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DOUG RAND |
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Doug Rand is a playwright, publisher, and former evolutionary biologist living in New York City. His plays include The Idiot and the Oddity, a parody of ancient Greek theatrical classics and winner of the first-ever Thespian Playworks program; another one-act, The Auditioners; Peter Pan and Wendy, a new adaptation of the J.M. Barrie novel; and Plan B, Lights Out, The Concorde Fallacy, and The Rock, all Heideman Award finalists in the Actors Theatre of Louisville's National Ten-Minute Play Contest. With C. Denby Swanson, he developed the play Everything So Far,which has toured the state of Texas with Troupe St. Stephen's. With composer Adam Levitin, he wrote the book and lyrics forSmall World Order, a musical romp through an America utterly conquered by Disney. His articles have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, Dramatics magazine, Regeneration Quarterly, The Blogging of the President, The Annual Review of Entomology, andNice Job: The Guide to Cool, Odd, Risky, and Gruesome Ways to Make a Living. He is president and co-founder of Playscripts, Inc., a publishing house for new plays.
Plays by Doug Rand
Auditioners, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | International Thespian Festival (reading) (Lincoln, NE, United States) | 2005 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60356 | |||
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Genre: | 35-45 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 11 | ||
Parts other: | 3 males, 11 females (3-14 actors possible: 0-14 males, 0-14 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | This audition was supposed to be simple: prepare one classical monologue and one contemporary monologue. But when this challenge is taken up by a beauty queen, a stand-up comic, a slam poet, an Esperanto-speaking mime, and a parade of other crazies -- most of whom insist on doing the same Lady Macbeth piece very badly -- what's a director to do? | |||||
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Concorde Fallacy, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | FCCJ DramaWorks (reading) (Jacksonville, FL, United States) | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60357 | |||
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: | 10-15 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 1 male, 2 females | |||||
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Synopsis: | Julie is a dating coach who trains her clients to give every date a second chance. Veronica is a dating coach who trains her clients to be utterly mercenary. Now Veronica is Julie's dating coach, and these duelling philosophies are head to head. Will Julie listen to her biological clock, or follow her heart? What does that even mean? | |||||
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Everything So Far | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. Stephen's Academy (Austin, TX, United States) | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60355 | |||
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: | 60-80 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 8 females (8-30 actors possible: 2-24 males, 6-28 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Loosely adapted from a 9th grade biology textbook, Everything So Far is a whimsical interweaving of several impossible stories -- a Dinosaur looking for her lost egg, a Biologist with dark intentions, a Fly with 24 hours to live, the three Fates, the All Chimp Runaway Lab Monkey Band, and a narrator, Peter, who has recently died but finds his way back in time to the moment of his most perfect peace. | |||||
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Idiot and the Oddity, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stanton College Preparatory School (Jacksonville, FL, United States) | 1992 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60358 | |||
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: | 35-45 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 18 | ||
Parts other: | 11 males, 18 females, 10 either (15-50 actors possible: 4-44 males, 6-46 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | In order to earn her stripes as a full-fledged deity, Polaris (a demi-goddess) must help Protagonis (the loser kid brother of Odysseus) understand the core social problems of Ancient Greek culture -- including lust, suicide, vengeance, and death by Clorox. With the help of a bunny-hopping Chorus, this fast-paced parody journeys from the divine halls of Mount Olympus, to the blood-soaked courts of Creon and Agamemnon, all the way to the Isolated Nether-Island of Infamous Evil Greek Women. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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It's a Wonderful Life | ||
| 1st Produced: | Coffee County Central High School (Manchester, TN, United States) | 2007 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #104586 | |||
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: | 90-110 min Comedy/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 18 | ||
Parts other: | 18 males, 18 females, 15 either (20-70 actors possible: 5-35 males, 6-35 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | This faithful, fast-moving stage adaptation of the classic film features fluid scene changes, reasonable set requirements, and scores of beefy roles, particularly for women. It's not only a joyful Christmas tale -- it's the gorgeous love story of George and Mary Bailey, a vivid portrait of the Greatest Generation, a descent into the darkest hour of a man trapped by circumstance, and a powerful meditation on what makes a meaningful life. | |||||
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Lights Out | ||
| 1st Produced: | Spectral Sisters (Alexandria, LA, United States) | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #51438 | |||
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: | 10-15 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 male, 1 female, 1 either (3 actors possible: 1-2 males, 1-2 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Business partners Jeremy and Kate can't afford to miss their next deadline -- and then the power goes out. Ginny the intern investigates the cause: A broken circuit? A blackout? A massive, unprecedented solar flare? How would they know if the sun had exploded, and everyone had only eight more minutes left on Earth? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Peter Pan and Wendy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Newfield Middle School (Newfield, NY, United States) | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #61327 | |||
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: | 75-90 min Comedy/Adventure | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | 6 males, 7 females, 13 either (16-40 actors possible: 3-20 males, 2-20 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Rediscover the loopy fun and the darker corners of J.M. Barrie's original novel with this faithful, fast-moving, and easy-to-stage adaptation. When the carefree and careless Peter Pan flies into the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy follows her instincts for maternity and adventure, bringing her little brothers along to the magical Neverland to take care of the motherless Lost Boys. Soon the Darling children are swept into Peter's deadly battle with Captain Hook and his mostly-fearsome pirate crew. With so much excitement, why ever go home again. . .? | |||||
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