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JIM GORDON |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Actor/Director turned writer, Jim began his career in playwriting in 2001. His first full-length play won the Colonial Theater's "Most Promising Playwright's Award," and was given a successful production at their theater in Annapolis, MD. Since then, his plays have won or been finalists in over 30 national and international competitions and all have been produced. Following a production at the "Dayton Future Fest," Jim's most recent full-length play, Fake, was produced Off-Broadway in 2006. His short plays appear in "Best Short Plays of 2005" and "Best Short Plays of 2006," published by Smith & Krause. In 2005, Jim received the "Alan Minieri Award for Playwriting Excellence" from "The American Globe Theatre" in New York. His university credits include a BS in Theatre Arts from The State University of New York and an MA from Fairfield University. Jim is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Plays by Jim Gordon
Actress, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Carrollwood Theatre, FL | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Carrollwood Players, FL | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95788 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Winner Carrollwood Players Production; Winner Selected Shorts, New Cannan Players, New Canaan Ct, | |||||
Synopsis: | Two women meet on a park bench, each hoping for a better future. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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And The Meeks Shall Inherit | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ridgefield CT (Stage Reading) | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Ridgefield Theatre Barn | |||||
| 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 | #95796 | |||
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Genre: | Drama/Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Finalist Torrington Opera House; Playwrights Project - reading; Semi-finalist Drury Univ. Play festival; Finalist - Sands Theatre Ctr - DeLand FL-sent script on 8//07 to determine winner. - 8//07 Won a reading; 2009 Runner-up (4th place) Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence; 2009 Semi-finalist - Dayton Future Fest | |||||
Synopsis: | GOVERNOR MEEKS is forced to rely on playboy son, RICHARD, to run for congress but, short on political skills, Richard must do as he's told if he wants his family's crucial support. The Meeks are accused of corruption but convince the district attorney to drop the charges in return for Richard's resignation. Richard refuses and instead, provides the DA with the evidence needed to destroy his controlling family. Richard's act of "moral courage" propels him into the race for vice president but his fiancee, in an attempt to prove Richard innocent, makes a shocking discovery. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bargain, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ridge field, CT | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Ridgefield Barn Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #95793 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cell/Block | ||
| 1st Produced: | Square/Wrights, Stratford, CT | 2008 | ||||
Company: | SquareWrights | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95791 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Wayne has a half hour to live. He's waiting to hear from the governor but his attorney won't get off the phone. He's trying to save money by reusing the protest posters from an earlier execution; "Change the name, who's gonna know." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Committee, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ridge field, CT | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Ridgefield Barn Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #95794 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Drinks With Charles | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ridge field, CT | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Ridgefield Barn Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #95795 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Charles Fleming, envisions a profitable evening discussing his "can't fail" investment strategies with Sara Goodbody's friends. Unfortunately for Mr. Fleming-past successes are no guarantee of the future. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fake | ||
| 1st Produced: | American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 >>> | 2006 | ||||
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 | #65226 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery/Drama Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Finalist - Thomaston Opera House Playwrights Fest. CT. Fest. Finalist - Dayton Future Fest. & Production OH. 2nd Place - Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence & Production MI. Stg. Reading Stamford Ctr. For The Performing Arts. Finalist - Open Book Competition, NY City. Finalist Bloomington Playwrights Project, IN | |||||
Synopsis: | Artist Richard Meyers informs Grace Barlow that her Museum is inundated with fakes and threatens to take his information public. Afraid of a scandal in the secretive and hypersensitive world of high-priced art, Barlow attempts to reason with him; but their past relationship complicates matters, and she's forced to give in to his demands -- or has she? Richard's neighbor and fellow artist, Helen Chisholm, tells Richard that his battle with the elitists over control of the contemporary art market has been a disaster for both his art and his personal relationships, and he must reconsider his demands on Barlow. But as she does -- a stranger appears at Richard's door. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fog | ||
| 1st Produced: | Havemeyer Short Play Fest. - Ten minute play | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60964 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Finalist - Eastbound Play Fest. & Production CT. Stg Reading - Inter. Theatre CT. First Place - Havemeyer Fest & Production | |||||
Synopsis: | The smile, once "so warm it wrinkled her nose," is gone. Agnes, now in a nursing home, has been reduced to playing solitaire and reminiscing about a summer many years ago when she and her now dead husband placed second in a Lake George dance contest (the Kelly's were first, but they were sober). Sharing a place at the card table is the unresponsive, Fred -- so near and yet so far. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Good Deed, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | The Barnstormers NH Production | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95786 | |||
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Genre: | Drama/Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Winner --The Barnstormers NH Production $100.00; Winner - First Place-Gold Leaf Award, 2007 Stratford Fringe Festival - Production; Finalist - Sam French Fest NY City - Production; Winner - 3RD Place - Old Opera House WV Reading $50.00 prize - Production; Winner - StageCrafters, MI Production; Finalist - Eileen Heckart Senior Festival; Finalist - Stormy Weather Players - Cornwall, NY Production | |||||
Synopsis: | A family of friends help Barney get over the death of his wife. Barney pays them back the only way he knows how. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Making Ends Meet | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nantucket Short Play Festival, Nantucket, MA | 2006 | ||||
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 | #65228 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Winner -- Nantucket Short Play Fest & Production. Finalist - Amer. Globe/Turnip Theatre 15 Minute Fest & Production NY. Finalist - Belfast Me, Inter. Short Play Fest & Production., ME. Finalist - Samuel French Fest. NY City & Production NY Finalist - American Theatre Co-op. Winner - Carrollwood Players Ten-Minute Play Fest & Production FL. Winner - East Bound Short Play Fest & Production CT. Phillipstown One-Act Play fest & Production NY. American Globe Theatre 15-Minute Fest. Winner - Phillipstown, One-Act Play Fest, NY, Finalist Belfast ME. Inter Short Play Fest & Prodcution ME. | |||||
Synopsis: | The BELLOWS are struggling to pay their bills. OLIVIA has the perfect solution for solving their Financial, as well as her more personal problem. BRENDA, Olivia's sister, is stunned when a local tradesman reveals OLIVIA'S preferred method of payment. BRENDA confronts PAUL with her shocking discovery, only to realize that, perhaps, even she might be willing to pay a price. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Murder One-Two-Three | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
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 | #65224 | |||
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Genre: | Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Winner Colonial Theatre's Promising playwright Award. Stg Reading Westport Town Theatre CT. | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Price of Murder | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
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 | #65225 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery/Thriller Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | 2nd Place: Mildred & Albert Panowski Award. 2nd Place Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence. Finalist: Hudson River Classics Comp. Stg Reading. 3rd Place, Jewel Box Theatre NP Comp | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Rather Puzzling Murder, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #65227 | |||
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Genre: | comedy mystery Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | 3rd Place - Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence MI. Honorable Mention - McLaren Comedy Competition TX. Semi-Finalist - Mountain Playhouse. | |||||
Synopsis: | Uncle Horace has died. Unloved in life, eccentric Horace (His coffin was built in the shape of a baseball) has decided to get even with his ungrateful nieces and nephews, by leaving each of them one part of a four-part puzzle that, if deciphered, will lead to a treasure. Robert, a "Worthless and irresponsible scoundrel," attempts to steal the clues from his unsuspecting relatives, but his plan is discovered, and he's forced to join forces with his hated relatives. A dead body and a brain dead policeman enter the picture, but are unable to halt the search for the elusive treasure. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sweet By and By, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stratford, CT | 2008 | ||||
Company: | SquareWrights Workshop | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Co (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95790 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Anne's surprise at the death of a neighbor's husband turns to shock when she's told of the unusual funeral arrangements. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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They Call Me Louis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Eastbound Theatre, Milford, CT | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Eastbound Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Co (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95785 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Finalist - EastBound CT Festival. Finalist - George Kernodle Contest Arkansas Univ. | |||||
Synopsis: | It's two AM on a very cold February morning. On his way home from work, a young black man finds a well dressed, elderly white man lying on the street in front of the black man's apartment building. All of the young man's attempts to assist the older man are rebuffed. It appears the older man wants to die, but why has he chosen this location? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Thomas | ||
| 1st Produced: | Darien Players, CT | 2007 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing (2009) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95789 | |||
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Genre: | Drama/Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Anne's surprise at the death of a neighbor's husband turns to shock when she's told of the unusual funeral arrangements. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Untitled 2 | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Smith/Kraus Best Short Plays 2005, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65229 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Winner - Old Opera House Short Play Fest & Production. WV. Winner - Stagecrafters Short Play Fest & Production - MI. Winner St. Univ. of NY Short Play Fest. & Production NY. English Drama Festival, Budapest, Hungary. Finalist - Nantucket Short Play Fest & Production MA. Boca-Raton Short Play Fest &Production FL. 2nd Place - Havemeyer Short Play Fest. & Production CT Finalist - Samuel French Fest. NY City & Production | |||||
Synopsis: | Two "art critics" view a painting by one of their favorite artists and come to strikingly different opinions as to the meaning of the work. Caught up in a fever of contrasting artistic and political views they come close to fisticuffs before the artist sets them straight. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Vinny's Vision | ||
| 1st Produced: | Amer. Globe Theatre 15-Minute Fest Production | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Huntington Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Smith/Kraus Best Short Plays 2005, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #65576 | |||
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Genre: | comedy drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Winner - Alan Minieri Award for Playwriting Excellence & Production. NY City. Boston Theatre Marathon & Production. Honorable Mention - Belfast Me. Inter. Inter. Short Play Fest. 2nd Place - Havemeyer Short Play Fest & Production CT. Finalist - American Theatre Co-op Short Play Contest. Finalist - Samuel French Short Play Fest & Production NY City. | |||||
Synopsis: | A death in the family has depressed and angered Mike. Three friends decide their sympathetic approach has not helped their buddy overcome his grief. Something unconventional must be tried. A tearjerker for tough guys. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Washington Schlepped Here | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ridgefield, CT | - - - | ||||
Company: | Ridgefield Theatre Barn | |||||
| 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 | #95792 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | It's Christmas Eve. Busy retreating from Long Island, Manhattan and White Plains, General Washington has had little time for shopping. He's fed up and ready to pack it in, when a stranger introduces him to the words of Thomas Paine. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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What If Van Gogh Had Listened | ||
| 1st Produced: | State Univ. of NY | 2006 | ||||
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 | #65575 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Finalist - St. Univ. of NY Short Play Fest & Production NY. Finalist - Nantucket Short Play Fest MA | |||||
Synopsis: | VAN GOGH, down on his luck and in debt to his brother Theo, is promised a way out of his dismal existence by a pushy talent agent from a Paris. Is it an offer he can't refuse? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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You Kill Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Nantucket Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #95787 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Finalist Nantucket Short Play Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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