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D J SANDERS |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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DJ Sanders has been writing plays since 1995 with works spanning several genres. His twenty plays range from drama to comedy, absurdism to realism, suspense-driven to thought-provoking, mainstream to controversial, and classic adaptation to the contemporary American drama. DJ is a Midwestern playwright having lived in northern Illinois, southern Illinois, central Illinois, and now St. Louis, Missouri. Sanders has also lived in Barcelona, Spain on two different occasions where he learned to speak both Catalan and Spanish. DJ Sanders is currently a judge for the Kevin Kline Awards, St. Louis's professional theatre recognition organization, and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, the professional association of playwrights in the United States. Most of Sanders' academic work was completed at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where he completed a bachelor's in Linguistics, a bachelor's in Spanish, and a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language. Sanders currently teaches advanced English language skills to international graduate students and medical researchers at Washington University in St. Louis. Previously, he has taught on faculty at the University of Barcelona and for several institutions in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, including the University of Illinois.
Plays by D J Sanders
(Un)comfortable Silence | ||
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30689 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | A lull in a conversation can be comfortable between friends but awkward with a stranger. When two uncharacteristic people are uncertain of what occurred before the silence, motivations become confused. A humorous test may help classify the silence, but will they both be comfortable when the conversation stops? This absurd comedy takes the need to read the morning paper and the desire for friendly conversation to new heights. | |||||
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C Greek | ||
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30690 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | It's the first day of class and an eager student walks into the language classroom to find only the instructor. This one-on-one lesson takes new methods of language instruction to the extreme. This is not your typical Spanish I class! | |||||
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CYPHER: variations on therapy, sex, and baseball | ||
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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 | #30691 | |||
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Genre: | Two Act Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Mental illness and sexual dysfunction hit home in a battle of gender and power. Some partake in the gym culture or playing sports to alleviate their stress, others turn to sex for physical gratification, while still others pay someone to validate their sanity, if only for a half hour. Cypher, Amanda, and the third man go through four related and unrelated segments in this drama on psychotherapy, sexual fantasy, and the all-American pastime--baseball. | |||||
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Damascus Trilogy, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Champaign, IL | 1999 | ||||
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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 | #30692 | |||
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Genre: | in three acts Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - August Strindberg. (To Damascus , I-III) | |||||
Synopsis: | These three journeys to Damascus trace the original story of the Stranger in August Strindberg's three turn-of-the-century dramas, To Damascus, I-III. Over six hours of material for nearly thirty performers is packed tight into this fast-paced, vaudevillian-style drama on the battle of the sexes, the desire for fame, and the quest for God | |||||
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Look in Her Eyes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Urbana, IL | 1997 | ||||
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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 | #30693 | |||
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Genre: | drama in 1 Act: | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Over beers, Jonny confides in his best friend, Vince, about his girlfriend being a rape survivor. A darker secret troubles Jonny as he comes to terms with his own past. On the other end of the bar, Allison begins her healing process by disclosing the events of a party three years ago. Two similar stories reveal that Allison and Jonny shared more than drinks, but did they share intentions? | |||||
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Metatheatre | ||
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30694 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
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Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | METATHEATRE (n.) 1. A genre of theatre breaking all notion of realism to present a play as simply a fabricated work by a playwright performed by actors to an audience. 2. An adventurous new comedy about air travel, annoying habits, and audience etiquette. 3. Ten full minutes of theatrical dogma, societal parody, and audience participation packed into four hilarious scenes! | |||||
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People Watching | ||
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers 2001 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30695 | |||
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: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Some "people watch" to relax while others take people watching more seriously. See how people interact when an Amateur People Watcher is given the chance to learn some new tricks of the trade from a Professional People Watcher | |||||
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Picture Perfect | ||
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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 | #30696 | |||
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: | dramin two acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 boy | |||||
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Synopsis: | Once Sarah Lawrence brings home her bed-ridden husband, Jacob, she has precious little time to prepare for her weekend house guests. Jackie, a home health care worker, arrives that Thursday to assist Sarah as she prepares for visits from her grandson, Rubin, and Rubin's mother, Alyssa, and also from her eldest son, Matthew. In light of Jacob's health, emotions are heightened and sometimes holding the truth back is the last thing possible | |||||
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Present, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Champaign, IL | 1998 | ||||
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 | #30697 | |||
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Genre: | absurd drama in 1 Act Absurd | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Raspberry and Mango share in the three "C"s of life: cookies, coffee and conversation. The present, however, is sure to change their friendship | |||||
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Skin in Flames | ||
| 1st Produced: | HotCity Theatre's Greenhouse in St. Louis, Missouri | Mar 2006 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Estreno Plays; 1st edition (February 4, 2008) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1888463279 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #120391 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Guillem Clua. translated by DJ Sanders from the Catalan La Pell en Flames | |||||
| Twenty years earlier he had photographed a schoolgirl flying through the air due to a bomb explosion. The photograph made him a success. He now returns to the country where he took it and meets the girl in the photograph | |||||
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Temptations of the Father | ||
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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 | #30698 | |||
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: | Two Act Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Anthony Pearson, almost a year into a leave of absence from his duties as a Roman Catholic priest, finds himself in an awkward meeting with his former mentor and long-time family friend, Ryan Anderson. A simple visit to a childhood haven turns into a painful journey through denial, regret, and faith. As Anthony contemplates relinquishing his pastoral duties, he is forced to accept his brother's death and confront his denial over what occurred fifteen years prior in the lake house. Two ordained men who dedicated their lives to serving others are forced to confront their own temptations and transgressions in order to find reconciliation with each other, the church, society, God, and themselves | |||||
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Vacas Locas: an ode to mad cow disease | ||
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers2001 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30699 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | This "ode to mad cow disease" is a comical conversation between two American cows discussing the outbreak of mad cow disease in Europe and their fears of contracting what Spanish speakers call "el mal de las vacas locas | |||||
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Very Experimental: a play about you | ||
| 1st Produced: | Urbana, IL | 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers 1999 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30700 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Ten Min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 people (blind gender casting) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Characters Eleven and Twelve get comfortable in their seats awaiting the lights to come up and the show to begin. Both actors and audience are confused as the theater lights up and nothing happens. But who are the spectators and who are the actors? | |||||
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When Others Linger | ||
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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 | #30701 | |||
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: | Full-length drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Anna has run off to Europe where she is living off her saved waitressing tips from the past six years. Xavier is a Catalan sculptor of London schooling who enjoys living the easy life inherited from his rich aunt. Now living together in a flat in the small Spanish coastal town of Altafulla, they begin forming a closer bond until Xavier begins his newest masterpiece. Jealousy and deception destroy their relationship while creating a newer masterpiece | |||||
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White Horses | ||
| 1st Produced: | Champaign, IL | 1998 | ||||
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 | #30702 | |||
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: | period drama in 1 Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | This prequel to Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm reconstructs how Rebekka West drove Beate Rosmer to suicide. Using Ibsen's exposition, symbolism, and language we see how Beate might have been led to the mill-race | |||||
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