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Kellie Powell

KELLIE POWELL  (1983 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Kellie Powell has written more than twenty plays. Her work has been produced by Love Creek Productions, Art International Radio, Hinman Production Company, Capilano University, Studio Z, the Penny Dreadful Players, WHRW Radio Theatre, the Illinois State University Free Stage Festival, Stick & Co. Productions, and these Aren't My Shoes Productions, an independent Theatre company and digital press she founded in 2002.

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

         And Turning, Stay         Bargaining         Close Enough         Collaboration         Dogface         F*ck You And Your Happy Ending!         Just Looking         Lie to Me         Like Dreaming, Backwards         One Graveyard         Rage Is Loud         Reserved         Richard Fisher's Funeral         Spilled Milk         Thanksgiving in the Wilderness         That Was then         What Are the Chances?         Your Money's Worth

And Turning, Stay

Synopsis:
And Turning, Stay is a one-act about broken hearts and high school, best known for the often-performed "Amy Monologue", in which the protagonist confronts her friend Mark, who has led her on and let her down. Excerpts from the monologue aired on the Sundance Channel as part of the documentary series "Transgeneration". the short Drama features a chorale ensemble.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
Arbutus Studio Theatre, North Vancouver, British Columbia    12 Apr 2011

Organisations:
Capilano University Student-Directed One-Act Festival

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2002: http://notmyshoes.net/andturning.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One Act Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Bargaining

Synopsis:
Bargaining is a full-length Drama about the romance between Hannah and Ryan. When Ryan proposes to his live-in girlfriend, Hannah, she reveals that she is actually an immortal being. She offers to make him immortal like her, and he accepts. the playwright uses the supernatural element of immortality to tell a universal human story about love and loss, devotion and forgiveness. the Drama of their relationship spans one thousand years, and begs the question, "Does mortality make our lives meaningful, or meaningless?"

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Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York    2007

Organisations:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2007: http://notmyshoes.net/bargaining.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
full length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Close Enough

Synopsis:
In this ten-minute comedy, two cats, Fiona and Prometheus, witness their humans "mating" and don't know what to make of the strange behavior.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
KNOW Theatre, Binghamton, New York    Oct 2010

Organisations:
KNOW Theatre Playwrights Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
10 min comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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-

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Collaboration

Synopsis:
Kim, a young poet and playwright, had written a play-in-one-scene called JSTMYN. Her friend, Shane, had adapted the play into a full-length show, and approached her about authorizing a production of the new version. they have arranged a meeting in a neighborhood park. Shane is planning to celebrate the signing of their first contract, and is shocked when Kim refuses to allowing Shane's "bastardization" of her work to be published or produced. A dispute over intellectual creative property erupts. the battle rages until Kim eventually reveals the true reason why the play means so much to her: Shane was the inspiration for the love story he destroyed. Ultimately, their collaboration on JSTMYN mirrors their uneven relationship.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Hinman Production Company, Binghamton NY    Apr 2004

Organisations:
Hinman Production Company

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2004: http://notmyshoes.net/collaboration.php   978-0615434803

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Dogface

Synopsis:
A journey through the life of an ugly girl, known only as "Dogface" after being attacked by a dog when she was seven years old. She faces social ostracism as a child, peer pressure as an adolescent, and romantic rejection as a young adult. there are five scenes, each four years apart, beginning when she is seven and ending when she is 23. there is also transitional material contributed by the ensemble.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
Spire Studios, Beacon, New York    2009

Organisations:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2008: http://www.notmyshoes.net/dogface.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
full length Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  4-8 female (8 characters, can be performed with 4 actors).

Further Reference:
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F*ck You And Your Happy Ending!

Synopsis:
F*ck You And Your Happy Ending features plays about love, sex, and other fiascoes: Thanksgiving in the Wilderness,Dogface, Collaboration, Close Enough, and Spilled Milk, in which witty young women navigate the pitfalls of modern quote-unquote "romance" and discover that the best way to deal with getting burned by cold bastards is to get the last laugh.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019    16 Nov 2010

Organisations:
Developing Acts Company

1st Published:
See individual titles for publication dates   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
evening of short plays

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Just Looking

Synopsis:
Just Looking tells the story of a circle of high school and college-age friends, who are all involved in theatre. the "backstage Drama" of the group includes unrequited crushes, unbalanced relationships, unstable personalities, and the "incestuous fishbowl" atmosphere that can only exist in a small town. Ultimately, all eight characters undergo shocking transformations by the end of Act III. . .

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2002: http://www.notmyshoes.net/justlooking.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
full length dramedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Lie to Me

Synopsis:
Emily and Joanne are spending a quiet evening together, drinking and playing poker, using the contents of their pockets as betting chips. Joanne suggests a new game: "Liar" - the players take turns providing two true facts and one lie. Emily can't seem to figure out when Joanne is lying and when she's telling the truth. Joanne can read Emily like a book, since, in Joanne's words, Emily "tips her hand." A harmless game soon turns into a series of surprising revelations.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
Clothes Are For Closets Festival, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois    2008

Organisations:
the Penny Dreadful Players

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2002: http://www.notmyshoes.net/lietome.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Like Dreaming, Backwards

Synopsis:
Like Dreaming, Backwards is a one-act play in which Nell, suffering from depressive psychosis, is encouraged by hallucinatory "messengers" to commit suicide. the play also illustrates the grief experienced by those Nell leaves behind, including her best friend and her mother. Finally, Nell tries to explain her condition in a final monologue.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
KNOW Theatre, Binghamton, New York    Jun 2009

Organisations:
KNOW Theatre Playwrights Festival

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2009: http://notmyshoes.net/likedreaming.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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One Graveyard

Synopsis:
Three college students, Sonya, Jodie, and Erica, decide to explore a local graveyard while under the influence of psychotropic mushrooms.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2009: http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=794752    -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Rage Is Loud

Synopsis:
John Fell is just your average sociopathic serial killer. He lives in a world of his own creation, and understands nothing but pride and violence. His live-in girlfriend, Stephanie, tends bar and is unaware of his homicidal tendencies. Fell makes a fatal mistake when he attempts to enlist an accomplice - a troubled young woman named Eve, who has always depended on his help to cope with her own demons. Eve finds herself with an impossible choice: she can become Fell's accomplice, or face his mortal wrath herself.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
the Producers Club, New York, New York    2009

Organisations:
Love Creek Productions Brief Acts Company

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2007: http://notmyshoes.net/rageisloud.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Reserved

Synopsis:
Reserved is a brief and ribald college comedy about Nicole, a shy student who, after participating in a psychology experiment for extra credit, suddenly becomes the polar opposite of her former self. In fact, Nicole puts her exhibitionist roommate, Maggie, to shame. Nicole even finds the courage to approach Joel, the guy she's had a crush on since freshman year. But Maggie is worried. What has caused Nicole's sudden and extreme transformation? And more importantly, what will happen if she changes?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
the Role Reversal One-Acts, Normal, Illinois    2005

Organisations:
Studio Z and these Aren't My Shoes Productions

1st Published:
JAC Publishing, 2009: http://jacpub.com/Shorts/Powell_Reserved.php   1-60513-052-4

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Richard Fisher's Funeral

Synopsis:
Drew attends her estranged father's funeral. When pressured by Jayna, her late father's fiancee, to forgive and eulogize him, Drew resists - at first politely, then firmly, and finally, she erupts with frustration.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Spilled Milk

Synopsis:
Joan returns from a year away at college and confronts an old friend at her homecoming party. Just before Joan departed, her beautiful friend Helen did something Joan considers unforgivable - she failed to protect Joan from a possible threat of sexual assault. Two young women explore the secrets of the past and the limits of friendship.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2009: http://notmyshoes.net/spilled.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Thanksgiving in the Wilderness

Synopsis:
A young woman named Emily, who has been given up on meeting Prince Charming, begins a polyamorous relationship with a cynical slacker. She is thrilled when, out of the blue, he invites her to spend Thanksgiving with his family and friends. Emily thinks this means their relationship is becoming more serious, so she is shocked when two of the other guests at Thanksgiving dinner are women her non-boyfriend is also involved with - Jillian, who is only 19 years old, and Claudia, who gets naked on the Internet for money.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
the Beckmann Theatre, American Theatre of Actors, New York, New York    Nov 2010

Organisations:
Love Creek Productions Developing Acts Company

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2010: http://notmyshoes.net/thanksgiving.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Dramedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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That Was then

Synopsis:
That Was then is a ten-minute memory play about high school. Rachel, the narrator, introduces herself and her circle of friends, including Brandon, the enigmatic cynic, Jack, the hopeless romantic, and Seth, who is struggling with the realization that he is gay. Mostly, Rachel tells the story of "growing up with people, having their lives become entwined in yours."

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
10 min Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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What Are the Chances?

Synopsis:
An art gallery displays an exhibit of photographs. Two people meet for the first time - or do they? Perhaps they've met before. Perhaps they know each other quite well. An introverted artist and his ex-wife enjoy a twisted trip down memory lane.

Notes:
Not Available from other booksellers - only Available from publisher.

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
these Aren't My Shoes Productions, 2008: http://notmyshoes.net/whatare.php   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Your Money's Worth

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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