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Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles

2001

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Synopsis: The story of Randolph Sillman Bourne the essayist and pacifist. He was a dwarf hunchback due to complications during birth and a childhood illness

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT, USA >>>

2000

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Synopsis: A suicidal paralytic escapes her dreary 1950s nursing home into a fantasy world

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

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Synopsis: Loosely based on a true story, HENRY FLAMETHROWA tells the story of sixteen-year-old Henry, a confused and emotionally isolated young man who writes letters to the devil, unbeknownst to his deeply religious father, Steven. Henrys younger sister, Lilja, lies silent in a coma from a mysterious childhood accident in the family swimming pool. For a number of years, Lilja has been visited by miracles. The sick have begun flocking to this silent childs bedside, praying to be healed, and hundreds claim that their prayers have been answered because of Lilja. When a reporter from NPR, Beth, comes into the house to do a story about Lilja and her miracles, Henry opens up to her and confesses that he plans to disconnect Liljas breathing ventilator and allow her to die. Beth must then decide whether she should expose Henrys plan. Along the way Beth must confront her own assumptions about faith, spirituality and the intrinsic value of human life.

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Dramatists Play Service, NY

2007

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Synopsis: A wealthy New York couple, strained to the breaking point by caring for their severely disabled daughter, Emily, weigh their own happiness against that of their childwith shocking consequences. Emilys lyrical poetry, the bitter volleys of the couples disintegrating marriage, and the appraisals of the outside world frame the narrative of this insightful play. Commissioned by the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays, A NERVOUS SMILE is a brutal portrait of love, lust and despair set against Bellusos fiery brand of social satire.

Public Theatre, NY

2008

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Synopsis: In The Poor Itch, Ian comes back from the war in Iraq without the use of his legs but with a full-blown case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and a years supply of OxyContin. Now, he has to face the person he has become after the war. The Poor Itch was featured in The Publics 2005 New Work Now Festival and was further developed in subsequent workshops prior to playwright John Bellusos tragic death in February 2006. To continue shepherding Bellusos final play, The Public staged three different workshops with Director Lisa Peterson and the same company of actors. That intensive, artistic process by the same creative team fused together various drafts of the play to create a thrilling, highly theatrical interpretation of the play
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Urban Stages, NY

2005

Keen Company

Dramatists Play Service, NY

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Synopsis: Louise is a divorced mother of three, getting by on welfare checks and child support in a depressed, industrial New England town. Harry is a handsome, clever young man, a wheelchair user since a childhood accident. Their paths cross in an emergency room as Louise seeks out care for her daughters mysterious sickness. Yearning for connection beyond his online friends and his pile of Russian novels, Harry reaches out to help Louise navigate her daughters care. More compatriots than lovers, they find solace with each other for a brief and intense interlude before their paths diverge. A frank and melancholy portrait of life on the fringes of American society.

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Synopsis: a dark comedy about how the disabled are treated. Monty, a man with cerebral palsy who is confined to his wheelchair, must rely upon his daughter Loretta to care for him. When a young man sparks the idea of romance in Lorettas life, she wants to move out of Montys home and conflicts escalate. The Rules of Charity suggests that the power love holds over us is contrary and contradictorya combination of love and hate, cruelty, and goodness.
nytheatre.com

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Synopsis: Tam has cerebral palsy and works as a waitress in a diner. She is having an affair with the handsome owner. Her previous lover JJ a woman turns up wanting to renew their liaison.

Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, USA >>>

2002

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Humana Festival 2002: The Complete Plays, ed Tanya Palmer & Amy Wegener, Smith & Kraus

2002

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Technology Project

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Synopsis: Yolanda and Barney are on a blind date, and this already awkward situation is made all the more so by a very real obstacle to their communication. Barney, who has cerebral palsy, communicates through a VOCA-a device that allows him to speak through a simulated voice. But he is not the only one struggling with language. In this delicate, short play, writer John Belluso takes us on a journey through the difficulty we all have-male or female, disabled or temporarily able-bodied-to make our needs and desires known