LAURA SHAMAS
| Nationality: | n/a |
| Literary Agent: *: | |
| Email: | n/a |
| Website: | n/a |
* If shown, click on the literary agent's name for full contact details and links to all the Playwrights they represent.
Plays by Laura Shamas
Amelia Lives |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Published | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: | ||||
Daleesha Report, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | 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: | - | Ten minute play | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A young woman witnesses her boyfriend committing a brutal murder. | ||||
Lady-Like |
| 1st Produced: | The Tiffany Theaters (Los Angeles, CA, United States) | 1991 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc | 2004 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | drama | Biographical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Running time: 110-120 | ||||
Synopsis: A female adventure story of friendship and freedom, beginning in 1778. Against all odds, two aristocratic Irish ladies and a maid flee abusive homes to start a new life together. Poor, without means or male guardians, they must learn to fend for themselves. Through many travails they arrive in Wales, eager to retire from society, but fate has other plans in store. These "Ladies of Llangollen" become famous for their literary salons; they influence major poets, writers, kings, and queens, and live together happily for 50 years. Their home is now a National Trust Property in Wales. | ||||
Living Doll |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Dramatist Play Service | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | One act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Rose a widow runs a dolls hospital but with the onset of Alzheimer's disease her family have a difficult decision to make. | ||||
Other Shakespeare, The |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Dramatist Play Service | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Drama | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 7 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Cassandra, the brilliant sister of William | ||||
Portrait of the Nude |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Dramatist Play Service | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: History of nudes in art | ||||
Up To Date |
| 1st Produced: | West Coast Ensemble (workshop production) (Los Angeles, CA, United States) | 2002 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc. | 2005 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Serio-comedy | Comedy | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 11 |
| Parts Other: | 11 females; Running time: 80-90 mins | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: In a series of monologues, eleven diverse women grapple with the meaning of dating and romance in the 21st century -- from the promise and pitfalls of Internet dating, to biological clocks, dating as a widow, and the self-help industry. The monologue form functions as a metaphor for isolation in the modern world, and in the end, the women's various struggles coalesce in a scene of unity and hope. | ||||
Venus In Orange |
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | 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: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | Flexible; may be performed with 4 to 12 (or more) actors, all women | |||
Notes: written by Paula Cizmar & Laura Shamas | ||||
Synopsis: a performance piece that takes an uncompromising look at women's lives, roles, and sexuality in the 21st Century. Using Venus-Goddess of Beauty, Sex, and Love-as a tour guide, the play weaves real-world stories, myth, movement, and poetry to shed light on the often-perplexing roles of women who are caught between media images of femininity and their own desires for fulfillment in a world that still doesn't view them as equal. Sometimes sensual, sometimes chilling, sometimes funny, VENUS IN ORANGE is a provocative look at who women are-and who they can become. | ||||