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John Lane

JOHN LANE

  
Nationality:    USA
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John Lane's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

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

         Bar Scene         Borderline         Breaking Up. . .         Delayed         Family Newspaper         Far North Inc         Festaphobia         Four Characters In Search Of A Play         Front Desk         Good Breeding         Heathrow         Hollywood Party         I Just Wanna Get Two Phoenix         Isosceles         Last Episode         Life Line         Limp, The         Matter Of Feet, A         Mixed Doubles         Monday Night Football         Near Death Experience         Not A Good Time         Pendergast Holdings         Rain         Room Mate, The         Shrink Resistant         Small Claims         Surveillance         Tree, The         Up Close And Personal

Bar Scene

Synopsis:
a man has returned home for his father's funeral. Whilst having a drink in a bar a woman divulges his family's big secret

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Borderline

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part of A programme of four short plays. the tag line is "Get immersed in the lives of the Frightful, Deranged, Hopeful, And Romantic."

1st Produced:
Turtle Shell Theater, NY     15 Dec 2009

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Breaking Up. . .

Synopsis:
A civilised couple break up

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1st Produced:
Rude Guerilla, Santa Ana, Ca     29/2008

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Delayed

Synopsis:
An old man is waiting for a plane but it is delayed. then people from his past keep turning up in the departure lounge

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1st Produced:
Stage Door Repertory Theatre, Anaheim, Ca     01 Dec 2012

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Family Newspaper

Synopsis:
the family are reading different sections of the newspaper

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1 boy

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Far North Inc

Synopsis:
a reporter arrives at the North Pole to investigate rumours

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Genre:
Sixteen minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Festaphobia

Synopsis:
a psychologist arranges a joint session with some of her patients

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Genre:
Seventeen minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Four Characters In Search Of A Play

Synopsis:
Four characters have to deal with bad subplots, too much exposition and spiralling production costs

Notes:
part of International CringeFest '10

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Front Desk

Synopsis:
a stockbroker arrives at the Pearly Gates only to find that St Peter has computer problems.

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Genre:
Sixteen minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Good Breeding

Synopsis:
a gay man invites his ex-partner to meet a woman who is looking for a sperm donator

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Genre:
Comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Heathrow

Synopsis:
a man meets an old college friend and his wife at the airport

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Hollywood Party

Synopsis:
a young lawyer does not fit in at a party

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1st Produced:
-     2007

Organisations:
New Voices Playwrights

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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I Just Wanna Get Two Phoenix

Synopsis:
Two men on their way to a convention get stranded in Salt Lake City. the hotel has only one room left and that only has one bed.

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Genre:
Ten minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Isosceles

Synopsis:
Isosceles picks up a woman at an art launch. they go back to her place and he has to deal with not only her quirks but her brother's

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1st Produced:
Moulton Center Theater, Orange, Ca     18 Aug 2012

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Genre:
One act

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Last Episode

Synopsis:
a TV cop show may not be renewed

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1st Produced:
Stage Door Repertory Theatre, Anaheim     28 Jul 2012

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Genre:
One act

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Life Line

Synopsis:
a radio psychologist meets her match

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Organisations:
Love Creek Productions

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Limp, The

Limp, The
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1st Published:
in One acts of Note 2008, Desert Road Publishing; (February 4, 2009)   978-0578018362

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Genre:
One act

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Matter Of Feet, A

Synopsis:
A young woman looses a shoe when leaving a party. Her host finds it and returns it. She discovers that he has a shoe fetish

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1st Produced:
Joria Production Mainstage, New York     08 Mar 2013

Organisations:
thespian Productions

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Mixed Doubles

Synopsis:
Having met only in chat rooms two couples have arranged to meet at the same hotel foyer.

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Genre:
Sixteen minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Monday Night Football

Synopsis:
A man sees a female psychologist about his virgin issues

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1st Produced:
Rude Guerilla, Santa Ana, Ca     20 Sep 2008

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Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Near Death Experience

Synopsis:
a man dies and finds himself on a strange cruise liner with William Shakespeare and his ex-wife

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Genre:
Sixteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Not A Good Time

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Kick It Fest!, Shepard Theatre, New York     2009

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Genre:
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Pendergast Holdings

Synopsis:
An enormous corporation - but no one seems to know what it does. A new employee looks into the matter

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1st Produced:
Rehearsed reading at Stage Door Repertory Theatre, Anaheim, CA     29 Oct 2016

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Rain

Synopsis:
a separated husband and wife go on holiday together. During a rainstorm they examine their lives

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1st Produced:
Shelterbelt Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska     2008

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Room Mate, The

Synopsis:
Her conservative parents are coming to visit and so that they will not find out she is living with her boyfriend she persuades him to pretend to be gay

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play. - - Gay, theme/character one act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Shrink Resistant

Synopsis:
the psychologist has more issues than the client

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Genre:
Sixteen minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Small Claims

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Originally performed with seven other short plays under the overall title "Eightudes"

1st Produced:
Empire Theatre, Santa Ana, Ca     24 Aug 2010

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Genre:
Short play

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Surveillance

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Part of New Voices Holiday Show

1st Produced:
Empire Theatre, Santa Ana, Ca     11 Dec 2010

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Music:
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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tree, The

Synopsis:
Her posh sister is coming to visit, the Christmas tree is too big and it is February 22nd

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Up Close And Personal

Synopsis:
the woman he found through a chat room has problems

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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