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Thomas Hischak

THOMAS HISCHAK

  
Nationality:    USA
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Thomas Hischak's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Awakening: The Story Of Kip Van Winkle         David Copperfield         Doll's House, A         Gift Of the Magi         Kangaroo         Last Leaf, The         Mankind and Co         Mr Scrooge's Christmas         Murder By the Book         Murder In Bloom         Murder On Reserve         My Fair Limey         New Style For Murder, A         On the Boardwalk         Once Upon A Grapevine         Payment For Billy Travers         Princess and the Pauper         Soapy Smith's Winter Wish         Stopping At Ellis Island         Tartuffe         Tiny Tim's Christmas
Awakening: The Story Of Kip Van Winkle

Synopsis:
It is 1956. Kip van Winkle is a lonely teenager is trying to fit in. She likes climbing up McComber's Mountain and listening to the voices she imagines there. One night she falls asleep on the mountain when she wakes up it is 1971 and she is a woman in her thirties.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  10            Other:  extras

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David Copperfield

Synopsis:
Young David Copperfield has a happy childhood until his widowed mother weds the stern Mr Murdstone who separates David from his caring nurse Peggotty and sends him to school far away. When Mrs Copperfield dies, young David must make his way in the city of London but, helped by the merry Micawber family and his eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood, he survives and grows up to become a writer. But even his adult years are challenged by the conniving clerk Uriah Heep, his betraying friend James Steerforth, and others. David gets to wed the pretty Dora whom he worships but their marriage is also a challenge and Dora's premature death leads David to discover his true character and position in life. among the other memorable Dickens characters to appear on stage are the crusty but determined Dan Peggotty, the nerdy but faithful friend Tom Traddles, the vicious spinster Miss Murdstone, the simple-minded but lovable Mr. Dick, the understanding agnes Wickfield, the tragic emily, the vengeful Miss Dartle and the honest and selfless fisherman Ham. the novel is Dramatized with swiftly flowing scenes that tell the plot with clarity as adult David and the nurse Peggotty serve as narrators who recall the events with personal reflection and warm sincerity

Notes:
from Charles Dickens

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Published,    

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Doll's House, A

Doll's House, A
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Notes:
Original Playwright:Henrik Ibsen

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company   

Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Gift Of the Magi

Synopsis:
Jim and Della are newlyweds and things look good. Then bad times hit and they have no money. Each sells a precious belonging to buy a Christmas present for the other

Notes:
Based On the Short Story By O. Henry

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Kangaroo

Synopsis:
There has been a murder at the golf club. Two of the members think it was done by politically motivated kangaroos. The police inspector agrees. Then there is another murder someone has been shot. The kangaroos have learnt how to use firearms

Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Last Leaf, The

Synopsis:
Johnsy a young artist has a severe case of pneumonia and has lost the will to live

Notes:
Based on a short story by O Henry

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
Twenty minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mankind and Co

Synopsis:
Myths of the Romans and Greeks. Arachne, Pygmalion, Phaethon

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Mr Scrooge's Christmas

Synopsis:
Jacob Marley tells the story of Scrooge

Notes:
Based on "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Murder By the Book

Synopsis:
the truth and the answer may lie in a literary clue

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
French?,    

Music:
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Genre:
Mystery Comedy Mystery

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  9            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Murder In Bloom

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Hanbury Plays, 1985   

Music:
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Genre:
Mystery Comedy Mystery

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Murder On Reserve

Synopsis:
In the small midwestern town of Sanford, the impossible has happened: someone has strangled crotchety old Faulkner Seaton in the reference section of the local library while the dusty old landmark was open. Most puzzling of all is the fact that nobody in the place saw or heard a thing. Inspector Trigg and his assistant, Lt. Elizabeth Roberts, are brought in from St. Louis to solve the mystery, only to discover the most unlikely collection of suspects: a meticulous librarian, his repressed assistant, a talkative small time speculator, a sweet high school girl, an elderly hypochondriac, a cynical library worker and a colorful drifter. It develops that old Seaton had stumbled into something important in the reference section and a missing book becomes the only clue. Trigg and Roberts set a trap to catch the murderer that results in a thrilling and revealing conclusion. Vivid characters and a plot that keeps the audience guessing make this whodunit an enjoyable romp for any theatre group.

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1994   

Music:
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Genre:
Mystery

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  1 extra

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My Fair Limey

Synopsis:
Barclay Melonford leaves England for the American West. He arrives in Wildcat Crossing. However no one can understand him. Cowgirl Dixie Kline takes on the task of learning him to speak properly

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  9            Other:  -

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New Style For Murder, A

Synopsis:
woman dies under the hair dryer, now the ladies have got something to gossip about

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1991   

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  9            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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On the Boardwalk

On the Boardwalk
Sandy, the four-times-married-three-times-divorced owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, has certainly seen her fair share of matrimonies! In the hilarious and heart-warming Four Weddings and an Elvis, we witness four of her most memorable: Bev and Stan, who are getting married as revenge on their exes; Vanessa and Bryce, two arrogant aging stars who are tying the knot as a publicity ploy; and Martin and Fiona, a gentle postal-worker and a tough ex-con who couldn't be more in love! However, the final wedding is the most touching of all: Sandy's fifth and final wedding to the love of her life.

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Once Upon A Grapevine

Synopsis:
Every time the story of Little Red Riding Hood is retold it gets further and further away from the truth

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Brooklyn Publishers   

Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  2 - 12            Female:  6 - 19            Other:  -

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Payment For Billy Travers

Synopsis:
Billy Travers has been hung for murder and robbery. But was he really Billy Travers?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Princess and the Pauper

Synopsis:
Princess Victoria meets a lowly flower seller

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  12            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Soapy Smith's Winter Wish

Synopsis:
Soapy Smith a Wall Street banker who went bust and had to live on the streets

Notes:
Based on the short story "The Cop and the Anthem" by O Henry

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Stopping At Ellis Island

Synopsis:
Seven immigrants over from Europe are asked to wait in a room. Will they be allowed into America?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Tartuffe

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Moliere

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Tiny Tim's Christmas

Synopsis:
Tiny Tim has grown up and runs a toy shop. However he has turned into a Scrooge

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  7            Other:  extras

Further Reference:
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