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John Cariani

JOHN CARIANI

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Agency for the Performing Arts  represented by Beth Bickers

John Cariani is an American actor and playwright best known for his role as CSU Tech Julian Beck on television's Law & Order, and for his performance as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof for which he received a Tony award nomination.

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

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below is a list of John Cariani's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Almost, Maine         Cul-De-Sac         Last Gas         Love/Sick         There Is A Thin Line Between Love, Hate, Guns Sex And Death
Almost, Maine

Synopsis:
This charming and magical midwinter night's dream turns cliche on its ear as it chronicles the painfully hilarious amorous adventures (and misadventures) of residents of a remote, mythical town in far northern Maine.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 East 15th Street, New York, NY 10003     2006

Organisations:
Bulldog theatrical

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 2007   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Gay theme/character full length comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Cul-De-Sac

Synopsis:
explores the bizarre secrets of three houses in one neighborhood on an ordinary spring evening. It tells the stories of three couples on a suburban dead end street who go to extreme measures to force their dreams, revealing long-suppressed agendas that threaten their survival.
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Connelly Theatre, NY     2006

Organisations:

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Dark Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Last Gas

Synopsis:
Nat Paradis is a Red Sox-loving part-time dad who manages Paradis' Last Convenient Store, the last convenient place to get gasor anythingbefore the Canadian border to the north and the North Maine Woods to the west. When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he's forced to choose between new love and old. LAST GAS takes a hilarious and heartbreakingly hard look at love lost and found, and at what it means to get back to happy.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Cape Cod Theatre Project

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Love/Sick

Synopsis:
follows a series of scenes surrounding the idea of love, and how it affects us in the deepest ways. All connected by the Super Center of the city, these scenes bring to light the complexity of communication and what it means to not only love someone else, but yourself as well.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Hayworth Fine Arts Center, High Point University     39/2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
romantic comedy one act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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There Is A Thin Line Between Love, Hate, Guns Sex And Death

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of An evening of 10-minute plays written by John Cariani, Josh Liveright And William Mastrosimone

1st Produced:
Interart Annex, 500 West 52 Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10109     19 Jan 2010

Organisations:
Royal Family Productions

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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