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ALLISON GREGORY (1959 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Allison Gregory's plays have been produced all over the country and include Forcing Hyacinths (Julie Harris Playwriting Award; South Coast Repertory Theatre's California Playwrights Award); Fall Off Night (Garland Award, L.A); Cliffhouse, Point Deception, Another Country (adapted from Edith Wharton's Madame de Treymes); and Burning Bridget Cleary (Footlight Award, Best New Play, Seattle). She has received grants from Seattle's Arts and Cultural Affairs Office, and Seattle Dramatists, and commissions from South Coast Repertory, ACT, The Skirball-Kenis Foundation, Seattle Children's Theatre, Childsplay, Inc., among others. Her plays produced for young audiences include Go Dog. Go!, adapted from the P.D. Eastman book and co-written with Steven Dietz; Even Steven Goes to War ("Zoni" Best New Script Award; AATE and UPRP awards; Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices selection); Peter and the Wolf (Footlight Award, Best New Play), The Brementown Musicians, and Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! She is currently working on three new plays. Ms. Gregory lives in Austin and Seattle with her husband, playwright Steven Dietz, and her understanding children Ruby and Abraham.
Plays by Allison Gregory
Brementown Musicians, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Seattle Childrens Theatre | 2009 | ||||
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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 | #139527 | |||
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Genre: | TYA | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Grimm Brothers, author; Allison Gregory, playwright; Hummie Mann, composer | |||||
Synopsis: | Plays for Young Audiences | |||||
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Burning Bridget Cleary | ||
| 1st Produced: | CHAC, Seattle, WA | Mar 2006 | ||||
Company: | Ladykiller Productions | |||||
| 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 | #110351 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | All but two actors play multiple parts. | |||||
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Synopsis: | Conceived as a language piece (the Irish dialect is surely the next best thing to music), this story is driven by a powerful narrative: events that took place in 1895 Ireland, when the fatally burned body of a young woman was discovered in a shallow grave near her cottage-and the jealousies, myths, and mysteries surrounding her death. The play occupies three distinct worlds: the confines of the laborer's cottage where Bridget Cleary has taken ill; the brutal stage of the courtroom, where close-knit family and friends are encouraged to betray one-another; and the mysterious "land of the Banshee", where the spirits dwell and beckon. Their lyrical speech belies the lucklessness, the harsh geography, the isolation and frustration, and the anger of a people who have, historically, been up against it. Religion, paganism, politics, and love are all suspect in this story that imagines what took place in a small village-and the international repercussions that resulted. | |||||
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Cliffhouse | ||
| 1st Produced: | Macon State Theatre | 2000 | ||||
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 | #110352 | |||
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Genre: | Dark comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Lana is taking time off of work to rest, rejuvenate-and possibly die. West is intent on scaling the face of El Capitan, while Glory just wants to find her father, and perhaps a missing ear ring. What better place to do all of it than the serene and mysterious Cliffhouse, who's proprietor, Cliff, seems to be everywhere-- and everyone, at once. What will become of them? Ask Cliff. | |||||
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Fall Off Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | Open Fist, Los Angeles | 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 | #110353 | |||
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Genre: | Dark Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | Actors play multiple parts; background ensemble optional | |||||
Notes: | Commissioned by South Coast Repertory | |||||
Synopsis: | On the longest night of the year, a young woman witnesses an act of violence-or does she? Her failure to investigate leads her astray, and into corners of the city she has formerly only observed from the safety of her car. An elderly blind woman whose dog she runs over, a homicidal Neighborhood Watch captain, a woman giving birth to puppies in the street. A very dark comedy. | |||||
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Forcing Hyacinths | ||
| 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 | #110354 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Go, Dog Go! | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Plays for Young Audiences. 2011 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79584 | |||
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Genre: | Musical for Children | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | ensemble | |||||
Notes: | Lyrics by Allison Gregory and Steven Dietz (except for "Do You Like My Hat", by Michael Koerner). Original music by Michael Koerner | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on the time-honored and well-loved children's book by P.D. Eastman, this lively theatrical romp combines music, song, movement, and the book's simple and enduring imagery to delight audiences young and old. | |||||
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Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Childsplay, Inc., Arizona | 2009 | ||||
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 | #132928 | |||
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Genre: | Children's theatre | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | Possible extra students | |||||
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Synopsis: | It's the holiday season, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate. Only how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee? Maybe, just maybe, a Secret Santa gift is the perfect opportunity to give May exactly what she deserves. Based on the popular book series by Barbara Park. | |||||
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Night Garden, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Currently in development/ various theatres | - - - | ||||
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 | #132927 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery/Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 1 role is a child walk-on | |||||
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Synopsis: | Loosely based on Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, 1870. This story predated Bram Stoker's Dracula by twenty years. A restless young woman and her protective father live in a castle in the isolated mountains of Styria. When a chilling carriage accident occurs on their property, they become the unwitting caretakers-much to Laura's delight, of a beautiful, mysterious young woman, who is sworn to keep her identity a secret. The powerful bond these two lonely souls form is threatened when a deadly plague begins claiming the lives of young women in their community. A tale of loyalty and betrayal, desire and deception. | |||||
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Peter and the Wolf | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Plays For Young Audiences | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110349 | |||
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Genre: | Musical for Children | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Some roles double | |||||
Notes: | Music by Hummie Mann. Lyrics by Allison Gregory and Hummie Mann and Patricia Cotter. Adapted from the story by Sergei Prokofiev | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on the fable by Prokofiev, the familiar musical story is expanded into a lively theatrical version, with bold movement and original songs. We meet the clever Peter and his friends, the starving Cat and the bickering Duck and easily frightened Bird. Together they scheme to capture Wolf and make the forest a safer place. But Wolf is a wily trickster and will stop at nothing to capture his prey! Mad chases, mysterious appearances, high comedy and suspense, and an inventive score based on the original music make this story fresh and surprising. | |||||
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The Bremen Town Musicians | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2009 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Plays For Young Audiences | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #110350 | |||
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Genre: | Muscial for Children | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | Live band, if possible | |||||
Notes: | Original music and songs by Hummie Mann; based on the Brothers Grimm story | |||||
Synopsis: | Billy the goat, Slim the pig, and cat Nell overhear Farmer and his Wife decide that their donkey, Donny, is past his usefulness. His time is up. It's up to them to warn Donny of his fate. Poor Donny, he's such a dreamer. In fact, he has a dream of becoming a famous musician one day. And so it's decided: he'll escape the farm and follow that dream right to Brementown, the music mecca. Along the way he encounters Minnie, once a prize show dog, now no longer the pick of the litter, and the pair sets off. Before long before Nell catches up with them. Recognizing the writing on the wall back at the farm, she decides to take her chances on Donny's big idea, too. Of course, just because it was Donny's idea doesn't mean the others don't have their opinions, as well. And soon Rusty the operatic rooster talks his way into the band. As the animal friends bicker and sing their way to Brementown, foul things are afoot. The newly self-appointed Mayor of the town, Fritz, and her brother, Karl the Crusher, have decided to banish music from Brementown forever. Once they've arrived, it becomes very clear to our friends that something is not quite right. Where are all the people? Where is all the music? Why is that songbird tied up with its beak glued shut?! The friends realize that only they can thwart Karl and Fritz, save music, and with their individual talents pooled together,bring sweet song back to Brementown. | |||||
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