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MICHAEL TESTER (1960 - ) |
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Published and produced playwright, composer, lyricist, Michael Tester graduated from AADA on a scholarship from the Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation. In addition to writing, Michael has performed in six countries and forty-eight States under the stage name Fletcher Young (a combination of his grandparents names), serves as a resident prop and costume designer for New York's award winning Rabbit Hole Ensemble, and teaches in the drama and dance departments at The Long Island High School for the Arts. Founder: www.BroadwayClubhouse.com
Plays by Michael Tester
Amoebas on Parade!! | ||
| 1st Produced: | King's Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1QN >>> | 1988 | ||||
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 | #95292 | |||
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Genre: | One Act Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Held a command performance for the Broadway cast of Cats. | |||||
Synopsis: | Billed as a "musical textbook," Amoebas is a parody of Cats, et al. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Awesome '80s Prom, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Webster Hall, NY | 2004 | ||||
Company: | http://www.davenporttheatrical.com | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-66375-8 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95300 | |||
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Genre: | 120 min Interactive Comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This long-running Off-Broadway show (with National productions in Chicago, et. al.) was created by Ken Davenport, with Michael "Fletcher Tester serving as a co-author. | |||||
| The Awesome 80s Prom is a brand new blast-from-the-past party in the style of Tony 'n Tina's Wedding and The Donkey Show set at Wanaget High's Senior Prom. . . in 1989! All your favorite characters from your favorite '80s movies are at THE PROM, from the Captain of the Football Team to the Asian Exchange Student, from the Geek to the hottie Head Cheerleader, and they're all competing for Prom King and Queen. And just like on "American Idol", the audience decides who wins! Come back in time and join the breakdance circle or just sit back and watch the '80s drama unfold. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blue Balls: In & Out of Uniform with the NYPD | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | BroadwayClubhouse.com | |||||
| 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 | #56211 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Drama, 90 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | VENUE 2: The Flea Theater | |||||
Synopsis: | The true story of the author's journey from Neighborhood Sissy to New York's Finest, where he breaks the lavender wall of silence to expose the secret world of Gay cops, and the forces that kick them where it hurts. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Divalogues, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | |||||
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 | #95293 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A collection of monologues, sketches and songs from legends in their own minds. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hollywood Exposed! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Actor's Playhouse, Miami, | - - - | ||||
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 | #95294 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Hailed by The New York Times as "A masterly mix of reality and fantasy," this movie-mangling musical features original sketches and songs saluting such tinsel town classics as, "The Phantom of the Disco," "A Very Brady Exorcist," and "Dirty Harry Dancing." | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hope & Glory! | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #95295 | |||
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Genre: | A Musical History | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | *Workshops and productions include a concert version performed at Walt Whitman's Historic Birthplace. | |||||
Synopsis: | Drawn to the light of Democracy's Spirit, Unknown Soldiers and Doves from every American war transport the audience on a musical time-machine; telling our nations' story thru the words of Walt Whitman, and a score inspired by his work. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Most Likely To | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Dramatists Guild, NYC | - - - | ||||
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 | #95296 | |||
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Genre: | Play with music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | Extras as desired | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Not your typical high school, musical, "Most Likely To" revolves around a Senior Superlative awards ceremony, in which the Class Clown and Drama Queen in all of us, have their say. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mummy Musical, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #95297 | |||
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Genre: | Family | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | flexible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A musical adventure into imagination! Featuring a contemporary score of pop, rock and rap. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Out of the Blue | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | |||||
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 | #95299 | |||
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Genre: | Mono Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Aka "Blue Balls" | |||||
Synopsis: | The true life adventure of a self-proclaimed nationhood sissy who journeyed from musical theater to the NYPD, and back again | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Penguins Are Mad Scary | ||
| 1st Produced: | Players Theatre, NY | 2007 | ||||
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 | #68192 | |||
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Genre: | Ten Minute Plays with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of Shortened Attention Span One Act Play Festival is new theatre festival dedicated to short plays | |||||
Synopsis: | Why Vampire Musicals Suck | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pirate Musical, The! | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Inc | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-87440-237-7 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95298 | |||
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Genre: | An Environmental Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Over two dozen speaking roles, extras as desired | |||||
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| Best friends Hoagy and Shirley find themselves shipwrecked in their imaginations, this time on the mystical island of Wacky Tacky Boo. Once a paradise, the island's natural resources have been plundered by Pollution Pirates. The local animals enlist the aid of our heroes in preventing the pirates from devastating their habitat. After harrowing chases Shirley and Hoagy meet The Big Mermaid, a Seaweed Siren who has spouted legs in time to compete in the island's annual talent show: Wacky Tacky Idol. By the end of Act One, everyone armed with their own agenda are on their way to compete in the extravaganza. Act Two is a show within a show which enables each production to showcase the unique talents of their cast. Who will win Wacky Tacky Idol? Will the pirates clean up their act? All is revealed in the all-singing, all-dancing finale! | |||||
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