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J Holtham

J HOLTHAM

  
Nationality:    USA
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J. Holtham Plays include: Creative Writing, 11th Hour, Race Music, Splendid, Daylight Savings (What Happens Now), Welcome to New Jersey! (for Vital Childrens Theatre), and Lovers to Bed. His work has been seen at the ensemble Studio Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Magic Theatre (San Francisco), Clubbed Thumb, the Vital Theatre, New Dramatists, Broken Watch Theater Company, and others. His new play, Manifesto, has been commissioned by Time Warner and Second Stage Theatre. Several of his plays are published by Playscripts, Inc. He is the 06-07 TCG New Generations Fellow at New Dramatists and the 2007 Resonance ensemble Playwright-in-Residence. He is a member of e.S.T. and the Dramatists Guild and an alumnus of Youngblood. M.F.A.: the actors Studio Drama School/New School for Social Research. He is also a proud product of the New York and New Jersey public education systems. He lives in New York City.

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         11th Hour         Broken Christmas Carol, A         Created Equal         Creative Writing         Double Date         Favored Nations         How To Lose Your Lover In 6 Short Plays         January 2nd         John Simon Hates Me         Margo At Sea         Men Suck         Race Music         Rust Age, The         School Night         School Of the Americas         Thicker Than Water         Togetherness         Triangle Trade         Welcome To New Jersey

11th Hour

Synopsis:
Jordan, a poet has spent Christmas with her family and now feels that she needs to reassess her life. She meets Reed a friend in their university days. She is attracted to him but also feels his lifestyle is too different from hers.

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1st Produced:
Vital Theater Company, New York    2004

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Play/Drama

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Broken Christmas Carol, A

Synopsis:
It's a "Broken" take on a Christmas classic as three playwrights conspire to irreverently update Dickens' masterpiece for the 21st Century. Scrooge gets shoved out of the spotlight when two Jewish kids search for the true meaning of Christmas, a lapsed homeboy is spooked into keeping it real, and Bob Cratchit pimps his family out to reality T.V. Filled with laughs, gasps, and (we swear) real Christmas Spirit, a Broken Christmas Carol will haunt you like "an undigested bit of beef." This ain't your daddy's Christmas Carol.

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written by James Christy, J Holtham, And Kendra Levin

1st Produced:
Michael Weller Theatre, NY    2005

Organisations:
Broken Watch Theatre Company

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Comedy

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Created Equal

Synopsis:
Red Fern theatre Company will present newly commissioned work by Rob Askins, J. Hotham, Anna Moench, Kristen Lee Rosenfeld and Luanne Aronen Rosenfeld, and Jen Silverman, all addressing the meaning of equality within the landscape of the 2012 election.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14th, NY    26 Jan 2012

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Red Fern Theatre Company

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Red Fern Theatre Company will present newly commissioned work by Rob Askins, J. Hotham, Anna Moench, Kristen Lee Rosenfeld and Luanne Aronen Rosenfeld, and Jen Silverman, all addressing the meaning of equality within the landscape of the 2012 election.   -

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Creative Writing

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ensemble Studio theatre presents Project 35, A festival celebrating their 35th Anniversary season. It consists of concert readings of 35 new plays in 35 days by 35 e.S.T. members And guest Artists

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Double Date

Synopsis:
a man is torn between the life he's chosen and the life he turned away. Over the course of a dinner date with his glamorous, career-minded girlfriend, he relives a similar meeting with the sad but loving young woman he left behind. Both encounters merge in a painful, vivid climax of memory and regret.

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1st Produced:
DaP ensemble (New York, NY, United States)    2001

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
15-20 min Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  1 male, 2 females

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Favored Nations

Synopsis:
Favored Nations, by J. Holtham, takes place in a lawyer's office, where Polly is about to reveal the contents of a father's will to his two estranged sons, Punch and Parry. Punch is a celebrated author, of whom Polly is an unabashed fan. But the meeting holds surprises for all concerned. Under Nicole A. Watson's sharp direction, Flor De Liz Perez, Bjorn DuPaty, and Shawn Randall do expert work.

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1st Produced:
The Fire This Time Festival    2013

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in "The Fire This Time Festival Season Four", http://www.indietheaternow.com/Plays   -

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ten min play

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How To Lose Your Lover In 6 Short Plays

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written by Cherie Vogelstein, Andrew Bergh, J. Holtham, Sean O'Connor, David Stott

1st Produced:
Theatre Row Theatre, NY    2005

Organisations:
Living Image Arts

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January 2nd

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John Simon Hates Me

Synopsis:
a bar, a passed-out playwright, and a despondent director: the morning after a truly disastrous opening night on Broadway. With nothing better to do and nobody returning their phone calls, the director tries to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend, while the playwright dreams of what they'll put on his tombstone. . .

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1st Produced:
Yankee Rep (New York, NY, United States)    1997

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
20-30 min Comedy

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Margo At Sea

Synopsis:
a young woman struggles to choose between her self-consciously struggling photographer boyfriend and the possibility of a new, more glamorous life. Margo at Sea captures the fragility and sadness of a relationship nearing its breaking point.

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1st Produced:
DaP ensemble (New York, NY, United States)    2001

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
15-20 min Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

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Men Suck

Synopsis:
the ultimate pick up line. . .

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1st Produced:
MarcoWoods Productions, Inc. (Woodstock, IL, United States)    2005

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
3-5 min Comedy

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 male, 1 female

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Race Music

Synopsis:
an interracial couple throws a party that immediately gets really, really hairy. they invited their exes (for various unwise reasons), who each have problems with the new relationship -- and also invited their boss, who proceeds to get drunk, high, and in everyone's business. as the night wears on, cruel words are spoken and taboos are broken, leaving every relationship in peril.

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1st Produced:
Actors Studio Drama School (New York, NY, United States)    2000

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
30-45 min Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  3 males, 3 females

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Rust Age, The

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School Night

Synopsis:
Two estranged young men are forced into brotherhood when the elder returns home to bury his dead cat.

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ensemble Studio theatre's flagship festival of new one-act plays, the Marathon has played Annually At eST for over 30 years. 2011, marking the 33rd year of the Marathon, features All eST member playwrights.

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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School Of the Americas

Synopsis:
Mom's assembling an M-16, Dad's in trouble with the Generals, Tad is missing, and Missy is packing heat -- a day in the life of an all-American family on a top-secret army base.

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
10-15 min Comedy

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Thicker Than Water

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Togetherness

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Triangle Trade

Synopsis:
Ben's ex-girlfriend Danna shows up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, wanting to make an enigmatic business call to South Africa. they play a strained game of catch-up until the arrival of Ben's current girlfriend, who uncovers the questionable ethics of Danna's phone call. accusations fly on all sides, as Ben tries to navigate the choppy waters between politics, trust, and betrayal.

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1st Produced:
DaP ensemble (New York, NY, United States)    2001

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
30-40 min Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  1 male, 2 females

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Welcome To New Jersey

Synopsis:
Rashanna loves living in Brooklyn! She lives with her dad and spends her days running around the neighborhood having adventures with her best buddy, comic book superhero Doc Wonder, the world's greatest adventurer. But when Rashanna's dad moves them to New Jersey, she finds out that moving can be the biggest adventure of them all!" This show is intended for kids ages 4 to 12.
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book by J Holtham; music And lyrics by Kwame Brandt-Pierce

1st Produced:
McGinn Cazale Theatre, NY    2007

Organisations:
Vital Children's Theatre

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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