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ERIC LANE |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: The Gersh Agency, NY |
Eric Lane is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker and book editor. His plays includeHeart of the City (Urban Stages), Ride(W.H.A.T.), Times of War (A.T.F.), Cater-Waiter (HERE) and Dancing on Checkers' Grave, which starred Jennifer Aniston. Mr. Lane wrote and produced the short filmsFirst Breath and Cater-Waiter, which he also directed. Both films screened in over 40 cities worldwide. For TV's Ryan's Hope, he received a Writer's Guild Award. With Nina Shengold, he has edited 11 play anthologies for Penguin and Vintage Books, earning a Lambda Literary Award nomination. Honors include the Berrilla Kerr Playwriting Award, the Lamia Ink Award, and the La MaMa Playwright Award. He is a two-time finalist for the O'Neill Center, and a six-time finalist for the Heideman Award. Fellowships include Yaddo, VCCA and St. James Cavalier in Malta. Mr. Lane is an honors graduate of Brown University and artistic director of Orange Thoughts, a not-for-profit theater and film company in New York City.
Plays by Eric Lane
Cater-Waiter | ||
| 1st Produced: | HERE, New York City, USA | 1997 | ||||
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 | #45386 | |||
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Genre: | Gay Comedy (Full-length) Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Honors: Berrilla Kerr Playwright Award | |||||
Synopsis: | A comedy about two gay waiters seeking love and friendship, as they work a survival job | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cater-Waiter (10 min) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Westbeth Theatre, New York City, USA | 1995 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Actor's Book of Gay & Lesbian Plays Penguin Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45456 | |||
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: | Gay (10 min) Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Basis of the award-winning short film which starred David Drake, John Kelly & Lisa Kron. | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of two gay cater-waiters working at a Republican fund-raiser | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dancing on Checkers' Grave | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. Mark's Church, New York City, USA | 1988 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Telling Tales: New One-Act Plays" Penguin Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45457 | |||
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Genre: | 35-45 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Jennifer Aniston starred in play's premiere | |||||
Synopsis: | Lisa and Dina meet at the grave site of Richard Nixon's dog, Checkers, to work on a high school English composition. Though the two girls couldn't be more different, they find common ground in vocabulary words, nail polish, and donuts. But when Lisa convinces Dina to join her on an imaginary car ride through town, both girls reveal their fears and emotions in a way they never thought possible. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Glass Stirring | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nikolais-Louis ChoreoSpace, New York City, USA | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | inTalk to Me: Monologue Plays, Vintage Books, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45458 | |||
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Genre: | (monologues) One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Set in small-town America, a family loses its son to WWII. Told in 4 monologues. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Heart of the City | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2009 | |||||
Company: | Fern Kershon and Orange Thought Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #99157 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Heart of the City is the quintessential New York tale-from a woman on the ultimate date-from-hell; to a mismatched romance on the Brooklyn IRT; to a young artist trying to juggle inspiration and a survival job; to a couple hoping to conceive a child; plus a lesson on the proper way to make a Matzo ball. This new play artfully combines humor, joy, sorrow, love and romance as it takes you on a dazzling ride of the heart | |||||
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Ride | ||
| 1st Produced: | W.H.A.T. | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service Inc, NY, 2011 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-8222-2498-3 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #87929 | |||
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Genre: | full length comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Eric Lane's poignant and hilarious play, RIDE, takes three teenage girls on a life-changing road trip. While Carrie and Molly would never hang out together at high school, the two form a fragile bond during their job at a local farm stand. Molly convinces Carrie to join her on an unexpected road trip, which deepens their connection. Sam, Carrie's eleven-year-old sister, joins them and creates the bridge the older girls need to move forward. All three girls are keeping secrets, which unfold over the course of their adventure. Throughout the play, Carrie recalls the life of Anne Frank, the subject of a high-school composition. Carrie wonders if everybody isn't living in hiding in their own secret annex. The girls' true selves begin to emerge; their "ride" is both a physical and emotional one. The play offers a terrific opportunity for three young actresses. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Ride (ten min) | ||
| 1st Produced: | ArtsPass / Vital Theatre Company. New York City, USA | 2005 | ||||
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 | #45459 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | For two young girls working at a farm stand, things aren't always as they seem. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Times of War | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Leading Women: Plays for Actresses II, Vintage Books (excerpt), | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #45460 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | Honors: O'Neill Center Finalist, Berrilla Kerr Playwright Award, Pilgrim Project Grant, Puffin Foundation Grant, Jonathan Larson Foundation Residency | |||||
Synopsis: | Set against the backdrop of three wars, the play follows one woman's journey and examines the changing American landscape over the past 50 years. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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