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Jim Knable

JIM KNABLE

  
Nationality:    USA
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Jim Knable's plays have been produced at MCC Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Soho Rep, actor's express, New Jersey Rep, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis, Half Moon Theatre, Brooklyn College, Yale University and NYU. He has been commissioned to write plays for young audiences by the Playwrights Project in California and the Hangar Theatre in IthacA. His play Spain is published by Broadway Play Publishing and included in Smith and Kraus' Best New Plays 2008 anthology.His band, the RAndy Bandits, has released two studio albums and plays regularly in New York and surrounding states. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Rosey.

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

         Best Mistake, The         Emerson High         Great Beyond, The         Green Man         Hyper-Focus         Jesus Scheme         Lost In Words         Magic Fish, The         Othamlet         Prince of Air         Rapier Of Europa         Saltimbanques         Spain         Travesty Of Othamlet, The         True And Solid Ground         Truth About Dinosaurs, The         White Mountain

Best Mistake, The

Synopsis:
Becky gets her boyfriend and Hamlet to help her when she discovers that her Father cannot read

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Genre:
Youth play

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Emerson High

Synopsis:
the High School orchestra. the trumpet player has fallen in love with english teacher and the band leader with the flute player.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Great Beyond, The

Synopsis:
Houdini at the start of his career as a mystic - something he went on to expose in later life

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Green Man

Green Man
Painter Abigails model is a naked man painted green, and her architect husband Ronalds new intern bears a striking resemblance, though hes clothed. Their new acquaintance, Genice, is a stone sculptor of gargoyles whose musician fiance appears in the same hue. Who the Green Man is to each of them is a mystery only they can help each other unravel. A play about love, loss and other things made of stone. Featuring two original songs by the author, sung by the Green Man.

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many previous workshops and readings

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STAGEStheatre, Fullerton, california    26 Jun 2015

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Play/Drama

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Hyper-Focus

Hyper-Focus
Thomas Jefferson, a middle school student, can't seem to focus in school. He is told he has ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder, a condition that affects his ability to concentrate in class. With his widowed mom, a caring teacher, and his first potential girlfriend, Thomas comes up with a very creative solution to deal with his condition.

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1st Produced:
Schools And Community Centers Throughout San Diego, Orange And Los Angeles Counties    24 Oct 2004

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The Playwrights Project

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Genre:
40 minChildrens play with music

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Jesus Scheme

Synopsis:
A college student inents his own religion

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California Young Playwrights Contest    -

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Lost In Words

Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old Sylvia, newly arrived in the United States from Mexico with her mother, dreams of becoming a doctor. But dreams rarely come easy, especially when you've just been plunged into a new culture and your parents believe fiercely that family always comes first. With the help of a generous eSL teacher, her lovable aunt, and a Cambodian classmate with a dream of his own, Sylvia learns that hard work can take you almost anywhere. This moving journey explores themes of balancing independence with family and features original songs.

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Playwrights Project (San Diego, Ca, United States)    2005

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
35-40 min Comedy/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  2 males, 3 females (5-13 actors possible: 2-6 males, 3-7 females)

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Magic Fish, The

Synopsis:
A boy catches a fish. The fish says it will grant wishes if he is let go. The boy's parents find out about this and start wishing for bigger and more extravagant things. The fish says there will be a price to pay - but will they?

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Music by Sunny Knable; lyrics and book by Jim Knable. Based on a story by The Brothers Grimm

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Half Moon Theatre, Poughkeepsie    -

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Genre:
Childrens musical

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Othamlet

Synopsis:
Lady McDeath and her lover Ego have wiped Othamlet's mind so that he does not remember killing his predecessor. Pleopatra the former Queen of Egypt is a side shoe exhibit. She and Othamlet run away. They are shipwrecked on an island -but are separated - each thinks the other is dead

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Prince of Air

Synopsis:
A stage magician uses some of Houdini's act to get through a crisis

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Drama

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Rapier Of Europa

Synopsis:
Teenager evan is learning to fence. His mother has disappeared but no one will tell him why and his Father is having an affair

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Saltimbanques

Saltimbanques
Before she died, James and Louises eccentric artist mother told them they were Picassos illegitimate twins. James now runs from his sadistic sculptress girlfriend and Louise follows him to their mothers cabin in the woods, where the ghosts of their very different pasts haunt them in the form of memories of love gone wrong, parenting gone crazy, and in the flesh of Mommys former studentwho is convinced he is the reincarnation of Picasso himself. Like Picasso moved from his Blue Period to his rosy painting of the Family of Saltimbanques to his legendary Cubist self-creation, these survivors reinvent themselves using the materials of experience and the force of imagination.

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Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in Artspace    18 Apr 1998

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Genre:
Cubist comedy-Drama

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Spain

Spain
Barbara, recently deserted by her husband of five years, discovers a Conquistador in her living room. Though she has had vivid fantasies about Spain, the Conquistador and his cruel and bloodthirsty approach to life were never part of them. . .until now. Through him and a maze of real and imaginary characters--including her best friend Diversion, a Mayan Ancient, and a very familiar guitar player--Barbara sorts through the leftovers and finds her Duende.

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Genre:
romantic comedy Comedy

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Travesty Of Othamlet, The

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King Othamlet discovers that his wife Lady McDeath and servant ego had plotted to murder his predecessor

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Genre:
Comedy

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True And Solid Ground

Synopsis:
a North Korean fighter pilot defects to a small country near China which is ruled over by a hunchback who keeps the former Queen of egypt a prisoner

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Genre:
Psuedo-symbolist comedy

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Truth About Dinosaurs, The

Synopsis:
Dinosaurs create smart, poignant allegories in this series of stories narrated by a mysterious figure in a trench coat. From a young boy who feels himself turning into a dinosaur as he watches his mother struggle with a terminal illness, to an actual dinosaur with feathers learning to make friends with a bully Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Truth about Dinosaurs reveals funny and complex truths about the human condition.

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1st Produced:
The Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, NY, United States)    2003

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
35-40 min Comedy/Drama/Fantasy

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  2 males, 2 females (4-13 actors possible: 2-6 males, 2-7 females)

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White Mountain

Synopsis:
A white boy claims he is black to get into college

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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