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Dorothy Louise

DOROTHY LOUISE

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Noel L. Silverman, Esq

Dorothy has received support from the NEA, the Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers, the Berrilla Kerr Foundation, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She is an active member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         About Face         Always Greener         Attic Electra         Broken Consort         cappella, A         Captain Lewis Crosses the Last Frontier         Cassatt         Cutting the Mustard         Disappearing Act         Frankenstein         Hearts in Harness         Loveknot         Love's Labour's Wonne         Marriage of Figaro, The         Mirrors in a Window Frame         Mixed Doubles         Mr Fixit         No Stopping, No Standing         October Wedding         Patient Therapist, The         Radiance of Springtime, The         Round and Round         Sam's Friends         Sam's Friends         Servant of Two Masters, The         Therapist Patient         Uncle Tom's Cabin         Urban Homestead         What You Will

About Face

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MDC Celebrating a decade of bring new and emerging plays to the stage, the Tenth anniversary show produced by MDC in Washington, D.C.

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MDC in Washington, D.C.    2015

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ten min play

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Always Greener

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Always Greener is a comedy about an older (say, late 40's) married couple and their newly infatuated younger (say, mid-30's) friends. Even as a new relationship may be igniting  Samantha apparently finds Greg a dud, he thinks she is divine  the married pair, Jack and Karen, show signs of dying out. After the younger twosome confronts the older, and fueled by alcohol, the couples switch partners for a one-night stand. In the aftermath of apology and attraction, the women decree time apart, opting for Reykjavik, while the men head to Cancun. Back home, the men seem worn out, the women rejuvenated, but this surface is unreliable. The two pairs undergo further reconfigurations, and all ends in ambiguity. Two acts; two men, two women; minimalist open stage.

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Genre:
comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Attic Electra

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Attic Electra draws upon existing material, but is not an adaptation. Rather, it sets Electra in a psychiatric ward and charts her effort to deal with her life, completing the unfinished story of her own journey. (Aeschylus abandons her once Orestes has done the deed, and Euripides marries her off.) The play's concerns are feminist and familial, and keep Electra at the center of the action throughout. Two acts; five women, four men, open stage.

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Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Broken Consort

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Broken Consort depicts the disintegration of Molly and Peter's relationship. Twenty minutes; one man, one woman; minimal set.

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play 20 min

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cappella, A

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A cappella centers on the lives of three sisters of a certain age who eke out their existence on their faded family estate with little money and no men. Willie, the oldest (50) and most controlling, wants to maintain the status quo; Faye, the middle sister (45), hopes to start a new life in California as a chef; and Bea, the youngest (35), wants to explore her aptitude for dreaming and writing. Meanwhile, Mike (30's), a traveler who has traded his services as a handy man for a place to stay, becomes indispensable. One week in October, two of the sisters decide to leave, and Chazz, a cosmetologist down on his luck, picks up some of the slack.

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Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Captain Lewis Crosses the Last Frontier

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Captain Lewis Crosses the Last Frontier concerns the journey of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which landed in Oregon in 1805 and thereby laid claim to what is now the western third of the United States of America. Leaving the civilization of Washington and Monticello, Lewis (30's) travels into unknown territories, as he struggles to reconcile the values of Enlightened civilization with those of the indigenous peoples whom he meets along the way. Returning home, he tries to dissuade Jefferson from his initial plans to develop the territory, fails, and abandons himself to apocalypse. Other characters: those in the literary expedition  Clark (30's), Charbono (a French trapper, 40's), Sacajawea (his Shoshone wife and the expedition's guide, 20's), and York (Clark's black slave, 20's); those in Jefferson's world  the President himself, his hostess, Dolley Madison, his slave, Sally Hemings, et al. Two acts; six men, five women; open stage. Original music and arrangements by Deena Grossman.

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Play/Drama

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Male:  6            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Cassatt

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Cassatt focuses on the relationship between Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas. The action occurs during one day in 1912 in Degas studio. Because his building is being torn down, Degas is forced to move, and Cassatt comes to retrieve her letters to him. During the course of her visit, the two painters plunge into the past, often displaying the vitality of their thirty-five-year-old relationship. In the background, Zoe and Taudy, Degas and Cassatt's respective housekeepers, engineer various domestic practicalities. Two acts; three women, one man (ages 50-70); one set.

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aka The green Parrot

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Playhouse 46 In New York    -

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Cutting the Mustard

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Cutting the Mustard, a comedy, finds Molly twenty years or so later with her new partner, Bruce. Thirty minutes; one man, one woman; minimal set.

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Genre:
comeby 30 min

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Disappearing Act

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Disappearing Act, an opera with music by John Carbon. Set in Atlantic City in 1922, the libretto follows two dramatic arcs that entail the characters efforts to test boundaries: exploring the possibility of life after death, and using the insights of art to reconcile and retrieve. The first arc follows Harry Houdini's quest to communicate with his mother, who died eight years ago, with the help of those devoted spiritualists, Sir Arthur and Lady Jean Conan Doyle. The second involves saving the decrepit Garden Pier Theater with a gala fundraiser that will feature Doyle's creations, Holmes and Watson, enhanced by Houdini's conjuring. With the help of the Doyle children's tutor, Preston, Winifred is producing the gala in honor of her brother, Kenneth, missing in action and presumed dead. Two acts; four women, six men, with a chorus of twelve (SATB); open stage.

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1st Produced:
Diller-Quaile School Of Music In New York    2007

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Genre:
opera

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  chorus

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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein, from the novel by Mary Shelley. Two acts: ensemble of eight men, four women; open stage. (Chicago: Ivan Dee, 2004)

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Genre:
adaptation

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Hearts in Harness

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Hearts in Harness, a comedy, explores the efforts of two men and two women in mid-life, each aware of the preciousness of time, each recently having experienced a crisis, each trying on the examined life, strivers all. Facing limited options, the characters long for love, yet are chary of couples routines. Peg (40) feels dumped by Dave (45), while he, in turn, feels only emptiness in the midst of what most would call a successful career. Meanwhile, Lynne (40) is recovering from the end of an affair, and Eric (40) is breaking out in new directions in both love and work. Complementing the four main characters are incidental characters  Dimitri, a Greek cab driver (David doubles); Sylvia, a hotel manicurist in Budapest (Lynne doubles); Chantal, a French gourmet (Peg doubles); and Mr. Joggi, an Indian butcher (Eric doubles)  whose lives are much simpler, calmer, and less analytical. Comedy. Two acts; two men, two women; open stage, opportunity for some video.

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Reading At Fontanonestate, Rome    -

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Genre:
comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Loveknot

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Loveknot depicts the efforts of a man and a woman to connect, from initial infatuation, through misunderstanding and even bitterness, toward a final ambiguity. The play travels a single arc of increasing intensity, and includes surreal elements. Drama. Eighty minutes without interval; one man, one woman, 35-55, any race or ethnicity; minimal set. Original music by Evan Solot.

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Fourth International Women Playwrights Conference In Galway    -

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Play/Drama

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Love's Labour's Wonne

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Love's Labour's Wonne, the lost sequel to Love's Labour's Lost, one year after Love's Labour's Lost ends, at the chateau and grounds of the Princess of France. A year earlier, the four couples, on the verge of pledging their troths, were interrupted by the entrance of Marcade, emissary from the court of France, bringing the news of Princess Charlotte's father's death. Everything stopped, including the entertainment of the Nine Worthies that the other characters had been preparing for the festivities. The couples agreed to meet again in a year and a day, and dispersed to a song of spring and winter. Only the title, Love's Labour's Wonne, has survived  at least, so far. Certainly the earlier play implies a sequel. Scholars speculated that that title might simply be an alternative for a surviving play, such as Much Ado about Nothing, until, in 1953, a list of titles turned up that included all the possible alternatives, as well as Love's Labour's Wonne. So the play did exist. Maybe this is it. Nine men, seven women (Boyette and Moth are played by women), all characters from LLL, except for the invented addition of the Princess's brother Henry. Open stage, original music.

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Marriage of Figaro, The

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The Marriage of Figaro, an adaptation of Beaumarchais play, using contemporary English. Two hours; six men, six women; open stage.

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adaptation

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Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Mirrors in a Window Frame

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Mirrors in a Window Frame, a monologue about Kate, who is recovering from an unnamed illness, and her musings as she considers city street life from her second-floor apartment window. Twenty-five minutes; one woman; minimal set.

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Manhattan Theatre Source, NY    -

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Estrogenia Festival

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play 25 min

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Mixed Doubles

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Mixed Doubles is a comedy about an older (say, late 40's) married couple and their newly infatuated younger (say, mid-30's) friends. Even as a new relationship may be igniting  Samantha apparently finds Greg a dud, he thinks she is divine  the married pair, Jack and Karen, show signs of dying out. After the younger twosome confronts the older, and fueled by alcohol, the couples switch partners for a one-night stand. In the aftermath of apology and attraction, the women decree time apart, opting for Reykjavik, while the men head to Cancun. Back home, the men seem worn out, the women rejuvenated, but this surface is unreliable. The two pairs undergo further reconfigurations, and all ends in ambiguity. Two acts; two men, two women; minimalist open stage.

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Genre:
comedy

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Mr Fixit

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Mr. Fixit finds Molly having decided upon a divorce and looking for a renovated house and a rejuvenated life. She vies with her neighbor, Desiree, for the decidedly dishy Mr. Fixit's affections. Thirty minutes; one man, two women; minimal set.

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No Stopping, No Standing

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No Stopping, No Standing is a lyrical piece featuring a quartet of characters: Kate, who suffers from depression and is about to move to a new apartment; her daughter, Becca, a public-interest lawyer in San Francisco; Jeff, Kate's neighbor and a jack-of-all-trades; and Missy, who rents Kate her new apartment in her house. About 80 minutes, no intermission; three women, one man, minimal set.

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lyrical piece

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October Wedding

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Patient Therapist, The

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The Patient Therapist depicts Sydney, a woman seeking some purpose, meeting with her therapist, Robert. She begins in hostility, then unwittingly sets off the expert, and takes on his role. Before the session ends, however, Robert turns the tables, leaving open the question of who is treating whom. Thirty minutes; one man, one woman, minimal set.

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Finalist In The Samuel French Short Play Festival At The Actors Theater In New York    -

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play 30 min

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Radiance of Springtime, The

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The Radiance of Springtime takes place in 1958 in Chicago, where Helen is graduating from high school and trying to decide between the attractions of entering the convent and pursuing theater studies at Loyola. The play focuses on Helen's friends and family, and her struggle to make the right decision. Two acts; four men, nine women; open stage.

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Round and Round

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Round and Round is an adaptation of Schnitzler's Reigen (usually found in English as La Ronde) from a new literal translation by Carmen Schleicher. In ten scenes, Schintzler portrays the sexual needs of all classes, and the hypocrisies that often accompany satisfying those needs. The adaptation places the action in an abstract and therefore timeless setting, has been written in contemporary American English, and features music composed by Evan Solot. Two acts; five men, five women; open stage.

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adaptation

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Sam's Friends

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Sam's Friends centers upon the relationship of Jane and Mary, who are ensconced at a retirement community near the sea, absorbed with questions of aging, health and mortality. They derive vital energy from arguing and caring for one another. Taking up the dashing Captain Olaf's wellness cruise as a break from routine, they try to sustain their momentum by throwing a party for the Captain, now intent upon longevity research, setting off unforeseen consequences that leave them near where they began. The play is meant as an hommage to Samuel Beckett's wry vaudevillian side, as well as a chance for women to appear in a landscape akin to his. Two acts; two women, one man; one set.

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Sam's Friends

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Sam's Friends, a short piece that developed into the full-length play referenced above. Ten minutes; two women; minimal set.

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Center Stage, New York    -

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Servant of Two Masters, The

Synopsis:
The Servant of Two Masters, freely adapted from Goldoni's play, roughs up Goldoni's refined version of commedia, while using contemporary dialog. Two acts; six women, five men; open stage. (Chicago: Ivan Dee, 2003)

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Genre:
adaptation

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Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Therapist Patient

Synopsis:
The Therapist Patient, a companion piece to The Patient Therapist. Robert seeks help from Denise, who assigns him exercises to improve his state of mind. He experiences immediate results, but in Denise's opinion goes too far in the opposite direction. Eventually, his possible twin treats Denise, before Robert returns. Thirty minutes; one man, one woman, minimal set.

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Genre:
play 30 min

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Uncle Tom's Cabin, adapted from the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Two acts; twelve actors, six black, six white, equally divided by gender; open stage.

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Genre:
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Male:  6            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Urban Homestead

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Urban Homestead, a play about best friends Sarah, divorced, and Jen, along with her husband, Brian, who buy a house together in West Philadelphia with optimistic expectations. Sarah is freelancing while she tries to paint; in his final year at the university, Brian is job-hunting because he failed to get tenure as a musicologist and pianist; and Jen, working as an arts advocate, is looking at career options, instead of taking the most congenial job that happens to be available. So each in a different way is starting over. They are also discovering new experiences and insights about love. Three additional characters complicate the scene: Brian's friend, Gabriel, drawn to Sarah; Jen's mother, Teddy, who disapproves of the household; and Ron, a shy sculptor who moonlights as a jack-of-all-trades. Two hours; three men, three women; one set.

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What You Will

Synopsis:
What You Will anchors itself in the rivalry between Simon and Larry (50's), two professors of theater at a small Midwestern college. When an alumna, Anne (35), now a professional director in New York, returns to direct Six Characters in Search of an Author, she brings submerged grievances into the open, and finds, in dealing with Simon, her favorite teacher, that she wrestles with her father's ghost. Confronting Simon, Anne discovers that her untold grief over her dead alcoholic father fuels her zeal. Both she and Simon come to new self-knowledge as Anne refuses to replay her helplessness, and Simon clings to his addiction. The action ranges over time, triggering Simon's memories and delusions. Although the play does not assume knowledge of Pirandello, his characters shadow these. Other characters: Simon's wife, Margaret (40): his daughter by his former wife, Jen (20); a student, Bill (20). Two acts; three men, three women; open stage.

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