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William Donnelly

WILLIAM DONNELLY

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Bret Adams Ltd  

William Donnelly's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

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

         Apocalypso         Deprivation Diary         Divorce Ribs         Flip         Gas House, The         Homestead Crossing         Magnetic North         Mondays And Other Days         Motel Stories         Neighbors         No Wake         Red Brick Line, The         Remuda         Sugar Glider         Testimony         their Life In the Car

Apocalypso

Synopsis:
the period between Christmas and New Year when everything that is wrong with your life comes to haunt you.

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Organisations:
Rough and Tumble Theatre

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Deprivation Diary

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Organisations:
Industrial Theatre

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Divorce Ribs

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Organisations:
Industrial Theatre Co.

1st Published:
in Boston Theatre Marathon of Ten Minute Plays Volume 2, Bakers Plays,    -

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Flip

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Organisations:
Portland Theatre Company

1st Published:
in Boston Theatre Marathon of Ten Minute Plays Volume 4, Bakers Plays,    -

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Gas House, The

Synopsis:
a once famous shock jock tries to deal with life after his radio show is cancelled

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1st Produced:
Sacred Fools Theater, Hollywood    25 Sep 2007

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Homestead Crossing

Synopsis:
Noel and Anne's marriage has drifted into inertia. One afternoon when the rain never seems to stop another young couple turn up on their door step

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Genre:
Comedy

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Magnetic North

Synopsis:
In Magnetic North, James reconnects with Mara, an old girlfriend, during a period of crisis in his marriage to Leigh. their casual meeting brings half-forgotten memories and questionable desires suddenly to the surface. after James tells a co-worker of the meeting, the casual get-together slowly begins to erode everything James and Mara believed to be true. a charged tale of intimacy, temptation and the shadowy border between flirtation and betrayal, Magnetic North is the winner of the 2006 Clauder Competition for Best New Play. It had its world premiere at Portland Stage in Portland, Maine in April 2008 and was subsequently produced at the act II Playhouse in ambler, Pennsylvania.
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Organisations:
the active Theater

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Mondays And Other Days

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1st Produced:
Boston Theater Marathon    2005

Organisations:
Rough and Tumble Theatre

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Motel Stories

Synopsis:
Three sets of occupants in cabin nine at a motel near to an airport. a travelling salesman is listening to a talk radio show when the host starts speaking directly to him. a downtrodden daughter finally turns on her mother. Two brothers are waiting for a plane that will take them to a new life. But what is in the suitcase?

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1st Produced:
Leverett Old Library Theatre, Harvard University Campus, Cambridge    2000

Organisations:
Industrial Theatre

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Neighbors

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Organisations:
Industrial Theatre Co.

1st Published:
in Boston Theatre Marathon of Ten Minute Plays Volume 3, Bakers Plays,    -

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No Wake

Synopsis:
Divorced couple Rebecca and Teddy try to make sense of their daughter's death. They find that they still have a connection but Rebecca's new husband is not having any of it

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Genre:
Drama

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Red Brick Line, The

Synopsis:
One man's search for breakfast

Notes:
Written by Rough And Tumble theatre And William Donnelly

1st Produced:
-    2002

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Genre:
Comedy

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Remuda

Synopsis:
Two brothers live in a basement and spend their time reading comics and playing video games. A strange older woman turns up with baked goods. The brothers vie for her attention

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1st Produced:
Jewel Box Space, NY    2006

Organisations:
Kelly R. Haydon & Katherine Heberling

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Sugar Glider

Sugar Glider
This piece wins the award for the best overall acting in Group C. Brian (Chris Mancusi) drops in at 3am on his sister, Irene (Jessica Wanamaker) to tell his tale of losing his beloved nocturnal pet and his experiences searching for the sugar glider each night. the introductory monologue was largely superfluous and the ending was somewhat precipitous and rushed, but Mancusi and Wanamaker deliver fine performances and captivate the audience for their "10 minutes". I appreciated Brian's story but was left wanting to know more about Irene.

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1st Produced:
Source Festival, Washington Dc    2009

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1st Published:
Boston theater Marathon XI - 2009 anthology - 50 Ten Minute Plays Boston theater Marathon XI - 2009 anthology - 50 Ten Minute Plays ~ By Kate Snodgrass (ed) - Smith and Kraus, 2010   978-15752577164

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Testimony

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Organisations:
Merrimack Repertory Theatre

1st Published:
in Boston Theatre Marathon of Ten Minute Plays Volume I, Bakers Plays,    -

Music:
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their Life In the Car

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Organisations:
Industrial Theatre Company

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