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ROSEMARY FRISINO TOOHEY |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Rosemary Frisino Toohey's first play was done at Ensemble Studio Theatre (NYC) and she's now been produced in dozens of states, England and Canada. Winner of the Baltimore Playwrights Festival (twice), the Towngate Theatre Contest (twice), and The Next Generation Playwriting Contest, she has works that are published by Dramatic Publishing, Playscripts, Inc., and Lazy Bee Scripts.
Plays by Rosemary Frisino Toohey
"A" Word, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mobtown Players, Baltimore | 01 Aug 2008 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 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 | #140551 | |||
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Synopsis: | Four women. A young black woman trying to make it in an all white office. A high school senior and her single parent. A pregnant woman who has been told there are problems with the baby. The wife of a wealthy Indian businessman | |||||
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Agnes's Little War | ||
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| 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 | #140552 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | When she finds out that the candidate that she had supported financially has had an extra-marital affair she demands her donation back | |||||
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Animal Instincts | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2000 | ||||
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| 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 | #70528 | |||
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Synopsis: | A mother's revelations of incest in the family shatters it | |||||
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Berry Season | ||
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| 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 | #140553 | |||
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Genre: | Short play | |||||
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Synopsis: | A young man working at the till in a fruit and vegetable shop fantasises about a beautiful young woman customer | |||||
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Body Washer | ||
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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 | #140554 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | A young Iraqi woman has been shot dead by an American soldier at a checkpoint. We see the event from three different people - the soldier. An American woman reporter. The young Iraqi woman body washer who prepares the body for the funeral | |||||
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Boy Meets Girl - Meets Boy - Meets Girl - Etc | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
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 | #70529 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Cornered | ||
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| 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 | #94194 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Multiple sclerosis has cut short Laura's fencing career. Now her only sparring is with her husband | |||||
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Crabs | ||
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| 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 | #140555 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Three generations of a family meet for a meal at a seafood restaurant. The youngest daughter and her boyfriend announce that they are going to help save the sea creatures of the world and are planning a demo at the restaurant | |||||
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Cucarachas | ||
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| 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 | #140556 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Three cockroaches in a laboratory. All they have to do is run when a light is switched on. But what happens when the experiment ends? | |||||
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Final Round | ||
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| 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 | #140557 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | A working class man has moved up the rankings in boxing - but it has taken a heavy toll on him | |||||
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Gladys in Wonderland | ||
| 1st Produced: | Vagabond Players, Baltimore, MD | 13 Aug 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, inc (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70530 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 85-100 minute Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | 87-year-old Gladys' days of munching donuts and scouring the obituaries seem numbered when Death himself comes knocking on her door one morning. Ready to whisk her off into the great unknown, her cheerful grim reaper is startled by Gladys' stubborn refusal to expire. In order to push Gladys toward the light, he ushers in a parade of obnoxious friends and relatives who nitpick and whine. He also gives her a taste of nursing home life from an inmate's point of view. Suddenly, the afterlife doesn't look so bad. . . | |||||
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G-Man | ||
| 1st Produced: | Uncommon Voices, Baltimore | 23 Jul 2010 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 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 | #139000 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Garbage collector Larry enjoys his job. He has a good life has a way with women and regularly visits his ill mother in the rest home. Everything changes when he is put on to a different shift | |||||
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Having Fun | ||
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| 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 | #140558 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | All Abby wanted was some fun after taking her final exam. But now it is the morning after - she is hung over and does not know whether she gave her consent for what happened with a man she met | |||||
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High Stakes | ||
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| 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 | #70531 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Ice Cream King, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 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 | #140559 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
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Synopsis: | Lenny is 33 and works in an ice cream parlour. He has invented a butterscotch sundae. He is happy with his job and life. But his sister wants him to get a proper job. His best friend wants him to pursue women more actively. His mother wants him to move in with her and his grandmother | |||||
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In My Tribe | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mobtown Players, Baltimore | 10 Jun 2004 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 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 | #140560 | |||
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In The Tank | ||
| 1st Produced: | illa Duchesne Oak Hill High School In St. Louis, MO | Feb 2012 | ||||
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 | #70532 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | About 2 Philosophical Lobsters | |||||
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Saying Goodbye To Papa | ||
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| 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 | #140561 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | Three siblings visit the mausoleum where their late father has been put. What would Papa say about the fact his name has been mis-spelt on the stone? And would he appreciate being in the top most niche just under the roof? | |||||
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School Shooter | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
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 | #70533 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | A gunman opens fire at a High School killing many students. At his trial he pleads guilty but insane. The parents of the dead students start suing everyone connected with the gunman - his parents, his former principal, his friends and the company that made the films he used to watch. But of course, nothing will bring back their children | |||||
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Smoke In The Canyon | ||
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| 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 | #140562 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | The Last Chance Café in Colorado. Owner Jack is in financial trouble and his creditors are pressing him on all sides. He sees a way out of his trouble by marrying one of his waitresses whose father is big in the oil business | |||||
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Socks | ||
| 1st Produced: | Burnside High School In Christchurch, New Zealand | May 2012 | ||||
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 | #44474 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Odd socks left in a dryer tell their stories. Tennis sock; dancer sock, used car salesman sock and the high class sock. | |||||
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Tilapia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Fells Point Corner Theater, Baltimore | 09 Aug 2001 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 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 | #70534 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Notes: | Originally performed with three other one act plays under the overall title "Seafood Buffet" | |||||
Synopsis: | A elderly couple wonder where their dinner party went wrong. They had invited two younger couples over. The husband of one of the couples runs of with the wife of the other couple. The piano is smashed. And someone is face down in the baked Alaska | |||||
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Way Way Up | ||
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| 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 | #140563 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Synopsis: | The future and it is the inaugural flight of the Space Elevator. But one of the married couples on board start to fight | |||||
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Woman On The Edge | ||
| 1st Produced: | Spotlighters, Baltimore | 06 Aug 2004 | ||||
Company: | Baltimore Playwrights Festival | |||||
| 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 | #140564 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Why has 54 year old Nettie strapped explosives to herself and started firing at the police? | |||||
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