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Jake Shore

JAKE SHORE

  (1988 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Jake Shore was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1988 and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island. He attended Goddard College's MFA in Creative Writing program and graduated in 2012. Important theater related mentors, teachers and collaborators are: Gary Shore, Ryan Boudinot, Neil Ryan, William Spadaro, Cara Moretto and Stephen Heskett. Theater credits include: Arson (written and directed by Jake Shore), at Theater Under St. Marks, 8 Sept. 2012; The Tracks to Shepherd's Gate.(written and directed by Neil Ryan and Jake Shore), The Red Room Theater, New York, 24 March 2012. Original short stories: "Arson"(September 19, 2012), Fiction365.com; "Legs"- (2012), The Pitkin Review ;"Stu's Hammock"- (2012), Calico Tiger. DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND ACROSS THE STREAM written and directed by Jake Shore was awarded Overall Excellence in Playwriting Award by the New York International Fringe Festival 2013. Top Ten Choice: Stanley Drama Award 2013.

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below is a list of Jake Shore's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Arson         Down the Mountain And Across the Stream         Sick City Blues         Tracks to Shepherds Gate, The

Arson

Synopsis:
Who You Love presents three one acts by playwright Jake Shore: Act 1, "Arson," follows an artist as he discovers a painting is moving. Act 2, "Mistakes," visits a couple dealing with the death of their daughter. And Act 3, "Questions," is a comedy about two New Yorkers and a portrait of Sigmund Freud that speaks.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Under St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place, New York, NY 10009    31 Aug 2012

Organisations:
Who You Love

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Genre:
three one acts

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Down the Mountain And Across the Stream

Synopsis:
Your child is at war. Is she safe? Turner claims to know. He sells the information, but if he has the truth, why does he hire Eric to deliver it? Alice and Gerald are about to find out.

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1st Produced:
the Kraine Theater, New York Festival Fringe    Aug 2013

Organisations:
BACKYARD PRODUCTIONS

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Genre:
1 Act, 60 Minutes

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Sick City Blues

Synopsis:
FringeNYC 13 gave Jake Shores DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND ACROSS THE STREAM an Excellence in Playwriting Award. SICK CITY BLUES is about organized crime and the crooks who try to stop it.

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1st Produced:
Venue #6: Connelly Theater    18 Jul 2014

Organisations:
BACKYARD PRODUCTIONS

1st Published:
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Music:
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1h 20m Drama

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Tracks to Shepherds Gate, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Red Room Theater, New York    24 Mar 2012

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