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DAN WOLPE (1965 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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My name is Daniel Wolpe and I have written 21 plays. Many of my plays are Jewish-themed, although many are not (in my "other" life, I am a Conservative rabbi). I have had productions in New York, LA, Israel, Boston and Philadelphia. I currently live in Albany, NY.
Plays by Dan Wolpe
Closet Space | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pargod Theater, Jerusalem | 1993 | ||||
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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 | #98586 | |||
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Genre: | two act Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Three students are being interviewed for admission into the Abraham Joshua Heschel Seminary. Intent on becoming rabbis, one of them has a secret-he's gay. One of the teachers on the committee is aware that Jonathon is gay and must decide, does he out him, as he feels is his responsibility, or keep his mouth shut, knowing that Jonathon has the potential to be a great rabbi. | |||||
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Dear Jeremy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Rubin Hall NYU | - - - | ||||
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 | #98584 | |||
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Genre: | One-Man drama in two acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 male parts for one actor | |||||
Notes: | Before I became a rabbi, I would perform this show whenever I had the chance. It has been produced 13 times at various venues. | |||||
Synopsis: | A play for one actor, portraying two brothers and twenty years in their lives. Jeremy and Timothy Blake came from the same loins, went into the same profession (acting) but that is where their similarity ends. Timothy is a boisterous, angry man while Jeremy longs for a life without conflict. After Timothy's death, Jeremy relates the story of their lives. | |||||
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Nechama, The Dollmaker | ||
| 1st Produced: | Has been produced in several synagogues and showcases | - - - | ||||
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 | #98585 | |||
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: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Rabbi Sarah Berger goes to a doll shop to buy her niece a gift but learns a lesson about God, life and pain. The mysterious Nechama, owner of the shop, leads Rabbi Berger on a path of self-discovery. | |||||
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Pray For This Desert Place | ||
| 1st Produced: | As yet unproduced. Be the first one! | - - - | ||||
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 | #98587 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Radio voice | |||||
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Synopsis: | After the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin, Anna flies to Israel to be with her friend Chava. The two explore their relationship to Israel, the optimism and joy that once existed there, and the disillusionment and fear that reigns today. | |||||
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Scribes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Staged reading this November at the Curtain Call Theater in Albany, NY. | 2009 | ||||
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 | #98537 | |||
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Genre: | two act Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Harold Franklin Horn has spent his entire life dreaming of becoming a great writer. His inspiration, world famous author Ronald Becker, becomes his mentor. Through their relationship, both men learn a lesson about art, love and family. | |||||
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Separate Temples | ||
| 1st Produced: | The SOJC Players in Orlando, Florida | - - - | ||||
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 | #98588 | |||
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: | two act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | Rabbi Rafe Brenner and Rabbi Melissa Brenner are the rabbis of separate synagogues. They are also married and deeply in love with each other. But when their synagogues decide to merge, and his doesn't want her and hers doesn't want his, they try to keep each other from finding out and getting hurt. Hilarity ensues as the two misunderstand the motives of the other and their friends try to help! | |||||
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