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ELANA GARTNER (1976 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Playwright ELANA GARTNER has written Spinning, Because of Beth, Ernie Evan (produced at Genesis Repertory Theater and Heights Players), Peanut Butter and Jelly (produced at Pulse Ensemble Theater, Dramatists Guild and Cat in the Cream), Baby M (produced at Oberlin College), The Queen's Circle, The Seven Deadly Sins (a collaboration), Arthur's Rug, Vespers, Mind Games (produced at Saint Ann's School), If I Had Known (produced at Williams College), and Platonic (produced at Saint Ann's School). Ms. Gartner founded the EMG Playwriting Workshop which has fostered a supportive community for playwrights. Ms. Gartner helped to edit a second edition of "You Can Write A Play!" by Milton E. Polsky. Ms. Gartner was one of the founding members of Girls Write Now, an organization that provides mentoring for teenage girls to learn about the process of writing from professional women writers. Ms. Gartner is a graduate of Oberlin College with a degree in Creative Writing and has been a member of the Dramatists Guild since 1999.
Plays by Elana Gartner
Baby M | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Cat, Oberlin, OH | 1997 | ||||
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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 | #38002 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | This is a 45 minute, 6 person drama inspired by the 1988 court case of Baby M. | |||||
Synopsis: | As far as Marina knows, she grew up in an overprotective home and is trying desperately to find her freedom at college. But when she gets pregnant and is taken to the local clinic by her roommate, Sally, Marina meets Mary Beth, the woman who gave birth to her and who has been trying to find her for eighteen years. Inspired by the 1988 court case of Baby M. | |||||
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Because of Beth | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2008 | |||||
Company: | Small Pond Entertainment | |||||
| 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 | #38026 | |||
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Genre: | 90 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 1 m/f | |||||
Notes: | Because of Beth was a finalist in the Open Book 2007 Playwriting Competition and won third prize in the 2007-2008 Pen and Brush Playwriting Contest. | |||||
Synopsis: | In the aftermath of Beth's death, all those she loved, including her feuding daughters, her estranged ex-husband and her overwhelmed fiance, seek to mourn her in their own way. Instead, however, they are forced to deal with one another and the complicated ties that bind them together because of Beth. An emotional and moving drama, "Because of Beth" explores the post-death experiences for the living when secrets are fresh, plentiful and powerful. | |||||
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Ernie Evan | ||
| 1st Produced: | Heights Players, Brooklyn, NY | 2001 | ||||
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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 | #38034 | |||
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Genre: | Dramatic monologue Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | This is a 10 minute, 1 person dramatic monologue. It is in the process of being lengthened. This has also been produced at Genesis Repertory Theater. "Ernie Evan" was performed in February, 2008, NYC at 4th Meal Productions' 6x10 Festival. | |||||
Synopsis: | Sixty seven year old sailor Ernie Evan is frightened when his long-dead mother visits him in a dream and tells him that he must marry in order to have a woman on the ship. | |||||
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Invisible Lines | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Conservatory, Oberlin, OH | 1998 | ||||
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 | #68985 | |||
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Genre: | Multi-media collaboration Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | large cast | |||||
Notes: | This is 20+ person multi-media performance piece. It runs 70-80 minutes. | |||||
Synopsis: | Combining drama, dance, film and music, Invisible Lines, sets out to demonstrate the similarities and differences between international cultures in daily life. | |||||
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Mind Games | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saint Ann's Playwriting Festival | 1994 | ||||
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 | #68986 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | This is a 45 minute, 8 character drama. | |||||
Synopsis: | Pressured by her new friends, Carla decides to do acid for the first time. But when she starts seeing people in her life that she has been hiding from, Carla stumbles out into the street to escape them. Her night becomes wild and confusing as she encounters street bum, Pedro, and tries to figure out what she really wants. | |||||
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Peanut Butter and Jelly | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pulse Ensemble Theater, NY, NY | 1999 | ||||
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 | #68987 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | This is a 60 minute, 2 person drama. It can be played with eight actresses, playing the two characters at four different times in their lives. This has also been produced at the Cat in Oberlin, OH and at the Dramatists Guild in New York, NY. | |||||
Synopsis: | Catholic Opal and rebel Becca have been friends since they were eleven. Becca is the only one who Opal can confide in about being a lesbian. Opal is the only one who knows how to help Becca's self-esteem. Over twenty years, their close friendship endures disowning, pregnancy and job changes. But with Opal living across the country, Becca feels her absence, especially when Becca's brother commits suicide while serving in the army. | |||||
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Pilar's Brother | ||
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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 | #105290 | |||
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Genre: | 120 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Julian's mother has returned to Chile to care for his dying grandmother, leaving Julian to juggle his temporary responsibility for his mentally-ill sister, his studies, his job and his American lifestyle: the one that his family knows about and the closeted gay and aspiring actor lifestyle that they don't. Set in 1968 and in a strong Chilean immigrant and Catholic family, this story explores the choices that Julian has to make when a big opportunity arises and the sister that complicates them. | |||||
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Platonic | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saint Ann's Playwriting Festival | 1993 | ||||
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 | #68988 | |||
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Genre: | romantic comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 6 | ||
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Notes: | This is a 45 minute, 8 character drama. | |||||
Synopsis: | Sisters Gloria and Allison were brought up like family with Sam. Their mothers were best friends and their father had been there for Sam when his own father died. But when Sam shows up for an unexpected visit, Gloria's pre-teen crush for Sam starts becoming apparent. Allison is surprised by her own jealousy but more surprised by the reason for Sam's visit. | |||||
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Spinning | ||
| 1st Produced: | Atlanta, GA at Fabrefaction Theater Company | 2008 | ||||
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 | #68989 | |||
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Genre: | 120 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | When life-time best friends and current roommates, Casey and Jack, spontaneously sleep together, their conflicting reactions to it cause their relationship and worlds to start unraveling. Shocked by the revelation of a long-kept secret and without a best friend to confide in for the first time, Casey and Jack's raw emotions become unmanageable. Even their other roommate, Diana, a snarky ex-con, can't ignore the imploding friendship, no matter how hard she tries. Hurt and angry, Casey makes an uncharacteristic decision to move out immediately, sending Jack into a frantic whirlwind. Jack puts his DJ career in jeopardy at a critical moment as he begins to engage in an onslaught of reckless attempts not to lose Casey. As an anguished Casey tries to start over in a new apartment, she is humiliated when Jack hits rock bottom at her housewarming party. It takes the intervention of Casey's new roommate, Laurie, to help Jack realize that he may destroy his relationship with Casey for good unless he faces the truth about his feelings for his closest and oldest friend. A searing and heart-wrenching drama, "Spinning" exposes what even lifetime best friends don't know about each other. | |||||
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