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Cecilia Copeland

CECILIA COPELAND

  (1975 - )
Nationality:    Latin, Jewish, Catholic, Welsh, USA
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Cecilia Copeland is a Midwestern Latin Catholic-Jew who is mostly agnostic except for her childhood steeped in ritual and her love of the beauty in life. Her play, Light of Night has an upcoming Production at IaTI Theater Directed by Padraic Lillis. the play was developed at New Dramatists and Arts/West. 'the Wicked Son' a Passover Play, was in Friday Night Footlights at the Dramatists Guild Directed by John Gould Rubin. She was a Semi-Finalist for Seven Devils Playwright's Conference and the David Calicchio emerging Playwright's Prize. Cecilia is the winner of the Lennis J. Holm Scholarship Playwriting award, Best New Play at Stage Left Productions, and a GrANT from Metro Screen AustraliA. Her work has been produced by the University of Iowa, Marietta College, and she has an upcoming staged reading at Shorter University. She's had Showcase Productions at 13th Street Rep, Dark Luna, and the anarchist Theatre Festival of Montreal. Her plays are published by PM Press and the International Center for Women Playwrights. She is a Graduate of the StElla adler Studio where she teaches Script analysis. She holds a Theater Ba with Honors, emphasis in Playwriting from the University of IowA. Cecilia is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and the Founder and artistic Director for New York Madness.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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

         Biolife         Courting         Holding Forward         Light Of Night         Moontanner Girls         One Woman         Playing         Riptide         Tiene Duende (It Has Soul)         Unicorn         Velvet Eggs         W O W Hostage         Wicked Son, The; A Passover Play         Words Of A Revolutionary

Biolife

Synopsis:
In a future where a terrible tragedy has robbed the confidence and hope from America, the country strives to regain itself as told through the story of one man. Ignacio is the best donor to the program of Biolife, a newly government sponsored program which promotes a happy life through the use of artificial emotions. Prom Queens and Prisoners donate their happiness ,which gets watered down and sold to the public at large. Ignacio must decide if living in the real world is better than a false one, and whether he can find a way to be a man with or without his father's approval.

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Biolife was A semi-finalist for the David Calicchio emerging Playwright's prize At the Marin theatre.

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Genre:
Science Fiction

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Courting

Synopsis:
Madelyn Vogelle is post-divorce, pre-Med school, and lonely. a slew of suitors crowd her every step. as she attempts to decipher the princes from the toads, she is helped or hampered by the alter ego and arch nemesis the Cheerleader. a Mysterious Man from her past keeps appearing, but can never stay for very long. Madelyn must pick which ring to take, but she can't do it until she makes peace with her Cheerlearder.

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Courting was the Winner of the Best New Play Competition held by SLP. Courting was developed in the Writer's Workshop At the University of Iowa.

1st Produced:
Slp, Cedar Rapids Iowa    Jul 2009

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Stage Left Productions

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Genre:
Black Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Holding Forward

Synopsis:
Liz comes home to America with her girlfriend, and tries to balance a failing relationship with her promising future. Her best friend Scott provides a safe harbor while escaping the turmoil of his own troubled love life. Liz and Scott help each other find a way through the pitfalls of party life, sexual identity, and financial troubles. Relationships end and begin, and for any to last they must defy the rules.

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Holding Forward was read At the Wilma theater in Philadelphia Directed by Jay Wahl.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Light Of Night

Synopsis:
Light of Night is Stephanie's poetic descent into the dark underworld of marriage. Her charismatic husband and seductive best friend fight over who she should be. This Persephone inspired journey reflects our darkest natures. In the end, Stephanie must decide which windows and doors to leave open for light.

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Light of Night has been developed At New Dramatists, Arts/West, And most recently given A staged reading Directed by Padriac Lillis with Florencia Lozano, Ana Cruz Kayne, And Charles Goforth At IaTI theater where they Are hoping to produce the play sometime in 2013

1st Produced:
Iati Theater, 64 East 4th Street, Ny    10 Oct 2013

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http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/light-of-night   -

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Genre:
Poetic Realism

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Moontanner Girls

Synopsis:
Moontanner Girls is a short play about adolescent sexuality between young girls at camp.

Notes:
Moontanner Girls will come out in An Anthology on Diversity marketed to Acting schools And for young Artists.

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International Center for Women Playwrights 2011   -

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Comedy

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One Woman

Synopsis:
One Woman is about finding which kind of woman is the right kind. Can you judge a woman on the kind of shoes and lipstick she wears? Maybe. . .

Notes:
One Woman was the Honors thesis for Cecilia's Ba with Honors At the University of Iowa. One Woman can be found on file with the University of Iowa in their records.

1st Produced:
Theatre Building Sudio A    23 Mar 2008

Organisations:
University of Iowa and SWaN Day, 2008

1st Published:
University of Iowa Libraries Upon Graduation in June 2008   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Playing

Synopsis:
Donny and Dana are both trying to win the game of life, but instead end up playing a bad match for love.

Notes:
Playing was produced At the University of Iowa, was read At the KCaCTF with first honorable mention, And will be Produced by Marietta College Spring 2011.

1st Produced:
Thayer Theater    Oct 2007

Organisations:
University of Iowa in their UDF Festival

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Riptide

Synopsis:
the family cat is our guide on the journey of this sinking ship, which drags us into the underworld of primal relationships between women and men. Modern people stuck in the confines of an antiquated system of relating to one another slam up against who they are supposed to be, and what they can't stop themselves from becoming. Our source of light is the family cat who does her best to help. But what kind of help can a cat offer to humans?

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riptide was A Finalist for Seven Devil's Playwright's Conference.

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Genre:
Drama and fantasy

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1

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Tiene Duende (It Has Soul)

Synopsis:
Maria dreams of being a Flamenco dancer in Spain, but as a mixed Latin American who started dancing late, the chances are slim. Unless she can overcome her fears and stop hiding behind her technique she will never dance anywhere, but how can she succeed when the only thing which brings her out of her shell breaks her heart. . .

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Tiene Duende (It Has Soul) was first developed At Ohio University. It has been read At the StElla Adler Studio Directed by Tlaloc Rivas.

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Genre:
Flamenco Musical

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  Flamenco Musicians and Dancers

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Unicorn

Synopsis:
This short play touches on what it might mean to have a perfect father.

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Unicorn will come out in An Anthology on Diversity marketed to Acting schools And for young Artists.

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International Center for Women Playwrights 2011   -

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Genre:
Drama

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Velvet Eggs

Synopsis:
This Poetic Realism Piece Is a Multigenerational Romance

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1st Produced:
Lati Theater, At The Gershwin Hotel: 7 East 27th Street, New York, Ny 10016    02 Apr 2012

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Genre:
one act

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W O W Hostage

Synopsis:
What do you do when faced with fear? Do you panic?. . .freeze?. . .shake in your boots? Or do you turn chicken and run like hell?! Fear Festival features seven new short plays by seven up-and-coming playwrights. From scary to hilariously nerve-wracking. See what New York's newest talent does when prompted by "FeaR!" the festival is a literary intern project of Merit theater and Film Group & 13th Street Repertory Co. all plays were developed with Festival Director Toby Scales and Literary Director Sandra Nordgren. the plays are: the Campus Killer by allison M. Holcolm directed by Russell Moore; Our Love is a Dream Song by Carlos e. Rojas directed by Jennifer Sandella; auntie Nettie by Julian Leong directed by Grant Harrison; Son of the Butcher by Grant Harrison directed by Julian Leong; W.O.W. Hostage by Cecilia Copeland directed by Cecilia Copeland; Little Boys by Margaret Lagerstedt directed by Carlos e. Rojas; Downtown theatre by Toby Scales directed by Daniel Huntley Solon.
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part of the Fear Festival

1st Produced:
13th Street Repertory
50 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011    28 Oct 2010

Organisations:
13th Street Rep

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Genre:
short play

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Wicked Son, The; A Passover Play

Synopsis:
the Wicked Son' is a play about love, spiritually, the Middle east, and Gefilte fish. Heavy guilt meets tiara humor when the youngest brother in the family, Saul returns home from serving in the Israeli army with news of his pregnant Palestinian girlfriend. Our Drag Queen Hostess tries to hold the Seder together as each member of the family must make peace with the ghosts of the past wrapped in the politics of today in order to have Passover as a modern, culturally mixed, American family.

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the Wicked Son' A Passover Play has been presented by the Dramatists Guild As A reading in their Friday Night Footlights Series. the play was Directed By John Gould Rubin who is continuing to work with the playwright towards A New York opening.

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Genre:
MeloDrama (Both Comedy and Drama)

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Words Of A Revolutionary

Synopsis:
Taken from the translated writings of Kaneko Fumiko, Words of a Revolutionary is the chronicle of Kaneko last moments in prison. Her sentence for an assassination attempt on the emperor had been commuted from Death to Life in prison. Kaneko's response was suicide.

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1st Produced:
The Sala Rossa, 4848 Boul St-Laurent, Montreal    19 May 2010

Organisations:
the anarchist Theatre Festival of Montreal

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Genre:
Historical Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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