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JAMES VENHAUS |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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James Venhaus is a playwright, actor, director and educator. His work has been performed off-off Broadway at 13th Street Repertory Company, and in theatres across the country including, Ground Zero Theater Company, Audacity Productions, and Junior Players (Dallas), SUNY Brockport (New York), Killing My Lobster (San Francisco) and Loyola University (New Orleans). He holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Southwestern University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Austin College. He lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and daughters.
Plays by James Venhaus
Amy's Last Shift | ||
| 1st Produced: | Plaza Theatre, Garland, Texas | 27 Mar 2004 | ||||
Company: | Rover Dramawerks | |||||
| 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 | #70176 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Originally performed as part of "One Day Only The 4th" with other short plays | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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First Christmas, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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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 | #11949 | |||
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 | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Happy Couple, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #70178 | |||
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: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Romeo and Juliet at Verona High | ||
| 1st Produced: | Junior Players (workshop) (Dallas, TX, United States) | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60368 | |||
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: | 20-40 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 8 males, 4 females, 5 either (10-25 actors possible: 2-10 males, 3-15 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Romeo and Juliet at Verona Highupdates Shakespeare's tragedy to a modern-day high school. Romeo is the captain of the football team and Juliet is the president of the Chess Club. Can the rival teams resolve their brutal differences? Who will triumph at the grudge chess match? At the end of the play, the audience votes on which ending they would like to see: the comic or the tragic version. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Santa's Little Helper | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #70175 | |||
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 | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Temple of Dionysus, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ground Zero Theater Company (staged reading) (Dallas, TX, United States) | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #51470 | |||
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: | 25-35 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 4 males, 1 female (5-30 actors possible: 3-29 males, 1-27 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Temple of Dionysus is a comedy about religion, faith, ancient rituals, and partying your butt off. To return to earth, Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility, must convince one man to follow him. Steve has lost it all: his job, his wife, his house, and his faith in the world. Together, they plan a full-blown publicity blitz promoting Dionysus' religion of drinking, sex, and pleasure. Using a top-notch marketing firm and a slew of celebrity and corporate sponsorships, The Temple of Dionysus becomes a pop culture phenomenon. But can Steve live with the world he has created? | |||||
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Three Kings | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #70177 | |||
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 | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Top Hand of Lone Tree Ranch | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #70179 | |||
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: | Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Weird Sisters | ||
| 1st Produced: | DFW Playrights' Alliance and the Dallas Hub Theatre - staged reading (Dallas, TX, United States) | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #61338 | |||
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: | 60-80 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | 7 males, 5 females (12-15 actors possible: 7-8 males, 5-7 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In this wicked retelling of Macbeth,three social outcasts conspire to stoke the ambitions of the star football player, Mac, and his uber-popular girlfriend Lydia to see how far they will go to ensure Mac's place as captain of the football team. Meanwhile, the students are assigned to read Macbeth, and they soon become aware that their lives bear an eerie resemblance to the classic play. Will the three outcasts be able to stop the events they have set in motion, or will their plan take on a tragic life of its own? | |||||
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