LISA LEVIN ITTE
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Plays by Lisa Levin Itte
Actors' Challenge, The |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 1995 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 1996 | ||
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| Genre: | comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 9 |
| Parts Other: | announcer | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. Great for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: A fast-paced play to showcase several acting styles. Fifteen young performers can instantly perform a wide variety of comedy styles--melodrama, Shakespeare, TV soap-opera, spy movies, Masterpiece Theatre, Star Trek and more! Two girls are surfing new "interactive" remote channels on their TV--every time they change the channel, the scene and acting style changes. The quick switches add to the humor. Great for exercises and contest use. | ||||
Channel Surfing |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 1991 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 1996 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | sketch comedy | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. Great for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: this is a two-act comedy revue of TV parody skits. Everyone can get involved in this variety show of parodies and original sketches about the crazy world of cable TV. Three scenes of teens set in a girl's bedroom tie the TV skits together, providing continuity for a two-act show. Sketches include "Bad Movie Monster Network", "Home Shopping Channel", "Dysfunctional Family Feud", "The Channeling Chanel: Psycho Psychic Friends Network", "Teen Magazine Junkies", and more. The skits can be mixed, matched or used individually. Cast: 15W, 5M or up to 50 players, 2 to 12 each skit. Middle Grades to High School. | ||||
Channel Surfing II: Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Turn Off Your TV |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 1998 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 1998 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | comedy/farce | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. Great for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: this is a two-act comedy revue and cyberspace adventure. The 14 comic sketches poke fun of psychic hotlines, homework hotlines, voice mail, siblings, soccer moms, home computers, home pages and home shopping. There's also a "Middle School Jeopardy" lampooning stereotypical "clueless girls". Two very popular sketches in this collection are "OCPOCK" where parents attend a 12-step program for over committed parents with over committee kids & and "Extreme Sports" which lampoons sports commentators' endless chatter as Alex and Dave report on cordless bungee jumping, ski jump bobsledding and other extreme events. The skits can be mixed, matched or used individually. Cast: 14W, 9M or up to 60 players, 2 to 18 per skit. Middle Grades to High School. | ||||
Desperate Survivors |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 2005 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | sketches | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. Great for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: A collection of 13 large-cast TV parody sketches hitting at TV commercials, offbeat cable networks, "man" shows, pet shows, reality shows, comedy club shows, and more. Includes "Desperate Survivors" (a parody of "Lost") and more. Cast: 4-17 each sketch, mixed -- Playing time: 1-9 minutes each | ||||
Eyes On The Media |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 2000 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 2001 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy Revue of 16 Sketches | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Harry Bagdasian and Lisa Levin Itté. Good contest material as well a performance material for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth productions or classes | ||||
Synopsis: this collection of 16sketches is topped of with a Dickens parody, "A Dickens of A Programming Plan" in which the head of a TV network is confronted with possible Scrooge-like transformation as Marley's ghost (Bob Marley, that is) shows him he scenes from his past, present and future. Additional sketches include "the Fashion Gap," "Parent Makeovers," Game shows "Let's Get Greedy" & "Who Wants To Be Educated," a look at the advertising game, "Touched By An Angle" - in which ad execs pitch ad ideas to the grim reaper and more. Very sharp satire, this collection of sketches - I was in a very cynical mood that year. | ||||
Laughing Matters |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 2004 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 2004 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | sketches | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. Great for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: New TV parody sketches. Includes: "Baitline News Investigative Reports"-"wuss Physical Education"; "Curveball" -- spoof of "Hardball"; Enduring Gift -- silly star registry; A Teen Lament -- too little time; "Sitting Pretty" clueless girls return for a third show -- stupid things parents say; Worlds' Worse Guidance Counselor Counselor (tells students to drop out); "Pet Man -- TV vet man"; Fast Food -- made "your way"; "Extreme Sports II" (jet skateboard and Tupperware regatta in shark infested waters); "Healthy Snacks" (when candy machines are no more.) Use these sketche together as a complete show, for individual contest use or to create a comedy revue. Cast: 2 to 18 each skit -- 2 to 8 minutes each. | ||||
Law & Disorder: Comic Intent |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 2006 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 2007 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | sketches | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte, Harry Bagdasian, Mark Murray and Austen Villemez. Great for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: There's a TV spoof that ridicules of "Law & Order," "CSI," and "The Shield" all in one; "Old People Fear`Factor"; a yoga class with a geriatric leader, another version of "Curveball!"; 2 sketches that consider what would happen if sports commentators were hired to teach American History, and others. Cast 2 to 14 players in a sketch, run time 2 to 9 min. ea. | ||||
More Channel Surfing |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 1999 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 2000 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | 16 New Parody Sketches | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. Originally produced as"Clean My Room and Other Teenage Nightmares (a comedy revue)" but the publisher wouldn't publish the comic sketches with the funny, but long continuity story (sigh) So just the sketches were published and they have received 140 productions - 2002 - 2006 If anyone wants to consider "Clean My Room and other Teenage Nightmares (a comedy revue)" contact me via eMail and I will send it to you. With the whole story or just as comedy sketch material this stuff is good for Middle Schools, High Schools, or Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: These contemporary parodies make fun of TV shows, school, dating and more. Includes: First Day of School Nightmare, This Is Your Brain On Algebra &, Discount Phone Service, Rage!, Judge Trudy's Animal Court, Morning Deficit Disorder, Power Rangers of Fashion, Get Over It! Lawson's Geek, My Size Barbie, Close Encounters of the Hallway Kind, New Jeopardy, New Home Shopping Network, New Baitline TV News Magazine and more. The skits may be performed as a complete show or mixed and matched to make your own comedy revue. Also may be used individually for classroom or contests. Easy to stage. Large cast. Cast: 2 to 13 each skit. | ||||
Total Comedy Live! |
| 1st Produced: | Lee Comedy Club | 1998 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Meriwether Publishing LTD Contemporary Drama Service | 1999 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Fourteen TV Parody Sketches | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | large cast | |||
Notes: written by Lisa Levin Itte and Harry Bagdasian. 1998 produced & published as "Chanel Surfing III" received only 57 productions in 3 years - when re-published with sketches alone, the material received 159 productions 2001 to 2006 making the publisher happier. I bought the unsold copies of "Channel Surfing II, so if anyone wants to give it a read, contact me! Good for Middle Schools or High Schools, Theatre For Youth | ||||
Synopsis: Fourteen TV parody sketches. Fourteen hilarious sketches that spoof daytime talk shows, monster movies, psychics, home helpful hint shows, unsolvable mysteries, home shopping, TV commercials, soccer moms, school administrators and more! Titles include: Life in the New Millennium, Mall Zombies, Sibling Superstore, The New Dysfunctional Family Feud, The New Psychic Delusion, Bad Monster Movie Network, Teen to Teen, Newsbreak 1 and 2, Guide for Better Living and more. These sketches can be combined for a complete variety show, mixed, matched or used individually. Cast: 1 to 16 each skit, mixed. Age level: Middle Grades to High School. Playing time: 1 to 7 minutes each. | ||||