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D L Siegel

D L SIEGEL

  
Nationality:    USA
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Debra L. Siegel is a born and raised New Yorker, currently residing in Brooklyn. She received her BA in English and Theater from Princeton University and her MFA in Playwriting from The New School for Drama (NSD). Her plays have been produced from coast to coast by HERE Arts Center, Silver Spring Stage, Millibo Art Theatre, Independent Actors Theatre, The Gallery Players, Modern-Day Griot Theatre, Princeton University, The New School for Drama, Pink Banana Theatre, Ticket 2 Eternity to Productions, Hip Obscurity, and the New York International Fringe Festival among others. When not writing, D.L. splits her time between working as a Recruiter for a boutique staffing agency in New York and playing with her beloved corgi puppy, Sancho Panza.

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below is a list of D L Siegel's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         200 Mystical Fictions         Atlanta K.O.         Chosen         Gingerbread         Haiku For An Earthquake         Last Virgin         Woyzeck, FJF

200 Mystical Fictions

Synopsis:
Haunted by a lost love and stuck in a therapy rut, Brooke has seen better days. But thanks to an urban samurai, Marc Cohn, and a flair for romance, she'll soon discover the healing power of her own private fictions.

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1st Produced:
The Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York International Fringe Festival    Aug 2007

Organisations:
Word for Snow

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1h 40m Comedy Drama

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Atlanta K.O.

Synopsis:
An orphaned, female boxer must confront her traumatic past when her long-absent father suddenly appears. Inspired by the Greek myth of Atalanta. A hybrid text and movement piece combining modern boxing technique with the traditions of ancient Greek theater.

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1st Produced:
New school For drama, NYC    Apr 2014

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Genre:
piece

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Chosen

Synopsis:
In this fast-paced satire, a young Jewish woman must choose between her strict religious family and the boyfriend who will never belong.

Notes:
part of the 14th Annual Black Box New Play Festival

1st Produced:
Gallery Players
199 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218    09 Jun 2011

Organisations:
the Gallery Players

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Genre:
short play

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Gingerbread

Synopsis:
On a hot summer day at the Talk of the Town Tavern, bartender Vinny pins all his hopes on a gingerbread house and a rockette-wannabe.

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1st Produced:
Gallery Players
199 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218    May 2012

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Haiku For An Earthquake

Synopsis:
Guided only by the romantic myth of Tanabata and a deeply unrequited love for Japan, an American student struggles to find herself in Tokyo.

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1st Produced:
New school For drama, NYC    May 2011

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Last Virgin

Synopsis:
In an alternate present where brothels are the final word in retail, innocence may be the last thing worth selling.

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1st Produced:
Hip Obscurity, New york, NY    Mar 2012

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Woyzeck, FJF

Synopsis:
No-Win Productions presents Woyzeck FJF, Jeremy Duncan Pape and D.L. Siegel's adaptation of the dark, experimental German play by Georg Büchner. Unfinished at the author's death in 1837,Woyzeck has been reshaped over the years by adventurous dramatists, opera dudes, Tom Waits, etc. The main character is the soldier and eventual menace to society, Franz Woyzeck. What is "FJF" for, then? These are apparently Woyzeck's first three initials. Let's just say this production-true to this new company's mission of examining humanity's struggle against obstacles that cannot be overcome-is about the man and how he feels. But it's set in an asylum; Alfred Schatz's set has padded walls; these are not the barracks where the likeable Woyzeck (James Kautz) and his shell-shocked companion Andres (Isreal McKinney Scott) might be expected to live. The Doctor (Alessandro Colla) walks mechanically, greets Woyzeck and checks on his behavior and regular eating habits. The Captain (Jason Wilson) visits Woyzeck to get shaved. Woyzeck is involved with the gorgeous Marie (Evangeline Fontaine). The Drum Major (Mackenzie Knapp), mostly on his best behavior, is apt to make Woyzeck jealous. These are the recognizable elements of Büchner's play. However, director Pape has started the play near the end, with Woyzeck only slowly realizing what he has done to get himself deprived of his liberty. I won't get into the violent, well-choreographed abuse that Woyzeck inflicts on others. I suggest you see it and think about how close a lot of people in the world may be to snapping. Perhaps some borderline individuals such as the real soldier in Leipzig who inspired this story might be riding the bus with you today. There is a compelling overlap of the asylum where Woyzeck ends up and the soulless, routine, dehumanizing army and other institutions which might not have changed much in the past 200 years. Indeed, Andres spends a lot of his time deep in thought playing a stylized game of backgammon against himself, grunting at the incomprehensibility of it all. It has never been an easy play, and it might not make you feel better afterwards, and yet it it remains interesting and relevant. - by Ed Malin, http://www.nytheaternow.com/

Notes:
Original Playwright - Georg Buchner. Jeremy Duncan Pape and D.L. Siegels adaptation of the dark, experimental German play

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Organisations:
No-Win productions

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Genre:
adaptation

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