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Louise Penberthy

LOUISE PENBERTHY

  
Nationality:    USA
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Louise (T. L.) Penberthy is a playwright, actor, and director who has worked in and around Seattle since 2006. Her full-length, two-act comedy/Drama "How to Kill a Cactus" (under the title "Miss Hannah Comes Back"), was produced at Pierce College. Three of her short plays were produced in Little Red Studio's Erotic Shorts series, including "You Never Loved Your Boy," "the Cougar in the Coffeehouse," and "No More Than Reason." Backwards Ensemble Theatre produced readings of her full-length plays "Lessons from Moonshine" (under the title "In the Spirits of our God") and "Another Thing to Fall." She is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

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

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

         Before the Wedding         Cougar in the Coffee House, The: A Romp in Ten Minutes         Dog Named Booger, A         How to Kill a Cactus         Lessons from Moonshine         No More Than Reason         Platinum Crucible, The         You Never Loved Your Boy
Before the Wedding

Synopsis:
On a young girl's wedding day, her Father tells her a terrible secret that threatens to ruin her impending marriage.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Mae West Fest 2004     01 Jul 2004

Organisations:
Mae West Fest

1st Published:
8 Plays from the Mae West Fest 8: New Theatre by Women (Jul 2004)   

Music:
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Genre:
13-minute Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Cougar in the Coffee House, The: A Romp in Ten Minutes

Synopsis:
Twenty-something Aaron asks middle-aged Claire to be his cougar in this romp through desire, uncertainty, and a little sexually charged torture.

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1st Produced:
Little Red Studio     01 Jun 2010

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Genre:
15-minute comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Dog Named Booger, A

Synopsis:
A woman makes final preparations for her dog

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Genre:
Fifteen minute play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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How to Kill a Cactus

Synopsis:
Cathy tries hard to fit in in the small Mississippi town where Paula, her partner, grew up, but the plants are too green and menacing -- especially a mystical old oak tree in their backyard. Focusing all of her loneliness and misery on the oak tree, she gladly cuts it down when it suddenly -- and suspiciously -- dies. But when the entire town starts to die, Cathy must sacrifice herself to atone for her mistakes, revive the town, and bring Paula back to her.

Notes:
the script has been significantly revised since the 2010 production. World premiere rights are still available.

1st Produced:
Pierce College (An Earlier Version, Produced Under The Title "Miss Hannah Comes Bac K")     2010

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Full-length, two-act comedy/Drama.

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Lessons from Moonshine

Synopsis:
During Prohibition, the small convent that provides all of the social services for a small, rural town is staring bankruptcy in the face. Sister Joseph, who manages the convent's finances, agrees to a suggestion by Sister Rose, the youngest of the nuns, to earn money to pay their bills by running a still. Rationalizing this illegal plan as providing a much-needed alternative to deadly bootleg liquor, Sister Joseph commandeers the still from Sister Rose, and pushes it far beyond its capacity. A disastrous accident puts Sister Joseph in the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she finally confesses to the younger nun her spiritual emptiness and her true reason for seeking wealth.

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Genre:
Full-length one-act Drama/comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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No More Than Reason

Synopsis:
What do we learn about love when we 're older that we don't know when we're younger? Liz and Daniel, two actors in their 50s and long-time friends, start rehearsals as Beatrice and Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing." they renew their friendship during rehearsals, disagree about the play, help each other through rough patches, fight and make up. then, backstage during a performance, Liz tells Daniel that her third husband is leaving her, and she's decided to give up on marriage. Daniel, to her surprise as well as his, tells her he loves her and will leave his 20-year marriage for her. their equilibrium upset, Liz and Daniel navigate through the complexities of love to. . . not a happy ending, but a hopeful one.

Notes:
the Little Red Studio production was a showcase production. World premiere rights still available for this play.

1st Produced:
Little Red Studio     01 Nov 2009

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1st Published:
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Genre:
Full-length one-act Drama/comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  1 male voice

Further Reference:
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Platinum Crucible, The

Synopsis:
Four cousins all want their grandfather's crucible

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

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You Never Loved Your Boy

Synopsis:
Two women face the limits of love and friendship in this hard-hitting Drama about painful self-deception and the unbearable burden of having harmed their own sons.

Notes:
Contains explicit language and references to sexual abuse of young boys.

1st Produced:
Little Red Studio     01 Mar 2012

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
20-minute Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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