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DAKIN MATTHEWS (1940 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Bret Adams Ltd |
Dakin Matthews is an actor, playwright, director, translator, dramaturge, and Shakespeare scholar. He has performed on Broadway and in most professional theatres throughout California, as well as appearing in over twenty films and two hundred television shows. He writes original plays, translates classics, and adapts Shakespeare plays for performance. He has won numerous awards for his scripts, including a Drama Desk Award for the Broadway adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV.
Plays by Dakin Matthews
Don Juan - Trickster of Seville | ||
| 1st Produced: | NEast West Players, LAlace Theater Center, | - - - | ||||
Company: | Andak Stage 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 | #77948 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Tiroso de Molina | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Great Fugue, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Studio Theatre, Geary Street, San Francisco | 1987 | ||||
Company: | American Conservatory Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 1987 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91923 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Four members of a string quartet, who have been friends since Juilliard, meet every year to work through one of the Beethoven string quartets. On this their seventeenth meeting to perform The Great Fugue, one couple springs a surprise on the other. | |||||
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Henry V | ||
| 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 | #87330 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Liar, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Secret Rose Theater, North Hollywood | 2000 | ||||
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 | #77921 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Juan Ruiz de Alarcon | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Liberty Inn | ||
| 1st Produced: | Old Town Theatre, Los Gatos, CA | 1979 | ||||
Company: | California Actors Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 2009 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91928 | |||
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Genre: | Classic Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A new American translation of Goldoni's La Locandiera (The Mistress of the Inn) relocated in post-Revolutionary America. In Liberty, New York. a very strong woman keeps four suitors at arm's length while she runs her inn and earns her independence. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Liberty Inn | ||
| 1st Produced: | NewPlace Studio Theatre, North Hollywood | 05 Mar 2010 | ||||
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 | #112386 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by B T Ryback; lyrics and book by Dakin Matthews. Based on "The Landlady" by Carlo Goldoni | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Magic Christmas, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | NEast West Players, LAlace Studio Theatre, Los Angeles | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Andak Stage Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91927 | |||
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Genre: | Holiday Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Three magicians (and one female assistant) from the East Coast attend a magic convention in Lake Tahoe at Christmastime, where their housekeepers, Jose and a very pregnant Maria, turn out to be the targets of a Homeland Security investigation run by one Harold King. A child is born, gifts are exchanged, and some special magic ensues. | |||||
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Prince of LA, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | NEast West Players, LAlace Studio Theatre, Los Angeles | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Andak Stage Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91925 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Drama in Rhyming Verse | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles, in the middle of building his new cathedral, is forced to investigate financial irregularities in a neighboring diocese, only to discover that his best friend form the seminary, the bishop of that diocese, is having an affair with one of his priests, and a major lawsuit is about to hit the news. Winner of Ted Schmitt Award for World Premiere Play from Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Proof of the Promise | ||
| 1st Produced: | Secret Rose Theater, North Hollywood | 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 | #77923 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Juan Ruiz de Alarcon | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Savannah Option, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | NEast West Players, LAlace Studio Theatre, Los Angeles | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Andak Stage Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91926 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A female professor of biology and a visiting male poet argue about religion, sonnets, and evolution, while his wife lies dying of cancer. She's witty, attractive and Italian, and he's lonely and grieving until finally they fall in love. When his wife dies, the affair ends badly, and they part. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Shakespeare's Henry IV | ||
| 1st Produced: | Festival Stage, San Diego | 1995 | ||||
Company: | Old Globe Theatre, San Diego | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 1995 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91929 | |||
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Genre: | Historical Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A one evening, three-act adaptation of the two parts of Shakespeare's Henry IV, which won a 2003 Drama Desk Award for adaptation when it was staged in a multiple Tony Award winning production at Lincoln Center Theater starring Kevin Kline. This script (in various versions) has been produced across the country, both before and after the Globe production (starring John Goodman). The published text is of the NY version. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spite For Spite | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Smith and Kraus, 1995 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #78009 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Augustin Moreto | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Truth Cannot Be Trusted | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77924 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Juan Ruiz de Alarcon | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Uncommon Players | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cassius Carter Theatre | 1997 | ||||
Company: | Old Globe, San Diego | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #91924 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy/Revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A recently departed Laurence Olivier finds himself trapped in Purgatory with Charlotte Cushman, Ellen Terry, and Edwin Forrest, where they must all atone for their acting sins by performing Shakespearean scenes. Cameo appearances by Orson Welles, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Sarah Bernhardt, and Will Kemp. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Walls Have Ears, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Andak Theatrical Services, Hollywood, 1998 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77926 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Juan Ruiz de Alarcon | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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