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WILLIAM MESNIK (1953 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Agent BBR, (323) 852-9559 |
William Mesnik started his career as a singer-songwriter in clubs like Paul Colby's legendary THE OTHER END in NYC's Greenwich Village in the late 70s. Turning his creative focus to playwriting and acting for the stage, Mesnik created several provocative, genre bending music-theatre pieces. His acting resume encompasses Broadway: LA BETE, OH! CALCUTTA!, Off-Broadway: MODIGLIANI, A WEEKEND NEAR MADISON, THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME, THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH, HOT GROG, MACBETH, SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN, A MURDER OF CROWS, THE VIRGIN MOLLY, CHOPIN IN SPACE, such major regional venues as Yale Rep, The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre, The Kennedy Center, and Actors Theater of Louisville, and European-American collaborative productions of Shakespeare's KING LEAR and Chekhov's IVANOV. A familiar face on television from his numerous commercial, episodic and sitcom appearances in such shows as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Mesnik's feature credits include "Minority Report", "Titanic", "Eye For An Eye", Byron Thompson's "Stonebrook" with Seth Green, and John Schlessinger's "The Next Best Thing" with Madonna and Rupert Everett. Other L.A. stage appearances: several at A Noise Within theatre, most notably as Holofernes in Shakespeare's LOVE LABOUR'S LOST for which he received an Ovation nomination, and THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (DramaLogue Award). A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Mesnik is on the faculties of AMDA / Hollywood, and THE ACTING CORPS.
Plays by William Mesnik
Bellevue Balladeers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Steve McGraw's, NYC | 1990 | ||||
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 | #59141 | |||
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Genre: | Satirical revue Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by William Mesnik and Michael Fesenmeier | |||||
Synopsis: | Psychotic folksingers perform parodies as part of their out-patient therapy. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Deadline - An Evening with Hunter S Thompson | ||
| 1st Produced: | Yale Cabaret | 1980 | ||||
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 | #59142 | |||
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Genre: | Solo Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Reporter has one night to revise article on the eve of Nixon's pardon. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Down in the Basement | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tangier, Hollywood, CA | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Los Angeles Clown | |||||
| 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 | #80812 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Inspired by Dylan and The Band's Basement Tapes | |||||
Synopsis: | Sequestered Folk-Rock Icon Moses Lowell leads his ex-pat backup band down the disorienting hall of 19th century mirrors known as THE ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC, and reinvents rock 'n' roll. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Eroica | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1984 | |||||
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 | #59143 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Woman hires a "Creativity Counselor" to cure her writer's block. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jackson Pollock - Painting on the Edge | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Director's Company, NYC | 1985 | ||||
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 | #59144 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by William Mesnik and Stuart Browne | |||||
Synopsis: | Delusional painter attempts interview with an impressionable young reporter. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lundquist in the Sky with Diamonds | ||
| 1st Produced: | El Cid, Los Angeles | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Los Angeles Clown | |||||
| 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 | #59145 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Young man navigates his way through love and LSD in the 1970s. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Muckrakers | ||
| 1st Produced: | Fremont Centre Theatre, Los Angeles | 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 | #59146 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Politically polarized, ex-married musicologists battle on the eve of the 2000 election. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Passion of Hubert, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | WestBeth Theater Center, NYC | 1988 | ||||
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 | #59147 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by William Mesnik and John DiPinto | |||||
Synopsis: | God resurrects dead rock star to save the world. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Songs of Insolence, Songs of Expedience | ||
| 1st Produced: | West Bank Cafe, NYC | 1984 | ||||
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 | #59148 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Satirical revue Satire | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Terrorists make hostages perform unspeakable musical acts. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Three Songs | ||
| 1st Produced: | Fremont Centre Theatre, Los Angeles | 1997 | ||||
Company: | Mill Street 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 | #59149 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Critic's Choice, Los Angeles Times, Nominee: Best Ensemble, LA Weekly Awards, 1997. Part of ASK Play Collection in Los Angeles Library. | |||||
Synopsis: | Black-listed folksinging group attempts a reunion during the Cuban Missile Crisis. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Verbatim | ||
| 1st Produced: | West Bank Cafe, NYC | 1984 | ||||
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 | #59150 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Man, locked in a recording booth, must finish reading "The Enormous Room" word perfectly. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Warning: Explicit Lyrics! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Nadine's, NYC | 1992 | ||||
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 | #59151 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by William Mesnik and Charles Krezell | |||||
Synopsis: | Anais Nin and Henry Miller write musical porn for an anonymous collector, a dollar a page. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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