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David L Williams

DAVID L WILLIAMS

  
Nationality:    USA
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David L. Williams - A graduate of Cornell University, David is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America, Inc., and is the author of more than 17 plays, including the Riverside Stage Company Founder's award-winning Ampersand, and four winners of the Heerman's McCalmon Playwriting Contest, the Murder of Gonzago, Behind the Nine Ball, Near Tragedy, and Ingulf. A founding member of the Zabawa Theatre Company, his most recently staged works were the musical Tess' Last Night, for which he wrote the book, which was a part of the 2003 New York International Fringe Festival, and the plays the Information She Carried and the Armageddon Dance Party, which were a part of the 2005 and 2006 New York International Fringe Festivals.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Ampersand         Armageddon Dance Party, The         Behind the Nine Ball         Blueberries Weep         Bully, The         Censor, The         Craving, The         Eclipsing Binaries         How to Kill Friends and Influence Monarchs (And Other Things Shakespeare Taught Me)         In the Meantime         Information She Carried, The         Ingulf         Johnny, The         Lesbian School         Murder of Gonzago, The         Near Tragedy         Remake, The         Sibbleger         Spake         Tailers, The         Tess Last Night         There's A Light On Yonder Mountain         Winners, The         Wolf Manhood, The

Ampersand

Synopsis:
On his way to his wedding, Robert ends up in the Middle of Nowhere with the Man, who's really a woman, and the Son, who isn't anybody's son that Robert can see. With the help of Lana, another visitor to this strange place, Robert must find out how to get home, and, ultimately, who he is.

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1st Produced:
Riverside Stage Company, NYC:     1999

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Genre:
Full Length Tragicomedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Armageddon Dance Party, The

Armageddon Dance Party, The
John and Michelle, a lovely young New York couple, are faced with a problem: the TV news just told them Armageddon is here. Talk about ruining a Friday night! But John and Michelle turn lemons into lemonade by throwing an end of the world party. With dancing!! When the friends and friends of friends packed into the apartment learn the end is nigh, the party changes a bit. Guests list everything they won't miss about the world, fights break out, people ask to be killed, others grant their requests, lovers couple and uncouple for Armageddon sex, and talk of Revelation and great music fill the air. Like any good party.

Notes:
Venue 15: the Linhart theater @ 440 Studios

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Organisations:
W&W Porudctions, NYC

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Genre:
Full Length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Behind the Nine Ball

Synopsis:
Two hitmen, in a series of conversations, discuss how they feel about what they do, and the inevitable outcomes of their lives.

Notes:
2nd Place, 1996 Heerman's McCalmon Playwriting Contest

1st Produced:
Gateway Theatre, Ithaca, NY     1996

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Blueberries Weep

Synopsis:
As research scientist Louise tries to figure out how test subject Anabel's senses have been affected in a pharmaceutical study, the real secrets of the experiment are slowly revealed.

Notes:
EndTimes Productions presents their 4th Annual one-act festival: Vignettes for the Apocalypse 2010, A collection of twenty one-act plays, dealing with dystopian, futuristic, And Apocalyptic themes. Artistic director Russell Dobular has chosen pieces that reflect A diversity of writing styles, ranging from sci-fi to traditional horror, the comic, And the Dramatic, while representing A unifying vision of our culture And society, both past And present, As it faces the real possibility of imminent collapse.
- nytheatre.com

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Organisations:
EndTimes Productions

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Genre:
One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Bully, The

Bully, The
Lenny is the cleverest boy in school. His life is made a misery by Steve the strongest boy in school and a bully. they both accidentally get on the wrong school bus and end up at another school. This one is ruled over by a brainy and strong bully, Meg. She forces Lenny to do her gang's homework and Steve to carry all their books. the boys must get together to defeat her.

Notes:
Music by John Gregor; lyrics by John Gregor; book by David L Williams

1st Produced:
Mcginn/Cazale Theater, New York     2005

Organisations:
Vital Childrens Theatre

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Music:
Original cast recording: Brimmer Street Productions 2012

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Genre:
Childrens musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Censor, The

Synopsis:
When she is passed over for promotion and instead reassigned to an unimportant post in the farthest reaches of The Commonwealth, Charlotte, a government censor, takes some small revenge on the totalitarian government she represents by commissioning a portrait from Nellis, the controversial transgender artist she was sent to reign in.

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1st Produced:
Throughline Theatre Company. Pittsburgh, PA     16 Sep 2016

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Craving, The

Synopsis:
the Craving, one of two standouts from Group A, features a couple looking to spice up their love live. the clever and quick dialogue between Melanie (an alluring Salma Quarnain) and Judd (John Tweel) leads to a misunderstanding over what Melanie proposes. Let's just say her erotic craving involves a major societal taboo that results in nervous laughter from the audience. This edgy and funny work is well-crafted right down to the final ending button.
- Steven McKnight, DC theatre Scene

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1st Produced:
Source Festival, Washington Dc     2009

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Genre:
Ten min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Eclipsing Binaries

Synopsis:
Nine scenes, taking place before, during and after a solar eclipse, detail the arguments of couples and what, good and bad, can result.

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1st Produced:
Asian American Playhouse, Ithaca, NY     1996

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Genre:
Full Length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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How to Kill Friends and Influence Monarchs (And Other Things Shakespeare Taught Me)

Synopsis:
A satire about a poet, his new literary agent, his Shakespeare-obsessed girlfriend, and the lambasting of any and all things having to do with the Bard.

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1st Produced:
Gateway Theatre, Ithaca, NY     1996

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Genre:
Full Length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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In the Meantime

Synopsis:
Sitting in a bar watching a game are a couple and a woman sitting by herself. Before the game ends, time stops, and the three of them have the ability to play out new reality after new reality. As the variations play on, the three begin to learn too much about each other, and are forced to make a decision whether to be free of the past or to hold on to what is theirs.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Under St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place, New York, NY 10009     03 May 2012

Organisations:
aMios Theatre Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Information She Carried, The

Synopsis:
Conspiracy theorist Sharon North yearns to discover the truth behind the Challenger explosion. Will her plan to steal a baseball with a history as dark as her own finally uncover the facts she's seeking?

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1st Produced:
Access Theatre
380 Broadway, 4th floor, New York, NY 10013     2005

Organisations:
W and W Productions

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Music:
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Genre:
Full Length Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Ingulf

Synopsis:
In the Bradley home a large bottomless pit has appeared in the middle of the living room, and only the grandFather and one-night-stand of son Albert seem bothered by it. they're rightfully frightened of the hole, but should be of the Bradley family as well.

Notes:
1st Place, 1998 Heerman's McCalmon Playwriting Contest

1st Produced:
W&W Porudctions, NYC     2003

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Johnny, The

Synopsis:
"the Johnny" is the musical that answers the question: What happened to the bullying blonde jock in all those beloved '80s movies AFTER he lost to the scrappy young underdog? www.thejohnnymusical.com 2h 0m, Manhattan, NYC Musical, Comedy
- http://www.fringenyc.org/

Notes:
Book And Lyrics by David L Williams, Music by David FM Vaughn

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Organisations:
Awesome Junior Productions

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Music:
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Genre:
2h 0m, Musical, Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Lesbian School

Synopsis:
Satire about a culture so obsessed with lesbianism as a chic trend that schools are created to teach this "lifestyle" to young women.

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1st Produced:
Gateway Theatre, Ithaca, NY     1995

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Genre:
Comedy One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Murder of Gonzago, The

Synopsis:
In a land ruled by tyranny, Edward is a rising force in the growing revolution. Over an increasingly bloody day, he learns that those he loves and trusts are not what they seem.

Notes:
1st Place, 1996 Heerman's McCalmon Playwriting Contest

1st Produced:
Staged Reading, Cornell Theatre Arts Department, Ithaca, NY:     1996

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Near Tragedy

Synopsis:
Two lonely people, unknown to each other except for an anonymous chain letter, discover whether the grass is really greener on the other side as they imagine what it might be like to be with these interesting strangers.

Notes:
2nd Place, 1997 Heerman's McCalmon Playwriting Contest

1st Produced:
Zabawa Theatre, NYC     2000

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Music:
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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Remake, The

Synopsis:
Martin has a screenplay he won't show anyone. When his agent Leland finally sees it, he learns that Martin has written a remake of a movie that should never be remade. the one problem? It's a great script.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
part of the 13th Annual Black Box New Play Festival

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Organisations:
the Gallery Players

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Sibbleger

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

1st Produced:
Gallery Players
199 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229     23 Jun 2011

Organisations:
the Gallery Players

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Spake

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Northern Kentucky University's YES Festival

1st Produced:
Nku Robert & Rosemary Strauss Theatre     19 Apr 2013

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Genre:
full length play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tailers, The

Synopsis:
In a land where contracting a fatal disease is seen as an act of righteousness, two strangers who have just slept together wait to see if she has caught the illness he says he has.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Acme New Works Winter Festival 2005, Maynard, Massachusetts     2005

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tess Last Night

Synopsis:
Tess, a fresh-faced young girl from the mythical kingdom of Canada, pursues her twin dreams of children's theatre stardom and love. With her pure heart and plucky personality, Tess braves the treacherous world of sex, drugs and New York children's theatre. In no time, Tess is playing all seven dwarfs at once, marrying the director who discovered her, becoming the new children's theatre It girl, losing her fame and love, and finding it again in the wilds of Buffalo and the arms of a puppeteer. Through the successes and the heartbreaks, Tess never wavers from her dreams or loses her accent.

Notes:
written by Joel Weiss, David L. Williams

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Organisations:
W&W Porudctions, NYC

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Genre:
Full Length Musical Comedy Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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There's A Light On Yonder Mountain

Synopsis:
A group of misfits on an unlikely mission

Notes:
Written by Lindsay Joy Murphy; David Rosen; David L Williams and Stacy Davidowitz

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Amios Theater Company

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Winners, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Owl & Cat Theatre Company. Melbourne, Victoria, AUS     09 Feb 2016

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Wolf Manhood, The

Synopsis:
Lon and Evelyn have been dating for a month, and Lon still won't go all the way. Now, under a full moon, comes a shocking explanation
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
part of Vignettes for the Apocalypse V, the 5th Annual edition of New York's oldest And largest Sci-fi/Horror themed theater festival

1st Produced:
Kraine theater
85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10024     16/2011

Organisations:
EndTimes Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
short sci-fi/horror

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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