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LAUREL OLLSTEIN |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Laurel Ollstein is an award winning playwright/director/teacher with a production record in major cities including New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis and Los Angeles. Making the transition from actress to writer started with her interest in writer Dorothy Parker. She penned a one-woman play based on research of her life and work. Laughter, Hope and a Sock in the Eye, was first preformed at the unveiling of the Dorothy Parker Memorial Garden in Baltimore on the National Grounds of the NAACP where her ashes were laid to rest 22 years after her death. Other productions around the country include; The Old Log Theatre, Minneapolis, Foot Of The Mountain Theatre, MN, The Arena Theatre, Baltimore, and the Seattle Fringe Festival. In Los Angeles Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye played for 11 months to full houses at the Burbage Theatre - where it was nominated for Best One Person show by the LA Weekly. Most recently it was produced by the Theatre/Drama Committee of the National Arts Club, in New York City in September 2006. She has received NEA grants for her theatrical work with oral histories. Laurel is also a screenwriter and published nonfiction author. She teaches writing at CalArts, Loyola Marymount University and UCLA.
Plays by Laurel Ollstein
CHEESE | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Actors' Gang | 1998 | ||||
Company: | Actors' Gang | |||||
| 1st Published: | Original Works Publishing | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1934962602 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #112248 | |||
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Genre: | Dark comic farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
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| CHEESE follows a deeply dysfunctional cheese-devoted family from the woods of Tillamook Oregon (the land of cheese, trees and ocean breeze) to the wilds of Beverly Hills. | |||||
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Dark Ages, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Studio Stage Los Angeles CA | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Playwright's Arena | |||||
| 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 | #112247 | |||
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Genre: | Dark Comedy - magic realism | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | The Dark Ages is a comedy about a modern family living in 'Dark Ages' of their own making. A wild farce about isolation and technology in today's world. By the end of the play each character has experienced a Renaissance of their own and are well on their way to a New World. | |||||
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Dorothy Parker is in the Bath | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Source NYC | 2009 | ||||
Company: | Estrogenous Festival NYC | |||||
| 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 | #112249 | |||
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: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A fictional Dorothy Parker is in her bathtub planning suicide when a young man comes in and gets more than he came for. | |||||
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Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye | ||
| 1st Produced: | Old Log theatre Minneapolis MN | 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 | #112246 | |||
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: | One person show | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Laughter, Hope and a Sock in the Eye, was first preformed at the unveiling of the Dorothy Parker Memorial Garden in Baltimore on the National Grounds of the NAACP where her ashes were laid to rest 22 years after her death. Other productions around the country include; The Old Log Theatre, Minneapolis, Foot Of The Mountain Theatre, MN, The Arena Theatre, Baltimore, and the Seattle Fringe Festival. In Los Angeles Laughter, Hope And A Sock in the Eye played for 11 months to full houses at the Burbage Theatre - where it was nominated for Best One Person show by the LA Weekly. Most recently it was produced by the Theatre/Drama Committee of the National Arts Club, in New York City in September 2006. | |||||
Synopsis: | The character of Dorothy Parker uses much of her own words and works to navigate through her complex and sometimes dark and always witty life. | |||||
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Opa! The Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | Midtown International Theatre Festival | 2008 | ||||
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 | #104556 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 6 | ||
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Notes: | book by Mari Carras and Laurel Ollstein; lyrics by Mari Carras and Donald Eugster; adapted by Nicholas Carras | |||||
Synopsis: | When a boat arrives on the tiny Greek island of Elia-for the first time in 20 years-some of the villagers' long-held secrets come to the forefront, and they are left with only one choice. . .to face their hidden selves, celebrate life and just say OPA! | |||||
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Showing Our Age | ||
| 1st Produced: | Inside The Ford Los Angeles CA | 2008 | ||||
Company: | About 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 | #112278 | |||
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 | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A father and daughter - a pair who have not been close - the father has to be put in a home. Inside this story four actors play 20 different characters and bring stories from the over 40 interviews of seniors. The stories inform and challenge the father and daughter into making a decision. Some of the moments are from a life played out in a scene form, some of the stories are sung, and some are danced. SHOWING OUR AGE is a full-blown play with music - six actors and three musicians and a lot of great stories to tell. Even though it's a tough subject - it's ultimately a story celebrating a generation. | |||||
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