WHEELCHAIR CHICKEN
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Roy has never lost a game of wheelchair chicken at Rest Haven and lives solely for the glory of game day. As he is preparing for his next match, his oracular roommate Whit and recovering gambling addict girlfriend Shirley try to save him not only from his obsession but also from the wrath of Rest Haven’s staff. Unwilling or unable to face reality, Roy spurns their loving attempts and rolls away. His sure victory, however, is upended by a tragedy that strips him of all he holds dear. THEATRE ODYSSEY Finalist at Twelfth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, May 2017 EDMONDS DRIFTWOOD PLAYERS Finalist at 8th Annual Festival of Shorts, July 2017 |
LAST RIGHTS
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LAST RIGHTS is the second chapter in Florida Studio Theatre's FOR THE AGES project, a series of documentary plays built out of interviews with real people in our community. In 2015, OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER examined various aspects of aging. One of the aspects that most resonated with both our interviewees and our audience was end of life. Everyone dies, and the issues surrounding this incontrovertible fact range from moral, political, and cultural to legal, medical, and financial. What has come clear in the course of our interviewing is that most people aren’t necessarily afraid of death. Rather they are afraid of how they are going to die. LAST RIGHTS explores the various rituals humanity has built around death, and dig in to the difficult questions surrounding end of life, such as DNR, death with dignity, assisted dying, hospice, and how we as a culture and a species define mercy, pain, and compassion. STAGE III WORLD PREMIERE Florida Studio Theatre, Sept 2016
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OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER
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Everyone ages, but what does it really mean to "get old"? Built out of interviews with a hundred people ages 55-101, OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER tells the stories of the good, the bad, the ugly, and the humorous aspects of aging. GOODWILL TOUR Various location throughout Sarasota, Bradenton, and Venice, November 2015-spring 2016 STAGE III WORLD PREMIERE Florida Studio Theatre, July-Aug 2015
DEVELOPMENTAL TOUR Various locations throughout Sarasota, spring-summer 2015 |
WENDY'S SHADOW
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BOOK WRITER
Music and Lyrics by Maglione and Ruiz LEARN MORE AT MAGLIONE AND RUIZ The mischievous and magical adventure of Peter Pan is retold from Wendy’s modern-day perspective with a contemporary folk/rock score. With Book by Jason Cannon and Music and Lyrics by David Maglione & Tomas Ruiz, WENDY’S SHADOW takes the audience back to Neverland – where dreams are born, and time is never planned – and asks if it’s ever possible to leave the one you loved. MYSTIC VISION PLAYERS (Full Production) Linden, NJ. March, 2016 LIGHTS UP PRODUCTIONS (Staged Reading) Albany, NY. October, 2015 NEW YORK MUSICAL FESTIVAL (Concert) Theater 3, July, 2015 NEW YORK CONCERT VERSION The Cutting Room, Feb 2015 IRVINGTON STAGE DOOR READING SERIES OF NEW WORKS Irvington Town Hall Theatre, Nov 2014 |
WINDSOR LIVE!
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COMMISSIONED by SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ST. LOUIS
Adapted from Shakespeare's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
WINDSOR LIVE! re-imagines Shakespeare's hilarious farce as a contemporary reality TV competition in the mold of AMERICAN IDOL, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?, and PROJECT RUNWAY. All the classic characters are here: the larger-than-life Falstaff, the beautiful and wily Anne Page, the dim-witted Slender, and of course the Merry Wives themselves. Instead of trying to outdo each other at singing, dancing, or designing clothes, the contestants in WINDSOR LIVE! compete to pull hte greatest prank. Employing love triangles, volcanic jealousies, and ridiculous disguises, WINDSOR LIVE! incorporates scenes from Shakespeare's play, packaging the main characters, central plot-lines, and celebrated language into an accessible, multi-media format. Who will be crowned the Next Great Prankster? Tune in to WINDSOR LIVE! to find out! MISSOURI-ILLINOIS SCHOOL TOUR and PRE-MAINSTAGE GREEN SHOW Spring-Summer 2009 |
THE EAGLE AND CHILD:
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COMMISSIONED by HISTORYONICS THEATRE COMPANY
An intimate portrait of the friendship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, built entirely out of found material: letters, journals, biographies, novels. Centered in a meeting of the Inklings in the namesake pub, THE EAGLE AND CHILD explores friendship, family, and faith while also revealing insights into the creation of Narnia and Middle Earth. GREENVILLE COLLEGE Greenville, IL, Nov 2006 BELMONT UNIVERSITY Nashville, TN, Nov 2005 HISTORYONICS WORLD PREMIERE St. Louis, MO, Nov 2004 |
AESOP'S GREATEST HITS
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COMMISSIONED by ST. LOUIS SHAKESPEARE
A rollicking and rambunctious retelling of Aesop's most popular fables. Presented by the enthusiastic and well-intentioned but frantic, funny, and frazzled "Fableers," AESOP'S GREATEST HITS is a fast-paced romp through animals and morals of the story in the spirit of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's "Complete Works Abridged". MISSOURI-ILLINOIS SCHOOL TOUR Fall 2004-Spring 2005 |