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2005

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Synopsis: The American dream is alive and well  if a little twisted  in this absurdist comedy. Somewhere out in a southwestern desert, Jim and Della and their daughter, Chartreuse, decide to ditch Grandpa and leave him there to die. They expect to inherit his money, making their own lives so much more pleasant, but Grandpa has a few tricks up his sleeve. Will anyone get out of this alive?

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2005

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Synopsis: Billy is a shy, sweet six-year old, nervous about his first day of school. His new classmate Megan Devenaux is a pint-sized lawyer, who considers herself an adult already, and is ready to take her case to the Supreme Court and then cash in.

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Synopsis: Deborah is more than a little nervous on her wedding day. Her parents constant chatter isnt helping. And neither is Deborahs reflection in the mirror, which keeps shouting out her darkest thoughts and worries. Can Deborah calm her fears before her alter ego literally steps through the looking glass and ruins things?

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Notes: Book by Craig Pospisil. Music & Lyrics by Jeremy Schonfeld. (www.jeremyschonfeld.com)

Synopsis: Based on the concept album of the same name, DRIFT is a heart-wrenching, affecting, and often humorous show about the effects divorce has on everyone who goes through it, and how people find a way to pick up the pieces and start again.

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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Synopsis: Inspired by The Cherry Orchard, THE DUNES follows the downward spiral of fading actress Laura Robertson and her family. Laura, who has become better known for her turbulent relationships than her acting, returns to her family home to East Hampton, New York to lick her wounds after the failure of her most recent marriage. But her debts and inability to face reality mean they may lose things that are far more valuable than a beach house.

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Synopsis: Trish is at the front desk of a hospital when Stephanie comes in carrying a shopping bag from an expensive store. She has something to return. Trish doesnt understand until she looks in the bag and sees a baby. Trish is staggered, but Stephanie cant understand what the problem is. Things get even stranger before the resolution of this black comedy.

Neighborhood Playhouse (Atrainproductions) (New York, NY, United States)

2002

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Playscripts, Inc

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Short Comedy

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Synopsis: a daredevil theater project in which playwrights create new work from scratch during the course of a single New York City subway ride. All of the characters are confined inside a single subway car -- from a stripper to a celebrity-stalker to the Savior himself. Alternately hilarious and deeply human, theAtrainplays hum with the relentless energy of their namesake

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Synopsis: An elderly couple sit at home on a cold winters night. The old man wants to finish watching his football game, but his wife is trying to get him ready to go out on some errand. The man is angry and bitter, and he clearly doesnt want to go. His patient wife listens but gently prods. But theres more to the old man than meets the eye, and the play ends with surprising sweetness and love.

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Synopsis: This hilarious collection of short plays is a comical look at relationships from childhood to old age. Some are charming and light, others dark and absurdist, but all eight gleefully portray people at their worst. And sometimes their best. CLASS CONFLICT. Billy is a shy, sweet six-year old, nervous about his first day of school. His new classmate Megan Devenaux is a pint-sized lawyer, who considers herself an adult already, and is ready to take her case to the Supreme Court and then cash in. (1M, 1W.) ON THE EDGE. Theres a party inside, but Gene, seventeen, stands on the ledge of an apartment building. Distraught because the girl he loves is making out with someone, Gene is ready to jump. Sammy, a classmate, discovers Gene on the ledge, but, seemingly unconcerned, mocks him for being melodramatic. But as Sammy realizes Genes pain runs deeper than a girl, will she pull Gene back from the edge? Or push him over? (1M, 1W.) WHATEVER. This sly riff on Poes The Raven finds Jessica hallucinating that a talking pigeon has flown into her apartment. Her friend Liz tries to talk her down, but eventually realizes Jessica isnt suffering from a combination of too much wine and Benedryl but from her inability to let go of a relationship that has ended. (2W.) DOUBLE WEDDING. Deborah is more than a little nervous on her wedding day. Her parents constant chatter isnt helping. And neither is Deborahs reflection in the mirror, which keeps shouting out her darkest thoughts and worries. Can Deborah calm her fears before her alter ego literally steps through the looking glass and ruins things? (1M, 3W.) INFANT MORALITY. Trish is at the front desk of a hospital when Stephanie comes in carrying a shopping bag from an expensive store. She has something to return. Trish doesnt understand until she looks in the bag and sees a baby. Trish is staggered, but Stephanie cant understand what the problem is. Things get even stranger before the resolution of this black comedy. (1M, 3W.) A MOTHERS LOVE. In a darkly comic monologue, Melissa calmly explains her reasons for taking a parents natural desire to protect her child a little too far. (1W.) THE AMERICAN DREAM REVISITED. The American dream is alive and well  if a little twisted  in this absurdist comedy. Somewhere out in a southwestern desert, Jim and Della and their daughter, Chartreuse, decide to ditch Grandpa and leave him there to die. They expect to inherit his money, making their own lives so much more pleasant, but Grandpa has a few tricks up his sleeve. Will anyone get out of this alive? (2M, 2W.) THE LAST DECEMBER. An elderly couple sit at home on a cold winters night. The old man wants to finish watching his football game, but his wife is trying to get him ready to go out on some errand. The man is angry and bitter, and he clearly doesnt want to go. His patient wife listens but gently prods. But theres more to the old man than meets the eye, and the play ends with surprising sweetness and love. (1M, 1W.)

The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea, MI

2002

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Synopsis: In a series of comic scenesone for each month of the yearwe follow the intertwined worlds of a circle of friends and family whose lives are poised between happiness and heartbreak. The circle centers around Phoebe and Ben, who are engaged to be married. But Phoebe worries her Beatles-obsessed fiancé may not be the right man for her, and Ben's no help planning the wedding because he's distracted by a friend's illness. Even so, Elaine is jealous of her friends' relationship, especially since none of hers last more than five dates. She's ready to give up on love until she meets the eternally optimistic Walter, whose only flaw may be that he's married. Walter's gruff brother, Nick, is single, but when he proposes to Paige on a beach her answer is to scream and drop the engagement ring in the sand. Heidi, Phoebe's post-feminist sister, delivers a comic gem of a commencement address in May that starts as a tribute to the graduates' parents but degenerates into a hysterical tirade against them. Come June, Phoebe's wedding day meltdown isn't helped by her mother Gwen's complaints, or her father, Chris, who, trying to calm her fears, tells Phoebe to "Pretend you're in an airplane that's crashing&" Walter and Nick and their friend Tony battle hilariously in July over what they find sexy about women (but it's not what you think). As the year draws to a close, a fight over The Beatles threatens to break up Ben and Phoebe, but the death of Ben's friend bonds them more strongly together. The funny and touching December scene finds Walter and Nick still as different as siblings can be but finally united by their failed relationships&and the New York Yankees. The diverse scenes and characters in this winning play come together to create a delightful theatrical experience encompassing a range of emotions from happiness to sorrow and everything in between.

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Synopsis: In a darkly comic monologue, Melissa calmly explains her reasons for taking a parents natural desire to protect her child a little too far.

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Synopsis: Theres a party inside, but Gene, seventeen, stands on the ledge of an apartment building. Distraught because the girl he loves is making out with someone, Gene is ready to jump. Sammy, a classmate, discovers Gene on the ledge, but, and mocks him for being melodramatic. But as Sammy realizes Genes pain runs deeper than a girl, will she pull Gene back from the edge? Or push him over?

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Synopsis: Told in ten scenes, the play begins in the dark, as Jasper confesses his feelings of isolation to the audience. But he becomes unnerved in the dark and calls for lights. In the first scene, Jasper is stuck between floors on an elevator with a claustrophobic man, who goes quickly and hilariously over the edge. At work, a sleazy coworker gives him farcical advice on how to pick up women, and that night Jasper goes to a bookstore and tries to pick up a pretty clerk, Holly. He strikes out badly, but is picked up by another woman, who takes him home&where she lives with her boyfriend. A ride on the subway turns into a comic free-for-all as he and other riders enthusiastically give advice to a lost tourist. Jasper crosses paths with Holly again at a party and gamely starts a conversation, hoping she won't recognize him, but she does and teases him flirtatiously. On their first date, Jasper and Holly go to a cozy restaurant for quiet conversation, but the couple seated on one side of them erupts in a battle of the sexes, while the couple on the other side engages in passionate verbal foreplay. Later, Jasper walks Holly home and their conversation seems mundane, but their fantasies about each other are anything but. A chance encounter with a homeless man forces Jasper to gain some perspective on his life. Back at work, Jasper snaps when a friend tells him Holly is dating someone else. He loses his cool, kicks a chair, breaks his foot, and gets fired. Feeling suddenly liberated, he hobbles to Holly's bookstore and asks her if she is seeing someone else. She isn't. They kissand leave immediately for the hospital. In the end, Jasper briefly talks to the audience again, understanding he must accept life's uncertainties, which aren't all bad, and make the best of things.

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Synopsis: These six short comedies represent some of the best of theAtrainplays, a daredevil theater project in which playwrights create new work from scratch during the course of a single New York City subway ride. All of the characters are confined inside a single subway car -- from a stripper to a celebrity-stalker to the Savior himself. Alternately hilarious and deeply human, theAtrainplays hum with the relentless energy of their namesake.

Neighborhood Playhouse (Atrainproductions) (New York, NY, United States)

2002

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Short Comedy

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Synopsis: a daredevil theater project in which playwrights create new work from scratch during the course of a single New York City subway ride. All of the characters are confined inside a single subway car -- from a stripper to a celebrity-stalker to the Savior himself. Alternately hilarious and deeply human, theAtrainplays hum with the relentless energy of their namesake

Turtle Shell Theater

2009

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Synopsis: A working mother is interrogated by a threatening, nameless official
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Synopsis: This sly riff on Poes The Raven finds Jessica hallucinating that a talking pigeon has flown into her apartment. Her friend Liz tries to talk her down, but eventually realizes Jessica isnt suffering from a combination of too much wine and Benedryl but from her inability to let go of a relationship that has ended.