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Frederick Stroppel

FREDERICK STROPPEL  

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         Actor!         After the Ball         Chain Mail         Chance Meeting, A         Charm         Christmas Spirit         Coelacanth         Crashing the Gate         Designated Driver         Do Over         Domestic Violence         Fortune's Fools         Glacier Bay         Good Man, A         Guys         Harvest Time         Itch         Judgement Call         Louie's Daughter         Mamet Women         Morning Coffee         One Man's Vision         Package Deal         Party Animals         Senior Moments         Single And Proud         Smoke-Out         Sneeze         Soulmates         Tangled Web         Tree World         Twenty Years Ago         World of Pleasure, A

Actor!

Synopsis:
An actor. From a child playing one of the Three Wise Men in a nativity play. Drama School. New York. Many soul destroying auditions. Hollywood and fame on the silver screen. And then it is all over

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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York 2003   978-0573628429

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Comedy

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After the Ball

Synopsis:
An elderly married couple return from a surprisingly festive funeral

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Performed under the overall title: "Mortal Coils"

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Theatre Artists Workshop of Wesport, Norwalk, CT    -

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comedy One act

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Chain Mail

Synopsis:
A man obsesses about an unopened letter

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Contained in: "Judgement Call and Other Plays" published by Samuel French Inc, New York    978-0573628696

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One act

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Chance Meeting, A

Synopsis:
A man and woman flirt in an hotel lounge. Another man comes in claiming the woman is his wife

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Off Off Broadway Festival Plays 15th Series" published by Samuel French Inc, New York   978-0573692406

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Charm

Charm
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Contained in: "the Best Ten Minute Plays For Three Or More Actors" published by Smith and Kraus 2008   978-1575255903

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Christmas Spirit

Synopsis:
On Christmas Eve Death calls for Julia Dowling. She persuades him to give her one more day and to stay for Christmas lunch

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Samuel French Inc, New York    978-0573603266

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Coelacanth

Synopsis:
A brain injured man on a whale watching ship with his sister

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Contained in: "Judgement Call and Other Plays" published by Samuel French Inc, New York    978-0573628696

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Crashing the Gate

Synopsis:
Two terrorists wait in a motel room for orders. He is only in it for the perks. She is a true revolutionary

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Contained in: "Kidney Stones: Four One Act Plays" published by Samuel French Inc, New York 2003   978-0573603259

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One act

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Designated Driver

Synopsis:
A young woman gives a lift to an older drunken woman. the older woman cannot remember where she lives. As time goes on while they look for her house they discover that they have the same man in common

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Contained in: "One Man's Vision" published by Samuel French Inc, New York   978-0573633294

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Do Over

Synopsis:
A young woman is getting ready for a date. She goes into her living room and finds her date is already there lying on the floor. But how did he get in?

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Contained in: "Off Off Broadway Festival Plays 14th Series" published by Samuel French Inc, New York   978-0573623639

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Domestic Violence

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Performed under the overall title: "Mortal Coils"

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Genre:
One act

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Fortune's Fools

Synopsis:
rocky road to romance is trod by four people in their late twenties in this look at love and marriage

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Samuel French, London, 1995   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Glacier Bay

Synopsis:
At a family affair, Connie has to contend with her husband Artie's advancing senility. Her struggle to keep a tight hold on his wandering mind is comically exasperating, but in a sudden revelation she discovers that their life paths are more similar than she suspected

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Theatre Artists Workshop of Wesport, Norwalk, CT    -

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Genre:
comedy One Act

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Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Good Man, A

Synopsis:
mortician presiding over wake is interrupted by son's amour and relatives fighting over will

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Samuel French, London, 1994   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Guys

Synopsis:
In six plays, the winding path of the psyche leads us through the complex mind of men. Lust, greed, power, and loss rear their heads as strangers become friends, friends become strangers, and strangers become even stranger. A rich symphony of comedy and Drama, Guys presents a poignant array of short plays that allows us all to eavesdrop on the conversation of the male species and all that matters to them
- nytheatre.com

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the playwrights Are: theresa Rebeck, Peter Sagal, Liz Amberly, Frederick Stroppel, And Gregg Kreutz.

1st Produced:
TBG Arts Complex, 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018    22 Oct 2010

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Genre:
short play

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Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Harvest Time

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Itch

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Judgement Call

Synopsis:
Three umpires getting reading for the new season. One is haunted by a bad judgement call he gave last season that led to a suicide

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Performed under the overall title: "Mortal Coils"

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Louie's Daughter

Synopsis:
At Louie's, a typical corner bar, regulars A. G. and Woody enjoy the male camaraderie of friendly insults, unsolicited opinions and pointless conversation. But their comfortable everyday routine is disrupted by the unexpected presence of a pretty female bartender.

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Theatre Artists Workshop of Wesport, Norwalk, CT    -

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Genre:
comedy One Act

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mamet Women

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Morning Coffee

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One Man's Vision

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Package Deal

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Party Animals

Synopsis:
In Soulmates, romance blossoms at a bar when two strangers find they have a unique vocation in common. A Sunday Drive spotlights the socially lethal combination of driving while using a cellphone. In Partridge in a Pear Tree, a drunken party-goer shows an uncomfortable appreciation for his host's teenage daughter. South of the Border puts two old friends at a festive birthday dinner, where a shocking secret slips out amidst the mojitos. And speaking of secrets, the Secret Thing reveals the pitfalls of telling your girlfriend just a little bit too much about yourself.
nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, NY    2007

Organisations:
Two for the Road Productions

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Genre:
five short comedies One Act

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Senior Moments

Synopsis:
Click individual titles for descriptions and performance license fees.: After the Ball ; Glacier Bay ; Louie's Daughter; Sneeze; A World of Pleasure

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Theatre Artists Workshop of Wesport, Norwalk, CT    -

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Genre:
Collection of One-Acts for Older Actors

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Single And Proud

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Samuel French, London, 1993   -

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Smoke-Out

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Sneeze

Synopsis:
Abby and Martha, two elderly women, sit on a park bench, discussing philosophy, literature, and the vagaries of life, as they wait for a larcenous squirrel to pass by

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Theatre Artists Workshop of Wesport, Norwalk, CT    -

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Genre:
comedy One Act

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Soulmates

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Tangled Web

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Tree World

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Twenty Years Ago

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World of Pleasure, A

World of Pleasure, A
After thirty-three years, Stanley and Emily are finally closing down their mom-and-pop corner store, which happens to be a porno shop. When a customer drops in to make a purchase, they regale him with stories of the old days and recall the good times as they pack up their singular merchandise

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Theatre Artists Workshop of Wesport, Norwalk, CT    -

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Genre:
comedy One Act

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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