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JENNY SEIDELMAN |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Jenny Seidelman is a Chicago area native. Her plays have received staged readings at Chicago Dramatists, Around the Coyote, The Illegitimate Arts Festival, the Children's Theater of Western Springs, TADA! Theater Company in New York and her alma mater, Knox College, where she was a three-time winner of the Davenport Award for Playwriting. Her plays for young people, A Crime in a Rhyme and Searching for Him, are published by TADA! Theater. Her short play Wet Work was produced as part of n.u.f.a.n. ensemble's Seven Plays in Seven Days festival and her piece Jerry Springer: I'm Having God's Baby! was produced by TANTA Productions in San Francisco. She was commissioned by Northlight Theatre to write a script for their Performing Arts Camp and by Chicago director Lavina Jadhwani to adapt Antoine de Saint Exupery's The Little Prince. For WNEP Theater in Chicago she co-wrote Dirty Bible Stories with Seth Fisher and Dave Stinton and contributed to Armageddon Radio Hour New Years Eve, Christmas My Ass (redux), RAW: a Write Club Sampler, Soiree Dada: Soiree Dada Schmuck Der Hallen and Nighthawk Sandwich/The (edward) Hopper Project. Her poetry has been read at Great Beast Theater, Messenger Theatre Company, the Gwendolyn Brooks Spoken Word Poetry Contest and WNEP Theater's The Gong Show. In 2000 she won the International Wizard of Oz Club's Otto Award for Short Fiction.
Plays by Jenny Seidelman
Another Sparrow Flies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Children's Theater of Western Springs, Western Springs, IL | 23 May 1995 | ||||
Company: | Children's Theater of Western Springs | |||||
| 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 | #5709 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 2 m or f | |||||
Notes: | Produced as part of the Festival of Plays | |||||
Synopsis: | In this short play inspired by the novel Girl by Blake Nelson, a young woman struggles to find a balance between conformity and rebellion, while immersing herself in a world of sex, drugs, and rock n roll. | |||||
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Barber Shop, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Storefront Theater, Chicago, IL | 20 Jan 2010 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #82422 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Nighthawk Sandwich" | |||||
Synopsis: | In New York's Little Italy in 1931, a barber, Guiseppe, and his sister-in-law Rosa, a manicurist, quietly commemorate the birthday of Rosa's deceased son. The arrival of Rosa's husband and Guiseppe's brother Georgio brings to the surface long-buried tension over a secret that the barber and the manicurist share. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Boxing St Stephens | ||
| 1st Produced: | Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL | 13 May 2008 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108077 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Raw: The Write Club Sampler" | |||||
Synopsis: | In a pub in Belfast, Roj and his wife Fan discuss the meaning and purpose of Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day. Over the course of a few hours and after a few drinks, Fan begins to enjoy having time away from responsibilities while Roj becomes concerned about spending the day away from their children. | |||||
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Crime in a Rhyme, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Children's Theater of Western Springs, Western Springs, IL | 25 May 1995 | ||||
Company: | Children's Theater of Western Springs | |||||
| 1st Published: | TADA! Theater, New York, NY (Spring 1997) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #108078 | |||
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Genre: | Children's Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | 2 m or f, doubling possible | |||||
Notes: | Produced as part of the Festival of Plays | |||||
Synopsis: | In Nursery Rhyme Land, poor Little Bo Peep has lost her favorite lamb Lamberta. Soon after, Mary Had A Little Lamb shows up at school with an adorable lamb. Failing to hide her from Mrs. Pumpkineater, Mary is accused of stealing Bo Peep's lamb. After a heated trial, Lamberta is returned to her rightful owner and Mary and her accomplice Tom Tom, The Piper's Son are sentenced for their wrongdoing. The play involves audience participation and a lesson is leaned about the importance of standing up for the truth when the hero Jack (of Jack and Jill) must help bring Mary and Tom Tom to justice. | |||||
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Deborah | ||
| 1st Produced: | WNEP Theater, Chicago, IL | 07 Feb 2003 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108079 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Dirty Bible Stories" | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of the Deborah, Prophet and Judge of the Israelites, done in the style of a 1940's screwball comedy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dr Mysterious | ||
| 1st Produced: | Apollo Theater, Chicago, IL | 31 Dec 2005 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108080 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery, Radio Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Armageddon Radio Hour" | |||||
Synopsis: | In an homage to the old-time radio crime drama "The Shadow", Professor Hardwood Monroe becomes "Dr. Mysterious" in order to solve The Curse of the Scarab! | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gift, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Storefront Theater, Chicago, IL | 21 Nov 2008 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108081 | |||
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: | avant garde Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 m or f | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Soiree Dada Schmuck Der Hallen" | |||||
Synopsis: | One friend gives another a Christmas gift, but the present alone does not prove his love - only the absurd and awful length at which he went to get it can express his affection. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jerry Springer: I'm Having God's Baby! | ||
| 1st Produced: | WNEP Theater, Chicago, IL | 05 Dec 2003 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108082 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Christmas My Ass (Redux)" | |||||
Synopsis: | A spoof of "The Jerry Springer Show" - 3 female guests, all of whom claim to be pregnant by immaculate conception, confront the Angel who serves as messenger of the absent father God. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Paul: Behind the Apostle | ||
| 1st Produced: | WNEP Theater, Chicago, IL | 07 Feb 2003 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108083 | |||
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 | 6 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Dirty Bible Stories" | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of the Apostle Paul, as done in the style of "VH1 Behind the Music" | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Searching for Him | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | TADA! Theater, New York, NY (Fall 1999) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #108084 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two teenage girls, best friends, search to find themselves through unhealthy relationships with boys. Tatyana lacks self-confidence and so, rather than meeting boys on her own, she creates imaginary relationships with those her best friend Alice meets. Alice wants so badly to leave her school and family that she is willing to leave town with Chris, her controlling boyfriend. The two debate what is best for each other. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wartime Nurses in Love | ||
| 1st Produced: | Apollo Theater, Chicago, IL | 31 Dec 2005 | ||||
Company: | WNEP Theater | |||||
| 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 | #108085 | |||
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, Radio Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of "Armageddon Radio Hour" | |||||
Synopsis: | In an homage to 1940's radio soap-operas, this episode of Wartime Nurses in Love has Nurse Helen Truehart falling for a wounded and disillusioned soldier named George and Nurse Betty Keen gets urgent news from her fiancee Joe, who is serving in the Pacific. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wet Work | ||
| 1st Produced: | City Lit Theater, Chicago, IL | 20 Jul 2009 | ||||
Company: | n.u.f.a.n. ensemble | |||||
| 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 | #108086 | |||
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 | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Part of the "Seven Plays in Seven Days Festival" | |||||
Synopsis: | An seasoned hipster hitman attempts to usher his new partner into the world killers-for-hire and ends up wondering if he might need to dispose of his irritating sidekick instead. | |||||
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