ALAN ROSSETT   


Alan Rossett
   Nationality:
American
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Plays by Alan Rossett

ALAN ROSSETT
Au Pair Girls
1st Produced:
Paris, France
1985
Company:
-
1st Published:
Librairie Théatrale (as "Annie Bettie etcetera" in French)
1985
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
-
Female
2
Parts Other:
2 or 8 (multiple parts)
Notes: -
Synopsis: Beware of au pair girls! Annie, first-time mother at 35 goes to work with the help of au pair girls&each more disquieting than the last. Bibi, 18, flies off to Paris, throwing herself into Annie's world, and the others after Annie. "Witty wicked wild"( Elle Magazine)."Tender, cruel and hilarious"( France-Soir). Premiered in France, often revived, the author's English version has been seen at the UBU Theatre, NY, and Genoa Mothers Theatre, Denver.
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ALAN ROSSETT
Cat As Cat Can
1st Produced:
Paris, France
1988
Company:
-
1st Published:
Editions Art et Comédie (in French as "Chat qui peut")
1999
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Genre:
Surrealistic comedy
Comedy
Parts:
Male
2 or 7
Female
2 or 5
Parts Other:
multiple parts
Notes: -
Synopsis: To escape a wicked queen's hired killers, a particularly uncharming Prince Charming turns into a cat and is plunged into the horrors of modern existence. Filing clerks, ardent adepts of S and M, nobility and hobos are mixed together and served up to the bewitched and bothered pussy. "Fresh, funny, will enchant cat lovers and non-cat lovers alike" Figaro (24-4 -88) "A delirious, irresistible fairy tale.) Femme d'aujourd'hui (5-9-88) "Rossett writes about love and politics with lots of humor and a refreshing innocence. " Quotidien de Paris (28-4-88).
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ALAN ROSSETT
Double Dreamburger
1st Produced:
London,England (as "High Time")
1972
Company:
-
1st Published:
Aran Press (USA only)
1990
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
3
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: The mid-West, 1950: a delightful irreproachable American family: behind the façade the teenage son is gay, his younger sister pregnant, Dad is dying of a heart condition and Mom keeping everybody in line. Twenty years later, she's still getting them to conform - to dope addiction, flower power and sexual group therapy. "Colour this cartoon black and funny" Daily Mail. "Infectious gay spirits" Sydney Morning Herald. "The most irresistibly wild play of the season." Quotidien de Paris. "One wonder if serious Brechtian drama has so well captured the microscopic churning of the modern world. comedy here has the last word on the subject." Esprit on the 2002 Paris revival.
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ALAN ROSSETT
How It Happened
1st Produced:
Paris, France
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
L'Avant-Scène Théâtre (in French as "Les Sans-Attaches")
2004
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Genre:
Dramatic Comedy
-
Parts:
Male
1
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: Paris: Albert sets out to win the favours of a delectable young lady by writing her a "bestseller". . . using as "plot" the sizzling secrets of his closest friends. The game of transforming real people into fictional characters turns out to be extremely dangerous. Fragile human relationships are thrust against the creative impulse. Dahlia decides to get even. "With elegance, startling theatricality and brio, Rossett lowers us into the bubbling cauldron of the literary world" France2 (6-22-04) "An utterly engrossing play written with shattering lucidity." France-Soir (6-25-04) "Rossett's craft resembles the tailoring of a great high fashion designer." Valeurs Actuelles (6-25-04).
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ALAN ROSSETT
Is Shakespeare Gay?
1st Produced:
Paris, France
2002
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
-
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
2
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: London, the present: William Shakespeare prepares the world première of "Anthony and Cleopatra". Enter Amanda Cruikshank, inexperienced actress and hardened terrorist. . .followed by Tony Trumble. Both are determined to play Cleopatra
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ALAN ROSSETT
Love On Ice
1st Produced:
Paris, France
1991
Company:
-
1st Published:
Edition des quatre-vents (in French as "Amour Frappé")
1991
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
2
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: Harold dreams of murdering his wife. . .until Robert comes along. . . with plants, champagne and bedroom eyes. . . "Who'll untrap who and how? . . .trust the author of this wild comedy to unravel all the multiple knots." La Vie Ouvrière (30-12-91) "Bursting with high spirits and charm, very moving and particularly well acted." Figaroscope (12-91) "A lot of humour and real depth" La Voie du Nord (4-11-03)
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ALAN ROSSETT
Multiple Choice
1st Produced:
Paris, France
1997
Company:
-
1st Published:
L'Avant-Scène Théâtre (in French as "Pudeur et outrage")
1997
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Genre:
-
Comedy
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes: -
Synopsis: A millionaire with suicidal tendencies returns to his home town and meets a helpful psychic medium - or is she rather a dangerous quack out for what she can get? "At last a comedy that really is funny - not so frequent these days." France Culture (3-17-97) "Bursting with humour and tenderness" Le Journal du Dimanche (4-13-97) "Hilariously funny and ultimately very moving. . .its detective story plot in itself intriguing."
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