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RHEA MACCALLUM |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Born and raised in Downey, CA, Rhea's playwriting career began in high school with the award winning one-act, Hot Seat. Recent writing credits include: Baby Secrets (Red Room Theatre), Flushed Suicides (Stage Left Studios), Baby Blues (Project Playwright IV @ Access Theater), A Little Experimenting (Native Aliens Theatre Collective, Strings Attached, Flint City Theatre, Southern Slam Fest, ACTober Fest at Secret Rose Theatre, NoHo and staged readings at RAW and Lavender Footlights), Mowing Down the Junipers (Scripteasers' Script Tease of Short Plays & Lakeshore Players Ten-Minute Play semi-finalist), Resurrection for Dummies (Stormy Weather Players 2007 Pregnant Chad New Plays Festival winner), Nothing in Particular (First Stage LA, Playwrights Festival), The 7th Disorder (Westbeth and winner of TADA! Youth Theater's 15th Annual One-Act Playwriting Contest), Penguins, Puppies and Porn (NY Fringe Festival), The Law of Life (HERE), When You Wake (HERE), Motherhood (Altered Stages), and Watching Tricia (Petoskey Theatre Festival). She co-produced 8 Stories High, a festival of one-acts written, directed and performed by the twenty-one extraordinary members Well Played Productions. Directing credits include: Hot Seat, Straightforward Paul and Next Stop: Paranoia. As an actor some of her favorite performances include: The Odd Couple (Florence), Andre's Mother (Andre's Mother), 'night Mother (Jesse), Final Placement (Mary) and Strindberg's The Father (Laura). Rhea is a member of the Dramatists Guild, International Center of Women Playwrights, Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights and a working finalist at the Actors Studio. Over fifty of her monologues can be viewed online at themonologueshop.com or NowCasting.com. A graduate from USC and the Actors Studio Drama School, Rhea was honored to participate in the 2005 Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Her full-length romantic comedy, Room Service, was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Trustus Playwrights' Festival while Selling Beaver received an Honorable Mention in First Stage LA's 11th Annual One-Act Contest. Also, the Actors Theatre of Louisville selected her ten-minute play, Yesterday Once More, as a finalist for the 2004 Heideman Award.
Plays by Rhea MacCallum
7th Disorder, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | TADA! Youth Theatre | - - - | ||||
Company: | TADA! Youth Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #58798 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Drama, 30 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A young woman's struggle to live begins with a spoonful of chocolate pudding | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Baby Blues | ||
| 1st Produced: | Access Theatre, NYC | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Project Playwright IV | |||||
| 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 | #97435 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Young mothers discover common ground at the park. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Baby Secrets | ||
| 1st Produced: | Red Room Theatre, NYC | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Cheeky Monkey Theatre Co. | |||||
| 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 | #67910 | |||
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Genre: | full length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 1m/f | |||||
Notes: | McLaren Memorial Comedy Playwriting Competition, Honorable Mention | |||||
Synopsis: | Friends gathered to help Valerie handle last minute wedding preparations are startled when Leah, mother of four, announces she's pregnant again even though her husband had a vasectomy. Denise discovers a wedding dress hidden in the back of Kelly's closet. John, Kelly's live in boyfriend, returns home to discover Kelly wearing the wedding dress and a positive EPT stick in the trash. John then proposes and the couple promptly marries. At their wedding reception, a series of secrets are revealed, wrecking havoc on the women's friendships and their relationships with their male counterparts. A month later, Kelly, believing she is pregnant calls on her friends to forgive each other, and themselves so they may mend the fractured friendships on which each has grown to rely. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Day 41 | ||
| 1st Produced: | She Writes One Act Plays By Women Playwrights at The Secret Rose Theatre, North Hollywood | 13 Jan 2012 | ||||
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 | #135955 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Flushed Suicides | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stage Left Studios, NYC | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Left Out 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 | #97436 | |||
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Genre: | monologue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A pact. A prayer. A plea. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Getting Back to Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | Where Eagles Dare, NYC | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Project Playwright IV - reading | |||||
| 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 | #97437 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 off-stage voice | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | After her mother passes away Ally reveals the lengths to which she tried to please her. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hong Resurrection, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Secret Rose Theatre , Actoberfest | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Fire Rose 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 | #58799 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | alternate title: Resurrection for Dummies | |||||
Synopsis: | On the anniversary of his father's death, Eddie conjures the spirits in hopes of a miracle. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hot Seat | ||
| 1st Produced: | Downey Theatre | 1989 | ||||
Company: | DHS | |||||
| 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 | #67904 | |||
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Genre: | play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | In a desert hotel room during spring break four teenage girls take turns putting each other in the Hot Seat. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Independence Day | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nomad Theatre | Sep 2011 | ||||
Company: | Life and Death Matters Film and Theatre 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 | #132089 | |||
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Genre: | drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Audience Choice Award for Best Drama | |||||
Synopsis: | A mom and her adult daughter share laughter and tears as they navigate the difficult road of terminal illness. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Kill Me, Please! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Encino, CA | Feb 2011 | ||||
Company: | Theatre Encino | |||||
| 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 | #132087 | |||
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Genre: | comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Serial killer Stan meets suicidal would-be victim Gloria. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Ladies Choice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Paw Paw Vilage One Acts XV, Paw Paw, MI | 17 Feb 2012 | ||||
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 | #135956 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Law of Life | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2003 | |||||
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 | #67911 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 - either gender, non-speaking | |||||
Notes: | presented during THAW festival | |||||
Synopsis: | The Law of Life traces the relationship between Manhattan taxidermists, George and Martha. While George commits himself to a life of family, love, and peace, Martha questions the nature of man and the validity of such a life. Ultimately, she must choose between love or primal passions. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Little Experimenting, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 >>> | - - - | ||||
Company: | Strings Attached Theatre Co. | |||||
| 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 | #58797 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The birds and bees chat doesn't go the way one might expect, or want it to. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Motherhood | ||
| 1st Produced: | Altered Stages | - - - | ||||
Company: | Well Played 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 | #58800 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 25 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | produced as part of one-act festival, 8 Stories High | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mowing Down the Junipers | ||
| 1st Produced: | reading at Scripteasers | 2007 | ||||
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 | #67909 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Semi-finalist, Lakeshore Players Ten-Minute Play Competition 2005. 2007 Script Tease of Short Plays winner | |||||
Synopsis: | Former lovers dig up the roots of their relationship. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nothing in Particular | ||
| 1st Produced: | FirstStage LA (staged reading) | 2007 | ||||
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 | #67908 | |||
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Genre: | play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two alienated youths find companionship and understanding in low scale diner in the middle of the night. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pass the Green Beans | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brooklyn College, NY | Jun 2011 | ||||
Company: | Gone in 60 Seconds | |||||
| 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 | #132088 | |||
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Genre: | comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Penguins, Puppies, and Porn | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2003 | |||||
Company: | woken' glacier | |||||
| 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 | #56862 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Drama, 65 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Nichol Alexander, Rhea MacCallum | |||||
Synopsis: | Martha goes to war, eggs explode, dogs burn, penguins drown, the anti-Christ is conceived and Lizzy pleads with god. woken' glacier is a new company with members from Tokyo, Tel Aviv, NY, LA, and Belleville, Wisconsin - among other places. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Resurrection for Dummies | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2007 Chad New Play Festival | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Stormy Weather Players | |||||
| 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 | #75800 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Winner 2007 Chad New Play Festival - 1st place | |||||
Synopsis: | On the anniversary of his father's death, Eddie conjures the spirits in hopes of a miracle. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Room Service | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #67906 | |||
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Genre: | Romantic Comedy full-length Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Semi-finalist, 2008 Trustus Playwrights' Festival, Trustus Theatre | |||||
Synopsis: | While attending the wedding of her oldest childhood friend, Abbie, a young neurotic, romantically-challenged woman magically finds herself face to face with every man she ever loved and lost, including her aging imaginary friend, James Dean. Along the way Abbie does a little romancing, a lot of soul-searching, and a bit of apologizing too. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Selling Beaver | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #97438 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Honorable mention in First Stage LA's 11th Annual One-Act Contest | |||||
Synopsis: | Cheerleaders discover the perils of offloading their beaver. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Watching Tricia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Petoskey Theatre Festival | 2002 | ||||
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 | #67905 | |||
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Genre: | Suspense/Psychological Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | After the murder of her sister, Tricia can't escape the overwhelming feeling she might be next. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Yesterday Once More | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #67907 | |||
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Genre: | drama Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Finalist, 2004 Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville | |||||
Synopsis: | Yesterday, today and tomorrow all at once. A family faces their afflictions. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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