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VAL SMITH |
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Val Smith is the author of numerous plays that have been published and produced nationally. Her first full-length drama, The Gamblers, won the Playhouse on the Square's Mid-South Playwright's Competition, and was produced at American Stage Theatre in New Jersey. Her second full-length, Ain't We Got Fun, was commissioned and produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville in the 1993 Classics in Context Festival--The Roaring Twenties. She is the recipient of awards from the Kentucky Women's Foundation and the Kentucky Arts Council. Her most recent full-length play,Marguerite Bonet, was published in Best Plays by Women of 1998. Her ten-minute play Meow premiered in the 1998 Humana Festival. She has also had plays produced at Alley Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and the Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy in New York.
Plays by Val Smith
Back Story | ||
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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 | #32691 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatic Anthology | |||||
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Notes: | by Joan Ackermann Courtney Baron Neena Beber Constance Congdon Jon Klein Shirley Lauro Craig Lucas Eduardo Machado Donald Margulies Jane Martin Susan Miller John Olive Tanya Palmer David Rambo Edwin Sanchez Adele Edling Shank Mayo Simon Val Smith. Based | |||||
Synopsis: | When Ethan is born in the worst blizzard of the century, two-year-old sister Ainsley nearly sacrifices a toe trying to clear a path for the baby's arrival. That initial gesture of devotion blossoms into a tale of sibling loyalty, rivalry and love that spans two decades. Inspired by Joan Ackermann's narrative "Back Story," each of the eighteen playwrights in this collective creation puts a distinctive spin on Ainsley's and Ethan?s amusing and poignant struggles with life, with each other, and with the phantom dad who abandoned them for the wilds of Alaska | |||||
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Breaking the Chain | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Ten Minute Plays From Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Vol 3, Samuel French NY | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #96547 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | written by Michael Bigelow Dixon and Val Smith | |||||
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Deadly Nightshade | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh Festival | 1979 | ||||
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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 | #32692 | |||
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Genre: | Tennessee Williams gothic' | |||||
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King Of The Booths | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh Festival | 1978 | ||||
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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 | #32693 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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League of Semi-Superheroes, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Ten Minute Plays From Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Vol 4, Samuel French NY | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #96548 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | written by Michael Bigelow Dixon and Val Smith | |||||
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Little Pezidents | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32694 | |||
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Genre: | 5-10 min Comic drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 male, 1 female | |||||
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Synopsis: | Dave and Karen are stranded in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but some Pez dispensers to take their minds off their totaled car and relationship. This piece is part ofSnapshot, an anthology of short plays. To perform this piece independently, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform this piece as part of the full-length collection, go to Snapshot. | |||||
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Marguerite Bonet | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
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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 | #50681 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/drama, full length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Marguerite Bonet is a young medium in 1920s England. While subject to scientific scrutiny, Marguerite tests the faith of George Crawford, a distinguished physicist still reeling from the loss of his son in the First World War. This poignant and often humorous play looks at what Einstein called the fundamental emotion of the mysterious, and how we confront the most profound mysteries of life and death | |||||
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Meow | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1998 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Humana Festival 1998: The Complete Plays, ed Michael Bigelow Dixon & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32695 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | It's happy hour and , for two professional women, time to dish a little after work dirt. Amidst friendly wisecracks, fried wontons and foibles of a scatterbrained waitress, these long-time friends discover some disquieting truth in cattiness--and the cattiness of truth | |||||
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Silent Screaming | ||
| 1st Produced: | Edinburgh Festival | 1980 | ||||
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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 | #32696 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Snapshot | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32697 | |||
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Genre: | 80-100 min Drama/Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | 11 males, 11 females (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 males, 2-15 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | A photograph captures and documents a single moment in time and space -- a snapshot of history, of a reality bounded by the photo's frame. But what lies outside, beyond, behind the photograph? And what stories, memories, or associations does an image of place inspire? In this multi-writer project from Actors Theatre of Louisville, a diverse assortment of talented playwrights encounter and transform Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969, a compelling image of the monument by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Their thought-provoking scenes and monologues range from delightful comedy to utterly serious tragedy, each approaching the photo's themes through a new lens. To perform the entire collection, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual piece independently, click on its title below: | |||||
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Standing In The Gap | ||
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| 1st Published: | New Theatre Publications (1998) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1840942200 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32698 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Blind George, a reluctant resident in a retirement home, finds a new life when 'Jack the Lad' Danny is forced to carry out his probationary community work in the home. Finding a common passion for motorbikes, their relationship develops in George's 'Lock-Up' garage. Danny discovers some startling facts about George, not only in his past, but George's present 'blindness' turns out to be a sham. Incensed by George's deception, Danny attempts to smash their joint dream bike. Respect for George is restored when he fends off Danny's 'Leader of the Gang' friend who is intent on trouble. | |||||
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When I Was | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cafe Studio | 1983 | ||||
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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 | #32700 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
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