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ELAINE ROMERO |
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Literary Agent: Bret Adams Ltd |
ELAINE ROMERO's plays Barrio Hollywood, Secret Things, Living Dolls, ĄCuranderas! Serpents of the Clouds, the Fat-Free Chicana and the Snow Cap Queen, and Day of Our Dead have been presented at such theatres as Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ford Amphitheater, Women's Project and Productions, Dodger Stages, San Diego Rep, INTAR, the Working Theatre, Magic Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, City Theatre, Borderlands, Theatre, the Miracle Theatre, Invisible Theatre, and the New Theatre. She has been published by Vintage Books, Samuel French, University of Iowa Press, Smith & Kraus, Heinemann Press, and Simon and Schuster (upcoming). A past Guest Artist at South Coast Repertory, Romero serves as playwright-in-Residence at the Arizona Theatre Company, managing their National Latino Playwriting Award. Romero participated in the TCG/Pew National Theatre Artist in Residency Program and the NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights. She attended the Sundance Institute's Playwright's Retreat at the Ucross Foundation where she began Walk into the Sea, for which she received a 2005 Magic Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology commissioning. The Curious Theatre in Denver has commissioned Elaine to write Rain of Ruin for their War Anthology, which will include works by Suzan-Lori Parks, Paula Vogel, and Tony Kushner. An excerpt of Curanderas was featured at the American National Theatre's Founder's Day Celebration, honoring August Wilson. Some of Elaine's other awards include the Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest, the Sprenger-Lang New History Play Contest, and a Playwriting Fellowship from Arizona Commission on the Arts. Secret Things was developed at the Arizona Theatre Company through the TCG/Pew National Theatre Artist in Residency Program, and further developed at Actors Theatre of Phoenix, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and the Ford Amphitheater. Elaine holds her B.A. in Creative Writing from Linfield College and her MFA in Dramatic Art (playwriting) from the University of California at Davis. Elaine is a National Core Member of the Playwrights Center and a member of the Dramatists Guild.
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Plays by Elaine Romero
Alicia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Project InterAct (Austin, TX, United States) | 2006 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #61330 | |||
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Genre: | 45 min Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 2 males, 2 females (4-13 actors possible: 2-7 males, 2-6 females) | |||||
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Synopsis: | A bilingual adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in Spanish and English. When Alicia is sent to her room for misbehaving, she's convinced that her parents have no idea who she really is. She confides in her beloved hamster Alfredito, who suddenly escapes through a hole in the wall, and miraculously, Alicia is able to follow him all the way into Wonderlandia. On her journey through this topsy-turvy world she meets all sorts of fantastic characters, negotiating strange situations before finally returning to her room a little wiser. | |||||
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Baby Food | ||
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| 1st Published: | Spork, Tucson, AZ, 2001 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39925 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Barrio Hollywood | ||
| 1st Produced: | Borderlands Theater, Tucson, Arizona | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 9780573662591 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39933 | |||
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Genre: | Olay/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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| n Barrio Hollywood, a tense family drama, a young Mexican-American boxer dreams of fighting his way out of his family's economic plight in his barrio neighborhood. His sister, a passionate ballet folklorico dancer and dedicated cultural artist, dreams of owning her own dance studio to pass her Mexican traditions on to another generation. Their flamboyant mother dreams of taking her poker winnings and going on an extended vacation to the Canary Islands. The family's dreams are deferred when the young boxer sustains a brutal head injury in the boxing ring. As her brother's condition worsens, and as she falls unexpectedly in love with a white doctor from out-of-state, the dancer and her family learn how far they are willing to go in the name of love. | |||||
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Before Death Comes for the Archbishop | ||
| 1st Produced: | Arizona Theatre Company, (workshop production), Tucson, AZ | 2000 | ||||
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 | #39936 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Catalina de Erauso: The Man Inside of Me | ||
| 1st Produced: | staged reading Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ | 2002 | ||||
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 | #39942 | |||
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Curanderas Serpents of the Clouds | ||
| 1st Produced: | Invisible Theatre, Tucson, AZ | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Women Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2000, Smith & Kraus, Grantham, NH, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39293 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Dalai Lama Is Not Welcome Here, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 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 | #123349 | |||
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Day of Our Dead | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Working Theatre @ Urban Stages, New York, NY | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Ten-Minute Plays" Volume 6 from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Samuel French Inc, New York, NY, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39926 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Dream Friend | ||
| 1st Produced: | Planet Earth Multi-Cultural Theatre | - - - | ||||
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 | #39940 | |||
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Fat-Free Chicana, The and The Snow Cap Queen | ||
| 1st Produced: | Miracle Theatre, P ortland, OR | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Puro Teatro: Latinas in Teatro, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39927 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Forced Entry | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Unlikely Theatre Company, Tempe, AZ | 1993 | ||||
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 | #39941 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Glow in the Dark Woman | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Thirsty Theatre, Chicago, IL | 1999 | ||||
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 | #39939 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | or 1m 3f | |||||
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If Susan Smith Could Talk | ||
| 1st Produced: | Planet Earth Multi-Cultural Theatre | 1995 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Ten-Minute Plays: Volume 4 from the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Samuel French Inc, New York, NY, 1997 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39928 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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If Susan Smith Could Talk | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | 30 Ten-Minute Plays for 4, 5, 6, Actors, Smith & Kraus, Patterson, NY, 2001 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39929 | |||
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Genre: | 30 min play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Living Dolls | ||
| 1st Produced: | Invisible Theatre Tucson, AZ | - - - | ||||
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 | #39938 | |||
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Prodigal Grandpa, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Compania de Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM | 2002 | ||||
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 | #39934 | |||
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Rain of Ruin | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | 2007: The Best Ten-Minute Plays for Three or More Actors by Lawrence Harbison, Smith and Kraus (2008) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1575255903 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #97004 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Revolutions | ||
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| 1st Published: | in 2010 The Best 10-Minute Plays, Smith & Kraus (September 1, 2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1575257723 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121832 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Roadaphobia | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Poems & Plays, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 2000 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39930 | |||
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Genre: | 5 min play One Act | |||||
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Secret Things | ||
| 1st Produced: | Arizona Theatre Company (workshop production) (Tucson, AZ, United States) | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39935 | |||
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Genre: | 75-80 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 3 males, 2 females | |||||
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Synopsis: | When Delia, an ambitious journalist, receives anonymous articles about Mexican-Americans claiming to have hidden Jewish roots, she is intrigued . . . even if it means returning to her native town in New Mexico to investigate. She's on the outs with her editor/ex-boyfriend, and he wants her to say the story is a myth to save her job. But her estranged family, her mysterious dreams, and an alluring Crypto-Jew keep pointing her inward to a surprising truth. Will Delia be able to finish her story -- not just the one she was sent to write, but her own? | |||||
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Simple Snow, A | ||
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| 1st Published: | in The Best 10-Minute Plays for Two Actors 2006 (Contemporary Playwright) (Paperback) by D. L. Lepidus (Editor), Smith and Kraus | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #97005 | |||
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Sniper, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Take Ten: New 10-Minute Plays, Vintage Books, NY, NY, 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39931 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten Min | |||||
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Undercurrents | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, New Orleans, LA | 1999 | ||||
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 | #39937 | |||
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Walking Home | ||
| 1st Produced: | Planet Earth Multi-Cultural Theatre, Phoenix, AZ | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Ollantay Theater Magazine, Volume IV, Issue 1, Jackson Heights, NY, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39932 | |||
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Wetback | ||
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| 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 | #123350 | |||
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