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Alexandra Petri

ALEXANDRA PETRI

  
Nationality:    USA
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Alexandra Petri's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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

         Campsite Rule, The         Never Never         Rare Medium Well Done         What Fresh Hell         Young Republicans

Campsite Rule, The

Synopsis:
Popular sex columnist Dan Savage's campsite rule states that the one guideline for May to December romance is: leave your younger partner better than you found him. With humanity and wit, the Campsite Rule charts the course of 20-something professional Susan and college freshman Lincoln's unlikely relationship. Between their friends' disapproval, Susan's other hookups, and the chaos of life in general, the duo face challenges on the road to romance. Alexandra Petri's sexy new comedy "the Campsite Rule" asks: what is normal and when can you tell you've grown up? Comedy. Recommended for mature audiences.

Notes:
the Kennedy Center hosts its 12th annual Page-to-Stage festival, featuring more than 40 D.C.-area theater companies. This three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers.

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Organisations:
the Washington Rogues

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Never Never

Synopsis:
Alexandra Petris Never Never is about a man who thinks he can control his deviant tendencies, but now faces his greatest temptation. Its a poignant, troubling drama, but it also delivers the biggest laughs youll have at this years Fringe.

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1st Produced:
Capital Fringe Festival, Washington DC    11 Jul 2015

Organisations:
Barabbas Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
one act 85 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Rare Medium Well Done

Synopsis:
According to local legend, in 1949, in a house in Cottage City, Maryland, a 14 year old boy was possessed by the Devil. Today, the house remains. the legend lingers. This Hallowe'en, Active Cultures presents HellSpawn a trilogy of plays that bring new meaning to the phrase "demonic possession." Inspired by the Exorcist and DC's own (sub)urban legends, HellSpawn will make your Hallowe'en just a little bit scarier.

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part of HellSpawn

1st Produced:
Riverdale Town Center, 4650 Queensbury Rd, Riverdale, Md    13 Oct 2011

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Genre:
short play

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What Fresh Hell

Synopsis:
A trilogy of horror: Faceless by Mary Resing, Verite by Michael John Garces, and What Fresh Hell by Alexandra Petri. On a cold December morning in 1886, Washington insider Clover Adams commits suicide in her Lafayette Square home. In the early hours of a day in November 1956, a UMD fraternity pledge dies in the arms of a statue on her grave. In broad daylight in September 2012, her statue lurks in the garden of a courthouse where disastrous political decisions are made. Coincidence? Urban legend? Or something else entirely... Thriller. Recommended for age 13 and up. Mon. at 3:30 p.m.

Notes:
The Kennedy Center hosts its 11th annual Page-to-Stage festival, featuring more than 40 D.C.-area theater companies. This three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers

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Young Republicans

Synopsis:
Is politics dirty? Only if you do it right. Just ask the Hill County College Young Republicans. When a member's gaffe makes national news, scandal looms, skeletons emerge from the closet and your vote counts! Political comedy for all parties!Genres: Comedy/Variety/Dirty Sexy Politics Recommended for kids ages 13 & up

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1st Produced:
Goethe Institut - Main Stage, Washington Dc Capfringe    12 Jul 2012

Organisations:
Ad Hoc Players

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy / Variety 65 minutes

Parts:
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