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KRISTINE MCGOVERN |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Kristine McGovern graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in philosophy and spent 20 years as a print journalist. Her first short play, "Waiting for the Ice Cream Man," was selected for the Playwrights' Showcase of the Western Region in 2004. Since then, her works have been performed at the Short Attention Span Festival, The Frankenstein Experiment, the Palm Springs National Short Play Festival, Asphalt Jungle Shorts II, and the Estrogenius Festival. Several short scripts also were selected for the Katrina Project, a Readers' Theater collaboration to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. As a recovering journalist, Kristine especially enjoys the freedom of playwriting and being able to make up quotes at will. She edits books from her Centennial, Colo., home, which she shares with her husband, horses, German shepherd, barn cats and an oddly endearing goldfish inherited from her son, who is a college sophomore majoring in history.
Plays by Kristine McGovern
Bipolar Express, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Endtimes Productions | |||||
| 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 | #93527 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Two elves may be male and/or female | |||||
Notes: | Selected for Naked Holidays NYC. Also produced by CelebrationWorks as part of "Humbug - an alternative to traditional shows" at the Vintage Theatre in Denver, Colorado. | |||||
Synopsis: | What happens when Santa's lithium goes AWOL on Christmas Eve. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cougar's Cub | ||
| 1st Produced: | North Park Vaudeville & Candy Shoppe, San Diego, CA | Oct 2010 | ||||
Company: | GB Productions | |||||
| 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 | #119831 | |||
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: | short comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Presented as part of 8th annual North Park Playwrights Festival, San Diego. | |||||
Synopsis: | Sometimes the child is mother to the woman. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Departures for Points as Yet Unknown | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lebanon Community Theatre, Lebanon, PA | 12 Aug 2010 | ||||
Company: | Lebanon Community Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #55754 | |||
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: | dark comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | A winner of Lebanon Community Theatre's 2010 Playwriting Contest. Also a winner of New Rocky Mountain Voices 2010 and performed at the historic Jones Theatre in Westcliffe, CO, in September 2010. | |||||
Synopsis: | Family members try to discern if their patriarch is, in fact, dead as he makes the transition from life to after-life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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For Want of a Shoe | ||
| 1st Produced: | Delta Hotel - Botanica, Kitchener, Ontario | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Flush Ink Productions | |||||
| 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 | #73289 | |||
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: | short play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | selected for Acme Theater's New Works Winter Festival 2009. Selected for the 2008 Acts of Brevity festival. Selected for Asphalt Jungle Shorts II. Also chosen for 2007 Estrogenius festival. Performed in March 2010 at Spring Shorts, St. Mary's Hall, San Antonio, TX. | |||||
Synopsis: | A woman's shoe plays a pivotal role in helping a dating couple discover their incompatibility. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Horse of Fine Restraint, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Atlantis Playmakers, Billerica, Massachusetts | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Atlantis Playmakers | |||||
| 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 | #73286 | |||
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: | monologue Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Selected for the Short Attention Span Festival. selected for and performed at the 2008 Kansas City Women's Playwriting Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | A clay horse serves as gentle revenge and helps a woman realize how much her grandmother loved and respected her. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Humbug | ||
| 1st Produced: | Vintage Theatre, Denver, Colorado | 2008 | ||||
Company: | CelebrationWorks | |||||
| 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 | #93528 | |||
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: | Short Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Produced as part of "Humbug - an alternative to traditional holiday shows". It was a winner of Rocky Mountain Voices 2009 and was performed at the historic Jones Theater in Westcliffe, CO, in September 2009. Also, it was a semi-finalist in the Lakeshore Players' 5th Annual 10-Minute Play Contest. | |||||
Synopsis: | An elderly gentleman attempts to return a 30-year-old suit to an upscale department store the day after Christmas. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Intervention | ||
| 1st Produced: | North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, San Diego, CA | 12 Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | GB Productions | |||||
| 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 | #113759 | |||
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: | Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Intervention was selected for 10-Minute Madness III and performed at North Park Vaudeville in February/March 2010. It also was selected for the 14th annual Hot from the Oven-Original Recipes festival and was presented by the Fine Arts Association in Willoughby, OH, in April/May 2010. | |||||
Synopsis: | In "Intervention," Annie tries to wean her husband, Jason, from his electronic obsession. Put down the Blackberry! | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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On a Distant Shore | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mary Miller Theater in Lafayette, Colo | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Lafayette Community Players | |||||
| 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 | #73287 | |||
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: | short play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Produced as part of The Frankenstein Experiment, a national touring exhibit of Frankenstein memorabilia. Playwrights were asked to read and be inspired by the novel "Frankenstein." | |||||
Synopsis: | Part of The Frankenstein Experiment, "On a Distant Shore" follows Frankenstein after he is last seen in Mary Shelley's novel, riding an ice floe into the winds and waves and darkness. The dialogue is faithful to Shelley's "purple prose." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Seasons of Boris | ||
| 1st Produced: | Factory Theatre, Boston, MA | Oct 2010 | ||||
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 | #119832 | |||
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: | short comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 m/f | |||||
Notes: | Presented as part of SLAMBoston 2010. | |||||
Synopsis: | A middle-age American woman and a young, mentally disabled Russian man overcome their differences to forge an unusual friendship and to show that, where good will exists, communication is possible no matter the disparities in culture, language, intelligence, or gender. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shaman's Curse, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Box Theatre, Palm Springs, California | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Playwrights' Circle | |||||
| 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 | #73288 | |||
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: | short play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | A winner of the 2007 Palm Springs National Short Play Festival. | |||||
Synopsis: | Cursed by a shaman, a once-normal architect is invaded by visions of animals that haunt him unless he relays the creatures' messages to their owners. Two characters react in very different ways to the messages they receive. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Stronger Bond, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Producers Club, Sonnet Theatre | 10 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Love Creek Productions | |||||
| 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 | #73291 | |||
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: | short play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | "The Stronger Bond" is about two sisters, Lucy and Lainie, whose mother is in a coma and suffering the end stages of alcoholism. When their mother is about to be taken off the ventilator, Lucy refuses to go to the hospital with Lainie, who then tries to convince her younger sister that they need to say good-bye to their dying mother. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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True Colors" a.k.a. "Fine? Art | ||
| 1st Produced: | As "Fine? Art" at Powerhouse Theatre, Independence, MO | 14 Jul 2011 | ||||
Company: | City Theatre of Independence | |||||
| 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 | #73290 | |||
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: | short play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | finalist in the Lakeshore Players' National 10-Minute Play Contest. aka Color Schemes. Selected for City Theatre of Independence 2011 Playwriting Festival. | |||||
Synopsis: | True Colors is about Robert, who desperately hopes his first solo art show will be the springboard to free him from the drudgery of teaching. He has cultivated the friendship of art critic Eric in hopes of getting a favorable review of this important show. But as the show opens, Eric informs Robert that he has resigned as art critic. The heir apparent turns out to be Catherine, a former student of Robert who has an ax to grind. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Waiting for the Ice Cream Man | ||
| 1st Produced: | Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Arvada Center and Red Rocks Community College | |||||
| 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 | #73713 | |||
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: | short play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Selected for Playwrights' Showcase of the Western Region, staged reading | |||||
Synopsis: | A mysterious purveyor of ice cream helps to illustrate the bittersweet mystery of marriage | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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