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David Mogolov

DAVID MOGOLOV

  
Nationality:    USA
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David Mogolov lives, writes, and performs in Boston, but is, to his core, deeply Midwestern. Born in Iowa, and raised in Kansas, he's a fan of "flyover country." He attended Boston University, where he studied philosophy and journalism. He has been writing and performing solo shows since 2002. His scripts include One Night at TF Green (Chicago Single File Festival, 2003), I Got in a Fight, Diptych (co-authored with Sara Faith Alterman), There Is No Good News (Frigid Festival, NY, 2011), and Dumber Faster (FringeNYC, 2012). From 2007-2011, David was a member and Head Writer for Boston sketch comedy group The Ruckus, and he was the director of ImprovBoston's sketch comedy program for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Research:    http://www.indietheaternow.com/Playwright/david-mogolov

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

         Diptych         Dumber Faster         Eating My Garbage         I Got in a Fight         One Night at T F Green         There Is No Good News

Diptych

Synopsis:
Diptych started with a theme ("first times") and a shared line of dialogue ("I wouldn't do it again, but it was worth it."). David and Sara then separated for a month or so and wrote scripts: two 40 minute monologues. Reconvening in a coffee shop to share first drafts, it was clear that the show wasn't so much about first times as it was about anger and about the end of youth. And there was going to be a hell of a lot of rewriting. Performed on adjoining stages, Diptych ended up sprawling across six set locations and one backstage deathtrap full of scrap metal.

Notes:
Written and performed by Sara Faith Alterman and David Mogolov

1st Produced:
Elizabeth Peabody House in Somerville, MA    27 Sep 2007

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Genre:
one act 75 min

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Dumber Faster

Synopsis:
David tries to reconcile the wonders of technology with his own rampant stupidity. How can a man with a smartphone be so consistently dumb? He'd blame the technology, but he can't. He's pretty sure his brain is at fault.

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1st Produced:
Venue #11: The Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, Fringe NYC, Ny    12 Aug 2012

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0h 50m Comedy Solo Show

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Eating My Garbage

Synopsis:
Dumbfounded by a call from a political pollster who sounds suspiciously like Laura Linney, David searches himself for a rational reason to believe the nation isn't utterly doomed. When he can't quite think of one, he turns to irrational reasons. That's when his search gets more promising.

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1st Produced:
FRIGID New York Festival at UNDER St. Marks Theater    2014

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http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/eating-my-garbage   -

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Genre:
one act 52 min

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I Got in a Fight

Synopsis:
I wasn't looking for a fight. I'd just stopped at a CVS on the way to a movie. I was looking for Swedish Fish, and for a gift for a friend who'd been a little uptight lately. I selected an Oscar the Grouch rectal thermometer. A little crass, but perfect for the circumstance. I Got in a Fight brings together tales of fights, violence and injury to illustrate a surefire five-step process for making your way through a world full of people just looking for an excuse to punch you in the face. Drawing on parking lot brawls with drunken rednecks, moshpit accidents, London barfights and a childhood spent evaluating pediatric emergency rooms, Mogolov's advice may not sound like wisdom, but it's not entirely stupid.

Notes:
Original music by Ryan Walsh

1st Produced:
ImprovBoston    Sep 2004

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One Night at T F Green

Synopsis:
For Thanksgiving of 2001, I went to visit some family in Virginia. Instead of flying back to Boston, I flew to T.F. Green airport in Warwick, Rhode Island. I was going to catch a bus to Boston. But the flight was delayed and I missed the last bus. The 85% true story of a young man's night just a short bus ride from home, but seemingly on another planet. T.F. Green is a world populated by lunatics, prostitutes, police, drunks, drug dealers, birthday girls, drunken pianists, and the very bored driver of a Zamboni-style floor cleaner.

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Original music by Evan Sicuranza and Ryan Walsh

1st Produced:
ImprovBoston    Sep 2002

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There Is No Good News

Synopsis:
"When I was seven years old, my parents bought me a bullwhip." With these words, David Mogolov begins a quest to find wisdom he can share with his daughter, a hilarious and thoughtful journey that brings together bomb scares, runaway fryalators, motivational speakers and a meth addict isolated in a trailer in the Ozarks.
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1st Produced:
the Red Room
85 East 4th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10003    24 Feb 2011

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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/there-is-no-good-news   -

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Genre:
one act 50 min

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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