GRACE WESSBECHER
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Plays by Grace Wessbecher
Dracula's Soul |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Drama. Two acts. 87 pages. | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | 1m and 1f play multiple minor parts | |||
Notes: Flexible multi unit set. Four scenes within each act. Many short sequences within each scene. Simple F/X. Setting: London and its environs. | ||||
Synopsis: Faithful adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic. Abraham Van Helsing uses the power of the Holy Eucharist to save souls. | ||||
Love?Fight |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Two acts. 86 pages | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
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Synopsis: Leo and Sonya Tolstoy's tumultuous end to their long and troubled marriage. What would lead a man in his eighties to flee his wife of many decades? How long can love and anger fester before it overflows? What is more important - personal integrity or a peaceful marriage? Could you really love a man who asked you to handwrite War and Peace three times? Setting: Parlor. 1910. Yasnaya Polyana, the 4,000 acre estate of Leo Tolstoy, a man whose greatest desire was to be poor. | ||||
Most Irish Proposal, Indeed, A |
| 1st Produced: | Little Theatre at Felician College, Rutherford, N.J | 2001 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Two acts. 116 pages | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 |
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Notes: Winner of the New Play Festival 2001 sponsored by Felician College. Directed by Ula Hedwig. | ||||
Synopsis: Centers around the struggle of a young woman entering society after spending years in prison for helping an injured IRA member. Marie returns home after ten years. With her family reluctant to get close, she finds comfort in the arms of another terrorist. Can her mother save her before Marie gets lost in the troubles again? Setting: 1989, Derry, Northern Ireland. | ||||
Oh Martha! |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Comedy drama. Two acts. 109 pages | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 |
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Notes: Stage read at Villagers Theatre, Somerset, N.J. on Feb. 6, 2006. | ||||
Synopsis: Spend a year with teenager Anthony Buonaratti, his parents, grandfather, aunt, uncle, two possible girlfriends, and Quaquahela, a native legend, all in one small bungalow on Lake Hopatcong, N.J. Some darker elements. Setting: The Millennium, Lake Hopatcong, N.J. | ||||
Pearlfisher, The |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Romance. Two acts. 103 pages | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 6 |
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Synopsis: When Evie and Angus visit a Traveler camp to choose her wedding ring, the Traveler Tommy Go My falls in love. Romantic comedy drama. Four primary roles (2m, 2f). Various Travelers, IRA, monks, and judiciary. Setting: 1930's, Western Ireland. | ||||
Risso's Dolphin |
| 1st Produced: | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2007 | ||
| Company: | Heller Theatre | |||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 |
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Notes: Winner of the 2006 Original Play Contest at Heller Theatre, Tulsa, Okla. | ||||
Synopsis: A rugged love story set in a small house on a storm ravished island off the coast of Ireland. Torqun, the owner of the local fishing trade, plans to exchange his longtime mistress, Orla, for an arranged marriage with a younger girl. But when his bride arrives accompanied by her best friend, Torqun's future unravels. Some mature themes. Setting: 1900, island off coast of Ireland. | ||||
Two Days Folly |
| 1st Produced: | Hartke Theatre, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. | 2005 | ||
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| 1st Published: | in the anthology Sacred Conflicts: Plays from the Religious Arts Festival, CUAdrama | 2006 | ||
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| Genre: | Comedy 50 min | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | 2 m silent compatriots | |||
Notes: Co-Grand Prize winner of the National One Act Religious Play Competition, sponsored by Paul VI Institute for the Arts, and Catholic University of America. Directed by Bill Graham | ||||
Synopsis: Tom rethinks his vocation as a seminarian after meeting a lovely girl on the train to his father's funeral. He confides in Mickey, a family friend, at the town pub. The town really needs a new priest. What advice will Mickey give in return? Setting: Pub, 1940's Ireland. Many Catholic references. | ||||
Welcome to Canada! |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Comedy Drama, 2 acts 85 pages | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | flexible | |||
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Synopsis: Pat Rogers travels to Canada to find love and marriage to a man he wooed at Fenway Park. Can love survive twonies and loonies? Just how patriotic are Canadians? And why is that citizenship test so hard to pass anyway? Setting: 2005. Vancouver, BC, Canada | ||||