production. | |||||
Synopsis: | A dying climber fights demons, real and imagined, on the icy flanks of a dangerous Alaskan Mountain. This play explores issues of responsibility and commitment, using the world of mountaineering as a complex metaphor. The piece is highly theatrical in nature and an extremely engaging ride. | |||||
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Fear of Flying | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2002 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | In Consider the Possibilities, seniortheatre.com | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69107 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This is a senior adult piece. | |||||
Synopsis: | An elderly woman must trick her husband into flying to their son's wedding. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Group Therapy and the Undead | ||
| 1st Produced: | Poor Playwright's Theatre, Las Vegas | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Anthology, "The Las Vegas Underground" Edited by Nick Zagone and Jason Goldberg, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69108 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | The undead meet for a group therapy session to talk about their problems. | |||||
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Jesus Christ is a Communist | ||
| 1st Produced: | Poor Playwright's Theatre, Las Vegas | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Anthology, "The Las Vegas Underground" Edited by Nick Zagone and Jason Goldberg, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69109 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Two militia-men awaiting Armageddon can't decide whether a visitor to their camp is Jesus Christ or a Communist. It turns out he's nothing more than a wayward hippie. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Little Adventure, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Anthology: "Chunk 'a Change" Edited by Mark Kenneally and Jason Goldberg, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69110 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | An elderly man decides that he wants to commit a robbery in order to spice up his life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Magic Orgasm Ring, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Western Washington University -- Bellingham, WA | 1993 | ||||
Company: | We're Not Your Mothers | |||||
| 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 | #69111 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | A small band is required. | |||||
Synopsis: | A ludicrous crossdressed farce about a woman dressed as a man who is seriously over-sexed. | |||||
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School House Rock | ||
| 1st Produced: | Poor Playwright's Theatre - Las Vegas, NV | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | An abbreviated version was published in the anthology, "The Ultimate Monologue Book, Volume 4: 222 Comic Monologues 2 Minutes and Under", 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #69112 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | This is a one-woman play that has often been cut down for auditions and performances with time constraints. | |||||
Synopsis: | In this one-woman show, a seriously unbalanced teacher provides an unlikely lesson to her students. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Speaking Chick | ||
| 1st Produced: | Blanchet High School - Seattle, WA | 2000 | ||||
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 | #69113 | |||
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: | High School Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | This is a one-act play about geeky teenage boys doing what geeky teenage boys do: Attempting to pick up teenage girls. Of course, being geeky teenage boys their tactics are. . . Well, geeky. Teenage Ed convinces teenage Mich that girls have a secret language. When Mitch tries to use the language, comic chaos ensues. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Team Players | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2002 | ||||
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 | #69114 | |||
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 Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | A rookie basketball player discovers the meaning of the term "Team Player." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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To Murder a King | ||
| 1st Produced: | Poor Playwright's Theatre, Las Vegas | 2000 | ||||
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 | #69115 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Hamlet, Claudius, and right-wing gun store milita psychos don't mix. | |||||
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When it Rains Gasoline | ||
| 1st Produced: | English Language Festival - Timisoara, Romania | 2003 | ||||
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 | #69116 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 12 to 18 Actors of both sexes | |||||
Notes: | This show is often mistaken as a "teen play." Though the play is about teenagers the subject matter and language are adult. The play is best suited to a community college or university setting. | |||||
Synopsis: | This is a full-length play in one act about teenagers hanging out, holding up, getting down, and falling through. It is a harsh play that looks at the harsh reality of teenage life in today's schools. This is not a play for conservative programs. | |||||
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Wishful Thinking | ||
| 1st Produced: | City High School - Iowa City, Iowa | 2003 | ||||
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 | #69117 | |||
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: | Teen Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | More actors could easily be added to this play. | |||||
Synopsis: | In this one-act play, a nerdy teenage boy discovers he can control the actions of his classmates. Though this is a comic piece it explores the difficult moral world of teenage fantasy. This extremely funny piece is a joy to perform, but also a wonderful play for a teacher to use as a launching point for numerous classroom discussions. | |||||
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