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Mark R Giesser

MARK R GIESSER  

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Mark R Giesser's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Code Of the West         Good Morning, Alamo!         Hansen's Cab         How To Build A Better Tulip         Night they Burned Washington, The         Pledge Of Allegiance         Tulip Wars

Code Of the West

Synopsis:
Comedy set in Victorian San Francisco about two women who attempt to con a man who thinks he's emperor of the United States. Produced in Honolulu by the actors' Group in 1999, and staged in New York under aea Mini Contract in 1996. Show Business Critics Pick of the Week; "Mark R. Giesser . . . has the sound instinct to ridicule it [the code of the West] in mock battles of wit among several characters" - the New York Times.

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1st Produced:
McGinn/Cazale theatre    2001

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Comedy

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Good Morning, Alamo!

Synopsis:
Government In Crisis. Immigrants flood across the border. More and more of them want to take over and force the country to accept their way of thinking. the only way to stop them may be to deploy the army. . .Modern Britain? europe? America? Mexico in 1835. Two english expats find themselves on opposite sides of a revolution. Genteel painter Charlotte Vernon, mistress of an officer in the Mexican army, determines to prove her worth by chronicling the campaign to suppress Texan rebels. Shoemaker Harry Birchfield joins the rebellion in a bid to get rich. their ambitions collide as the rebels make a suicide stand at the Alamo. But when it comes to immigrants and martyrdom, things dont always go according to plan, and the winner doesnt always settle the history.

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Hansen's Cab

Synopsis:
Drama set in 1950s Texas about a young woman with Hansen's disease being forcibly transported to a federal hospital. "Inspiring and illuminating new play" - Show Business; "Mr. Giesser has a talent for dialogue and he has something to say" - the New York Times.

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1st Produced:
Jose Quintero theatre    2000

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How To Build A Better Tulip

Synopsis:
written by Mark R Giesser and with Lois Nettleton. Contemporary comedy about two rival plant breeders developing either the perfect black tulip or the perfect horticultural weapon of mass destruction. "Mr. Giesser is obviously a quick study with a sense of humor . . . the cast earns the raucous applause it gets." - the New York Times.

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1st Produced:
Acorn Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10045    2004

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Night they Burned Washington, The

Synopsis:
Dramatic comedy set in Washington, DC in 1814 about an eccentric group of people trapped in the Patent Office during the British invasion of the city. "It's clear from the opening lines that the Night they Burned Washington is smartly written and early scenes establish that it's skillfully performed" - the New York Times.

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1st Produced:
Theatre Row theatre    1998

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Pledge Of Allegiance

Synopsis:
Drama about two women enduring life in a Canadian refugee camp after the American Revolution. Produced in Chicago by the American theater Company in 1999. "In this presentation, an eloquent cast . . . creates characters so vivid they sometimes seem threatening" - the New York Times; "By choosing the mythologized American Revolution as a setting for his anti-war message, Giesser achieves maximum impact with a devastating reminder that patriotism and military glory are built on brutality and suffering" - Intheater.

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1st Produced:
Judith Anderson theatre    1997

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Tulip Wars

Synopsis:
a contemporary comedy about two rival plant breeders developing either the perfect black tulip or the perfect botanical weapon of mass destruction.

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Giant Olive Theatre Company

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Genre:
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