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JOSH KOENIGSBERG |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Creative Artists Agency NY |
Josh Koenigsberg's work has been produced/developed at The Public Theater, The Atlantic Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, 2econd Stage, Ars Nova, Naked Angels, The Old Vic, Center Stage NY, Collective:Unconscious and the 2009 Broadway Pink Campaign at the American Airlines Theater. He is a founding ensemble member of At Play, the resident company for the 24-Hour Plays Off-Broadway, as well as a member of the Old Vic New Voices Network and The Dramatist's Guild. His most recent play, Ars Business Cards had an extended run at Theatre Row, was a New York Times "Critic's Pick", and named one of the 10 Best Off-Off Broadway Plays of 2009 by NYTheatre.com. It's published in Plays and Playwrights 2010, edited by Martin Denton. He is currently one of the writers-in-residence in The Living Newspaper, as well as one of the staff writers for "Naked Radio" a new radio show produced by Naked Angels Theater Company. Josh holds a MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University and a BA in Philosophy and the Arts from Bard College.
Plays by Josh Koenigsberg
Al's Business Cards | ||
| 1st Produced: | Jul 2009 | |||||
Company: | At Play Productions in association with Old Vic New Voices | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Plays and Playwrights 2010, The New York Theatre Experience, Inc | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-69918-4 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #101483 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | . . .beautifully simple. . .Where Mr. Koenigsberg goes is rarely anyplace you're expecting, which is what makes this play so tasty. - New York Times | |||||
| When New Jersey Gaffing Assistant Al Gurvis accidentally gets his new business cards swapped with those of real-estate agent Eileen Lee, he's mildly annoyed. Little does he know that this tiny mix up has sparked a chain reaction which will ultimately ruin his life. A comedy about waking up from the American Dream. A New York Times Critic's Pick! | |||||
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Dance Lessons | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lion Theatre, Theatre Row | 18 Jul 2010 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 35th Series, Samuel French, Inc. (January 19, 2011) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-69930-6 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #124803 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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| From the initial pool of over 850 submissions, the Final Forty plays were chosen to be performed over a period of one week. A panel of judges comprised of celebrity playwrights, theatrical agents and artistic directors nominated one or more of each evening's plays as finalists. The final round was then held on the last day of the festival. Out of these plays, six winners were chosen by Samuel French, Inc. to receive publication and licensing contracts. | |||||
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Haircut And A Cocktail | ||
| 1st Produced: | Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003 >>> | May 2009 | ||||
Company: | Old Vic US/UK Exchange | |||||
| 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 | #112313 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | At the local Salon, Raylene hears Emmy's bad news and offers her the only thing she can: a free haircut and a cocktail. | |||||
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Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Beckett Theatre | 14 Aug 2011 | ||||
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 | #131125 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | It oncerns the unlikely events that ensue when a prominent New York City doctor, struggling with the tedium of career and marriage, discovers a bag of narcotics on a patient's body. | |||||
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Invitation Only | ||
| 1st Produced: | Center Stage, 48 West 21st Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10010 >>> | Jul 2008 | ||||
Company: | At Play 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 | #112314 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Produced as part of the "(a)broadness" series | |||||
Synopsis: | A crude American couple from New Jersey moves into a French Chateau in the Loire Valley, rocking the regions class distinctions down to its core. | |||||
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Mnemonist of Dutchess County, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | reading at Ars Nova | 24 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Naked Angels | |||||
| 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 | #119380 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Shezmu, The Demon Priest | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oct 2009 | |||||
Company: | Naked Angels | |||||
| 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 | #112315 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Produced as part of "Oh, The Horror!" by Naked Radio | |||||
Synopsis: | original frightening, bone-chilling radio plays - ghosts will scare, zombies will attack, and blood will flow. - press release | |||||
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What's Wrong With Twinkie? | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gramercy Theatre, 127 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010 >>> | Feb 2010 | ||||
Company: | The eXchange and the 24 Hour Play Company | |||||
| 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 | #112316 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Produced as part of the 3rd annual 24 Hour Musicals to benefit The eXchange. "What's Wrong with Twinkie? has a book by Josh Koenigsberg, with music and lyrics by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler. It's directed by Kathleen Turner and feature Alicia Witt, Cady Huffman, Mo Rocca, and Raven-Symone." - press release | |||||
Synopsis: | A story of a vet, her assistant and a client who is wildly devoted to her dog. Or is he really just a homeless man with a fake dog head? | |||||
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Why's He Drinking Coffee? | ||
| 1st Produced: | Aug 2007 | |||||
Company: | Underground Zero Festival | |||||
| 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 | #82062 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Notes: | A comedy about the worlds of blue collar and white collar colliding to hilarious and ominous effect. - New Theater Corps | |||||
Synopsis: | "Trucking dispatch workers Phil and Anita have their world turned upside down when a mechanic named Pete enters the office." - press release | |||||
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