doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Tanya Barfield

TANYA BARFIELD

  
Nationality:    African American
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    Creative Artists Agency NY  represented by George Lane

Tanya Barfields plays include Of equal Measure (Center Theatre Group), Blue Door (Playwrights Horizons, South Coast Repertory; Seattle Repertory, Berkeley Repertory and additional Theaters), Dent, the Quick, the Houdini act and 121 Degrees West. She wrote the book for the Theatreworks USA childrens musical, Civil War: the First Black Regiment. Blue Door is published by Dramatists Play Service. Tanya was a recipient of a 2003 Helen Merrill award for emerging Playwrights, 2005 Honorable Mention for the Kesselring Prize for Drama, and a 2006 Lark Play Development/NYSCa grant. She has twice been a Finalist for the Princess Grace award. She has been commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, Center Theatre Group, South Coast Repertory, Primary Stages and Geva Theatre Center. She is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and serves on the Dramatist Guild Council

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

below is a list of Tanya Barfield's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         121 Degrees West         Antigone Project, The         Blue Door         Bright Half Life         Call, The         Defacing Patriotic Property         Dent         Feast         Hand To Mouth's Cakewalk         Medallion         Quick, The         Snapshot         Wanting North         Without Skin Or Breathlessness         Wolves, The

121 Degrees West

Synopsis:
an eccentric family at odds in rural Oregon. a woman arrives home to rural Oregon with her African-American daughter.

Notes:
Developed: Seattle Repertorys Women Playwrights Festival.

1st Produced:
-    2004

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Antigone Project, The

Synopsis:
By Tanya Barfield, Karen Hartman, Chiori Miyagawa, Lynn Nottage and Caridad Svich

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Women's Project Theater, Ny    2004

Organisations:
Women's Project

1st Published:
No Passport Press, Ca (2009)   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Blue Door

Synopsis:
When a prominent African American mathematician in crisis begins to lose his grip on reality, the ghosts of his ancestors shatter the silence of an insomnia-filled night. Blue Door is a tour-de-force for two actors, a vivid, exuberantly theatrical play about the black American male experience.
Press release

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizons Peter J Sharp, Ny    2006

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service Inc, NY, 2007   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Bright Half Life

Synopsis:
the play is a moving love story that spans decades in an instance from marriage, children, skydiving and the infinite moments that make a life together. - See more at: http://wptheater.org/show/bright-half-life/#sthash.IIuamoRP.dpuf

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
New York City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street, NYC    17 Mar 2015

Organisations:
Women's Project

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   978-0-8222-3351-0

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Call, The

Synopsis:
When Annie and Peter decide to adopt, they come to set their sights on a child from Africa. But when the reality of this choice sinks in, it opens a well of uncertainty that speaks to their very identity as White Americans. Politically-charged and tack-sharp, the Call is a startling portrait of cultural divide, casting global issues into the heart of an American home.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizons Peter J Sharp
416 West 42nd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036    22 Mar 2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service Inc, NY, 2014   978-0-8222-2995-7

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Defacing Patriotic Property

Synopsis:
a man approaches a plastic surgeon with an unusual request. This piece is part of Snapshot, 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.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
3-7 min Comic Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  1 male

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Dent

Synopsis:
When two young men commit a brutal hate crime, the women in their families embark on journeys of self-questioning, guilt, and blame.

Notes:
Reading: Hartford Stages New Voices Series.

1st Produced:
-    2000

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  5 WM            Female:  2 WF 1BF            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Feast

Synopsis:
On their way to a family dinner, three sisters are divided at a crossroads. From Nigeria in the 1700s through Brazil, Cuba and the USA to London in 2013, the sisters survive by their spirits - spirits of courage, mischief and incredible resilience

Notes:
written by Yunior Garcia Aguilera (Cuba), Rotimi Babatunde (Nigeria), Marcos Barbosa (Brazil), Tanya Barfield (US) and Gbolahan Obisesan (UK).

1st Produced:

Organisations:
A Young Vic and Royal Court co-production

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
play with music

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Hand To Mouth's Cakewalk

Synopsis:
Desconstruction of "Othello"

Notes:
Written by Tanya Barfield; Andrea Kleine And Aaron Landesman

1st Produced:
-    1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Medallion

Synopsis:
a black laundry worker requests a medallion of honor for her slain brother during World War I.

Notes:
Produced As part of the Womens Projects Antigone Project.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
one act

Parts:
Male:  1 WM            Female:  1BF            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Quick, The

Synopsis:
as the U.S. prepares to go to war with Afghanistan, a small town family's attempt to help their teenage daughter only deepens her psychological problems.

Notes:
Developed: New York Stage & Film

1st Produced:
-    2002

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Snapshot

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:

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
80-100 min Drama/Comedy

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  11            Other:  11 males, 11 females (4-25 actors possible: 2-15 males, 2-15 females)

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Wanting North

Synopsis:
after receiving news of the abolitionist movement, two young slaves argue over who is most free. the play mixes 1840 plantation dialect with imaginative poetic dialogue.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Echo Theater (Los Angeles, Ca, United States)    2003

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
9-11 min Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  2 females

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Without Skin Or Breathlessness

Synopsis:
a mother looks back over the life of her daughter

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in O Solo Homo edited by Holly Hughes and David Roman; published by Grove Press, 1998   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
Monologue play. - - Lesbian, full length

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Wolves, The

Synopsis:
a group of teenagers out hiking on a mountain discover a mysterious Arab-American woman next to the train tracks. Unable to understand her, their dilEmma over whether to get involved -- and how they might get involved -- is darkly comic and unsettling.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Guthrie Theatre Lab (Minneapolis, Mn, United States)    2004

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
-

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

Booksellers:

Genre:
20-30 min Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  2 males, 3 females

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page