WENDY KESSELMAN   (1940 - )


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Plays by Wendy Kesselman

WENDY KESSELMAN
Becca
1st Produced:
New York
1977
Company:
-
1st Published:
Anchorage Press, New Orleans
1988
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Genre:
Childrens
Youth Audience
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
music and lyrics by Kesselman
Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Butcher's Daughter, The
1st Produced:
Cleveland, Ohio
1993
Company:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
aka The Executioner's Daughter
Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Cinderella In A Mirror
1st Produced:
Lenox, Massachusetts
1987
Company:
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1st Published:
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Diary Of Anne Frank, The
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY
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Genre:
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Translation
Parts:
Male
5
Female
5
Parts Other:
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Notes:
New Adaptation from Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Synopsis:
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence-their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death." This is a new adaptation for a new generation.
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Griffin, The, And The Minor Cannon
1st Produced:
Lenox, Massachusetts
1988
Company:
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1st Published:
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
music Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh
Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
I Love You, I Love You Not
1st Produced:
Louisville
1982
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
1988
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Genre:
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One Act
Parts:
Male
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Female
2
Parts Other:
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Notes:
Full length version produce St Paul 1986
Synopsis:
young woman's coming to terms with her Jewish ethnic heritage with advice from her grandmother
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Juniper Tree, The: A Tragic Househod Tale
1st Produced:
Lenox, Massachusetts
1982
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
1985
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Genre:
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Play with Music
Parts:
Male
1
Female
2
Parts Other:
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Notes:
from Brothers Grimm story. Music & lyrics by Keselman
Synopsis:
childlike story theatre retelling of murder and cannibalism
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Last Bridge, The
1st Produced:
Great Street Playhouse
2002
Company:
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1st Published:
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Maggie Magalita
1st Produced:
Washington D.C.
1980
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
1987
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Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
1
Female
3
Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
a 14 year old Hispanic immigrant tries to forget her roots but finally comes to understand herself
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Merry-Go-Round
1st Produced:
Louisville
1981
Company:
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1st Published:
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
My Sister In This Hose
1st Produced:
1981
Company:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY
1982
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
5
Parts Other:
voices
Notes:
the true case inspired Genet's The Maids. Music by Kesselman
Synopsis:
When two emotionally abused servant-sisters respond to their pent-up hostilities, brutal murder of their mistress is the result. Based on a historical incident in Le Mans, France in 1933
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Notebook, The
1st Produced:
Second Stage, NYC
2003
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
follows the relationships of two students with each other and with their fabled English teacher, Miss Thorne, at a private school in Manhattan. Warren lives to read, and his enthusiasm and literary talent make him Miss Thorne's favorite. But when Jennie, a Russian immigrant, arrives at the school, Miss Thorne's allegiance shifts. Jennie, a brilliant literature student, passionate beyond her years, is the student Miss Thorne has sought her whole life. Jennie idolizes Miss Thorne, who showers her with compliments, including one she almost never bestows when, after reading some of Jennie's poems, she tells Jennie that she may be a writer. Warren is not jealous of the attention Jennie receives because he has fallen madly in love with her. He delights in her successes. But quite suddenly, Miss Thorne cools to Jennie. Suddenly, her A's become barely passing grades, and Miss Thorne dismisses her work as too controlled by her passions and lacking in discipline. The effect is devastating. Jennie does everything she ca
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Olympe And The Executioner
1st Produced:
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Company:
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1st Published:
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
Genre:
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-
Parts:
Male
7
Female
5
Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
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WENDY KESSELMAN
Tale Of Two Cities, A
1st Produced:
Louisville
1992
Company:
-
1st Published:
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-
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Genre:
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Adaptation
Parts:
Male
16
Female
10
Parts Other:
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Notes:
novel by Charles Dickens
Synopsis:
Period 1860 as classic action is split between London and Paris
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