SYNOPSES of THEATER WORKS
by Franco D'Alessandro
e-mail: fmdscrittore@earthlink.net

Playwright

Full-Length

• + Mother’s Day or Half the Story - (drama/comedy) Three widows -Jewish, African-American, and an Italian immigrant- share the weekend with their estranged children.

• *The Shattering – (drama) An immigrant woman and her mother struggle to reconcile their tragic past and the death of the son. *workshop with Olympia Dukakis

• +*Roman Nights – (biographical drama) The 25-year inspirational and tumultuous friendship between actress Anna Magnani and playwright Tennessee Williams.

• Beauty of Exile - (drama) A young woman struggles with her identity and culture in New York while married to a man who only wants to possess her.

• *The Tale of Hot House Flowers - (drama) In late1950’s Georgia a young African-American women falls precipitously in love with an Italian immigrant working on a rich land-owners farm.

• Elephant Bones – A young writer lives with his Aunt and Uncle since childhood. His awareness of the hatred non-artists have for artists spurs his chance encounter with a dying old man.

One Act Plays

• +*My Love Gun - a woman’s waking dream involves her cheating husband and a gun.

• Dying from the Details - a TV news anchor comes undone while spewing the lurid details of the daily news

• Waiting Station - two men meet…one is a friend, the other a stranger, do they share a past?

• Jesus, Mary and Joseph - a power-couple debate having a child and get help from sexy Italian Jesus.

• +The Song of the Crickets – (drama) Original One act version of The Beauty of Exile. An Italian immigrant struggles with her Americanization and a domineering husband.

• Is That You or Is That Me? – self-importance and technology mania in the 22nd Century.

• And On… - Three generations struggle with loss and love.

• House (or What If) - an Italian Jew comes home after the war…except Hitler won.

• Before and After – Two plays in one, dealing with the tragedy of September 11th 2001.

• Venice, Again - Two couples share a vacation full of secrets before and after September 11, 2001.

• One Hundred Dollars Worth of Change - A man struggles with his relationship and drugs.

• What Play? - A young writer gets put through the ringer - make that "the process" by a Hollywood agent and producer.

New Plays In The Works

• Museum Hours - Two old friends who are also former lovers and 2/3 of a love triangle meet up in Florence after the 1/3 dies.

• The Passionate Thief

• I Could Eat

• All-Star

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