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Colette Freedman

COLETTE FREEDMAN

  (1971 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Robert A Freedman Dramatic Agency  Marta Praeger

the Dramatists Guild recently named Colette one of the "Top 50 Playwrights to Watch". She is also a finalist in the Eugene O'Neil playwrighting competition and the first place winner for creative writing at Santa Barbara's Writer's Conference 2006. She has written many plays and has had 15 of them produced around the world, including: Her plays have been seen in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, alaska, Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Canada, Australia and england. No stranger to the other side of the stage, Colette has performed off Broadway in everything from William Shakespeare to Mark Troy. In other Arenas, Colette is also a commercial director and writer, and has received over 25 gold and silver Telly and Communicator awards for her commercial work. Her sitcom "WWJD" is currently in development. Film work includes the documentary Making Shakespeare accessible with narration by Alfred Molina and Finding Fred Mertz in which she also starred. (Best Screenplay of the Year, Urban Insider).

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

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

         Blind Spots         Bridesmaid 3         Deconstructing the Torah         Diamonds Aren't Forever         Ellipses. . .         Field Hockey Legs         First To the Egg         Iphigenia In Aulis         Jackie Collins Hollywood Lies         Rock, Paper, Scissors         Serial Killer Barbie         Shoshanah's Shabbat         Sister Cities         Sister Cities, NY         Soap Boxing

Blind Spots

Synopsis:
A family's Implosion in the Wake of Gay Brother's Suicide

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Sherry Theatre in Los Angeles     2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/blind-spots   -

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Genre:
play 85 min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Bridesmaid 3

Synopsis:
a bridesmaid gets rather drunk at a wedding

Notes:
Originally performed with nine other short plays under the overall title: "the Mating Game"

1st Produced:
Viaduct Theatre, Chicago     09 Jun 2006

Organisations:
Brown Couch Theatre Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Deconstructing the Torah

Synopsis:
"When the shtick hits the fan." In this evening of all-out zaniness, Colette Freedman's five one-act plays hit their comic targets. Fractured biblical sayings, brightly lit on the set's back wall and featured between acts (e.g., "Thou shalt not kill . . . unless she's more popular than you are") are cleverly written.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Odyssey Theatre, CA     2004

Organisations:
Circus theatricals

1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/deconstructing-the-torah   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy One act 75 min

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Diamonds Aren't Forever

Synopsis:
Samantha and Bob are having sex in a coffin when the Funeral Director walks in with a client

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ellipses. . .

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Dezart Festival winner 2010

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Field Hockey Legs

Synopsis:
Whilst having her portrait painted Nell complains about artist sister Zora's weight, complexion and so on

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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First To the Egg

Synopsis:
Three sperm try to interest an egg in themselves

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Iphigenia In Aulis

Synopsis:
With the three woman chorus speaking solely in Iambic Pentameter, this modern-dress adaptation becomes a chilling account of how the juggernaut of religion, nationalism and political need can create a state-sanctioned suicide martyr. Given the Iraq war and the fierce debate over religious fundamentalism in the Middle east and at home, it's hard to find a more relevant piece of theater than this modern adaptation of euripides' 2,500-year-old tragedy.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Euripides

1st Produced:
Hayworth Theatre, Ca     2006

Organisations:
Circus theatricals

1st Published:
http://www.indietheaternow.com/Play/iphigenia-in-aulis   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama adaptation 70 min

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Jackie Collins Hollywood Lies

Synopsis:
a young pop star fresh out of rehab and a dead body in the swimming pool

Notes:
Written by Colette Freedman And Jackie Collins

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Rock, Paper, Scissors

Synopsis:
Saving the World one throw at a time.

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Serial Killer Barbie

Synopsis:
Quirky Cassandra spends her life desperate to get in with the popular Debbies. From kindergarten through high school, she obsessively attempts to join the coveted blonde social circle of Debbie, Debby and the queen of the WaSPY clique, Debbi. after several failed attempts to fit in, she realizes, if you can't join them, kill them. a hilarious and fast moving dark comedy.

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1st Produced:
Odyssey Theatre, Ca     2004

Organisations:
Circus theatricals

1st Published:
Brooklyn Publishers2004   -

Music:
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Genre:
black comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Shoshanah's Shabbat

Synopsis:
Shoshanah's parents do not know she is dating a Catholic

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Sister Cities

Sister Cities
Four sisters reunite following their mother's alleged suicide in this surprising and incisive comedy

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1st Produced:
Edinburgh Festival fringe     01 Aug 2008

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Sister Cities, NY

Synopsis:
138 reams of white paper. 27 different brands of vodka. 5 Russian stacking dolls. 4 sisters. 1 manipulative mother. Sister Cities is a witty commentary on the dignity of choice, and the power of relationships. Mary, the family matriarch, has named each of her four daughters after cities, well, almost. Separated by years, different fathers, and miles between them, the sisters are brought together when their mother's profound decision dominos into a startling reunion. the clever dialogue and taut emotional scenes underscore the presentation of the major questions about family, dignity, and choice.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Studio Theatre at the Hayworth, Los Angeles     07 May 2006

Organisations:
Gloria Maddox Theater, NY

1st Published:
in NYTe's Plays and playwrights 2009   -

Music:
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Genre:
black comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Soap Boxing

Synopsis:
If you open a Starbucks in a Wall Mart can you drink latte whilst buying a gun?

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1st Published:
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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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