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Dean Lundquist

DEAN LUNDQUIST

  (1970 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Dean Lundquist is an award-winning playwright and director. Originally from Ventura, Ca, he now makes his home in Singapore. He is currently pursuing his MFA in Dramatic writing at NYU Tisch-Asia.

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

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below is a list of Dean Lundquist's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Curried Condo         Faith In the Super Bowl         Finger Food         Gifted         I Can Tell Your Handbag Is Fake         Joy Of Solitude, The         Kangaroo Court         Native Speaker

Curried Condo

Synopsis:
an Indian estate agent attempts to rent a condominium to a Chinese woman.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Nyu Tisch Asia    Dec 2009

Organisations:
NYU Tisch asia

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  Written for 1 Indian man and 1 Chinese woman

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Faith In the Super Bowl

Synopsis:
an expecting Father believes he receives prophetic messages in his bowl of cereal.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Future Tenant, Pittsburgh, Pa    Nov 2009

Organisations:
Future Ten 6

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Finger Food

Synopsis:
a fork and spoon contemplate the future of their existence in a world dominated by finger food.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Substation (Singapore)    Feb 2009

Organisations:
Magdalena (Singapore)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Gifted

Synopsis:
a mother meets with a school psychologist to learn whether or not her young son will be accepted into a school for gifted children.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Drama Centre (Singapore)    Apr 2009

Organisations:
Yellow Chair Productions

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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I Can Tell Your Handbag Is Fake

Synopsis:
Three identically clad women board a train and come to realize that they have more in common than just their fashion sense.

Notes:
Winner of three Awards At the Short+Sweet Malaysia Festival: Best Playwright (Dean Lundquist), Best Director (Melissa Teoh) And the People's Choice Award. Selected for the 34th Annual Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival held At Playwrights Horizons.

1st Produced:
Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre    Aug 2008

Organisations:
34th Off Off Broadway Samuel French Short Play Festival

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Joy Of Solitude, The

Synopsis:
Charlie's lifestyle is forever changed when he inadvertently locks himself in his apartment.

Notes:
Winner of two Awards At the Short+Sweet Singapore Festival: Best Director (Dean Lundquist), Best Actor Runner-up (Tim Garner As Young Charlie). the play was the runner-up for Best Script And Best Production Awards

1st Produced:
The Play Den At The Arts House, Singapore    Jul 2010

Organisations:
Short+Sweet Singapore Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short Play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Kangaroo Court

Synopsis:
A marsupial judge

Notes:
Part of the sUBERVsIVE sHORTs 2009

1st Produced:
Manny Fried Theatre, Buffalo    30 Apr 2009

Organisations:
Subversive Theatre Collective

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Native Speaker

Synopsis:
a non-Caucasian responds to an advertisement for a native speaker.

Notes:
Short+Sweet 10 minute theatre festival

1st Produced:
Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts    Jun 2007

Organisations:
Short+Sweet Singapore Festival

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Ten min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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