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JOSEPH MCDONOUGH |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Bret Adams Ltd |
Joseph McDonough. Plays include Travels of Angelica, Morning Dancer, Wayfarer's Rest, Stone My Heart, and One, as well as other plays, adaptations, and the books for several musical adaptations. He has twice won the Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize and is currently the resident playwright at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. His plays have been produced at many theaters around the country and he is a member of both the playwrights workshop at the Player's Club in New York and New River Dramatists.
Plays by Joseph McDonough
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | ArtReach Touring Theatre (Cincinnati, OH, United States) | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90850 | |||
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Genre: | 30-45 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 1 female, 1 either (4-20 actors possible: 2-15 males, 1-15 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | This rambunctious adaptation of Mark Twain's classic short story tells the tale of schemer and braggart Jim Smiley, who decides to make his fortune by entering his frog in the first annual Calaveras County Frog Jumping Contest. Smiley has certainly had his share of good luck, but the people of Calaveras County are getting a bit tired of being duped by Jim, and they may just have a scheme of their own. . . | |||||
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Cinderella | ||
| 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 | #111618 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Fitz Patton; lyrics by David Kisor; book by Joseph McDonough | |||||
Synopsis: | Prince Freddy has been told by his father to choose a bride. There is to be a grand ball. Brunhilda is determined that one of her daughters Priscilla and Clarissa should marry the Prince. Step daughter Cinderella does not want to go to the ball - she wants to stay home and read. Gwendolyn a magical well wisher appears and finally gets Cinderella to go to the ball. Cinderella has a condition - she will not wear glass slippers | |||||
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Frog Princess, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | Dec 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #123332 | |||
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Genre: | 80-100 min Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | 1 | |||||
Notes: | music and lyrics by David Kisor, book by Joseph McDonough | |||||
Synopsis: | When Ivan's father decrees that it is time for his sons to marry, Ivan is unhappy to discover that his bride turns out to be a frog named Vasilisa. But Vasilisa is really a princess under the curse of evil "Old Bones," who eventually takes the princess to a far-off land. To rescue her, Ivan must face many trials and travel around the world, using bravery and kindness to guide him along the way. Set to a rousing, modern score, this classic Russian fairytale is given a fun modern musical spin. | |||||
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Morning Dancer | ||
| 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 | #123333 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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One | ||
| 1st Produced: | Spoon Theatre, NY | 2009 | ||||
Company: | World Players, Inc. | |||||
| 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 | #87333 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A strongly religious woman who suffers a loss of faith, a disillusioned Hollywood actor, and a young lady suffering a devastating personal loss unknowingly share a common bond via the love letters of a Civil War soldier to his lady love. As each of the three begins a quest to receive absolution, their paths intersect, touch, and disperse as they seek the way to everlasting peace. But a ghost from the past may have other ideas about what that means | |||||
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Sleeping Beauty | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | 01 Dec 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscrips Inc, 2010 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117396 | |||
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Genre: | musical comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | 1 either | |||||
Notes: | music and lyrics by David Kisor, book by Joseph McDonough | |||||
Synopsis: | Action, comedy, romance, rock 'n roll, and a little bit of opera spice up the story of Sleeping Beauty in this magical, musical twist on the fairy tale classic. At Princess Briar Rose's christening, wicked Wisteria puts a curse on the newly born baby after realizing she wasn't invited to the party. Three wacky fairies, along with Briar Rose's overprotective parents, quickly shelter the curious and beautiful princess, but even then the spell finds Briar Rose and puts her to sleep for a hundred years. Only a guitar-playing prince can conquer the curse, waking her with true love and a song. | |||||
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Speak of the Sun | ||
| 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 | #123334 | |||
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Stone My Heart | ||
| 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 | #87334 | |||
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Travels of Angelica | ||
| 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 | #87335 | |||
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Wayfarer's Rest | ||
| 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 | #87336 | |||
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