CHRISTOPHER SHINN   


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Plays by Christopher Shinn

CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Coming World, The
1st Produced:
2001
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY & Methuen, London, 2006,
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
1
Parts Other:
doubling
Notes:
Synopsis:
Ed, struggling to make ends meet, loses ten thousand dollars and calls on his ex-girlfriend, Dora, for help. On a New England beach at night, he explains his situation to her and tries to seduce her back into his life. After a terrible tragedy, Dora finds herself on the beach again—this time with Ed's twin brother, Ty, an introverted web designer. On the night of Ed's wake, they grieve a mysterious, unarticulated loss that threatens to destroy them both.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Dying City, The
1st Produced:
Naked Angels (New York, NY, United States)
2004
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Genre:
8-10 min
Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
1
Parts Other:
2 males, 1 female
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
While the Iraq War rages on in the Middle East, Denise introduces her friend Tom to her new boyfriend, Jerry, at a bar. Over drinks, sparks fly as Tom and Jerry quickly find themselves at opposite sides of the political spectrum. A penetrating examination at the nexus of public and private spheres in the aftermath of 9/11.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Four
1st Produced:
1998
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Synopsis:
On the Fourth of July in Hartford in 1996, June, a sixteen-year-old white boy, meets up with a closeted, married black man he's met over the Internet. On the same night, in the same city, this man's sixteen-year-old daughter agrees to go out with Dexter, a twenty-year-old low-level drug dealer. In and around the city, on the American night of independence, these two couples get to know each other, moving from strangers to intimates. In lonely landscapes of movie theatres, fast food restaurants, darkened churches and public parks, they discover the limits of desire and the possibilities for transcendence.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Hedda Gabler
1st Produced:
Roundabout Theatre Company (Broadway) (New York, NY, United States)
2009
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Genre:
130-140 min
Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
4
Parts Other:
3 males, 4 females
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
This Broadway adaptation of Ibsen's timeless drama presents a sympathetic, yet striking and powerful, Hedda in the classic tale of her struggle to find a means of escape from a loveless, ordinary existence. Beginning with the return from her honeymoon, Hedda finds herself bored of her husband, and longing for the days when she was free to exercise her wild and independent whims. With the return of an old flame and a proposition from an amorous judge, she begins a dangerous game, amusing herself by manipulating and destroying everyone around her in an attempt to regain control of her life.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Now Or Later
1st Produced:
2008
Company:
-
1st Published:
ISBN/ASIN
9781408112687
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
4
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Now Or Later
Election night in the U.S. and things are looking rosy for the Democratic Party. Holed up in a hotel watching the results flood in are the likely President-elect, his wife, advisors and twenty-year-old son John Jnr. Every speech, interview and photocall has been carefully controlled and meticulously orchestrated, all leading up to this big night. At the same time controversial photos of John Jnr are gathering momentum on the internet. Whilst his father's advisors work against the clock on damage limitation, it's up to father and son to try and reach an agreement. Christopher Shinn's searching play examines religion, freedom of expression and personal responsibility.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
On The Mountain
1st Produced:
South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa, CA
2005
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
A former rock-and-roll wild child, haunted by the suicide of a Seattle rock legend, struggles with the rebellion of her own iPod-obsessed teenage daughter. When rumors of the rock star’s final, lost song bring a charming young man with questionable motives into the picture, an intriguing mystery begins to unfold.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Other People
1st Produced:
2000
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY & Methuen, London, 2000,
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
5
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Synopsis:
Stephen, a struggling playwright and web-site movie critic, invites his ex-boyfriend, Mark, to spend Christmas with him and his roommate, Petra, a poet and stripper. Mark, who's recently completed making an independent film and is fresh out of rehab, begins his life back in the real world by becoming friends with Tan, a street hustler with a penchant for public masturbation. Meanwhile, Petra begins to engage outside of work with one of her customers, a kind, lonely investment banker who'd rather hear her talk than see her strip. In the crucible of a tiny East Village apartment, Stephen, Mark and Petra struggle with questions of art, sex and each other as the impending New Year forces them to define how they want to live and love in a dark and confusing world.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Sleepers
1st Produced:
-
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Company:
-
1st Published:
Contained in: "The Backstage Book Of New American Short Plays 2004" published by Back Stage,
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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One act
Parts:
Male
-
Female
0
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Two Worlds
1st Produced:
The 24 Hour Plays (New York, NY, United States)
2002
Company:
-
1st Published:
ISBN/ASIN
978-0-9709046-9-0
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Genre:
comedy
Ten min
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
Parts Other:
2 males, 2 females
Notes:
In 1995, a group of writers, directors and actors gathered on Manhattan's Lower East Side for what was supposed to be a one-time-only event: write, direct, produce and perform new plays with the span of 24 hours. More than a decade and just over 300 plays later, The 24 Hour Plays have been produced on Broadway, in London, Los Angeles, Chicago and across the globe.
Two Worlds
In a quiet restaurant, Carla and Fred are experiencing a painful first date, while Nina and Tyler are at the next table, experiencing a painful reunion. A play that questions how to live in a world where people never change.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
What Didn't Happen
1st Produced:
2002
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
5
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Synopsis:
When his lover, literary adversary and a sympathetic colleague gather at Dave Ardith's upstate retreat for a midsummer barbecue, the acclaimed author is forced to confront his demons—the novel he is loath to finish and the life he is loath to resume. Six years later, Dave's young protégé, Scott—present on that fateful night—returns to the house, soul-searching and plagued by a mysterious regret.
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CHRISTOPHER SHINN
Where Do We Live
1st Produced:
2002
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY & Methuen, London, 2002
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
7
Female
2
Parts Other:
doubling
Notes:
Synopsis:
You know how it is, we all live together, we all neighbours in an apartment in lower Manhattan, Stephen spends most of his time writing, looking out of his window and noticing his neighbours. He knows that the black family across the hall survive off benefits and drugs, but now there seem to be more mysterious comings and goings from their apartment. Across town his friend Patricia, works part-time in a bar where she serves right-leaning stockbrokers looking for the next break in the market. A political argument blows up when Stephen's boyfriend Tyler chats up white trash Billy in a club and brings him back to Stephen's party. Set in a post-September 11 world, this searching play asks to what extent is New York's liberal multicultural society under threat and how much should we care about the state in which our neighbours live.
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