"SPARKLE
WITH JOY!" - New!! Full Length Comedy in Two
Acts
3
F 2M - Apartment Setting (Contact
Author)
(A
wild comedy set in a zany apartment in New York,
with offbeat characters and implausible plot.)
- READING
- TRIANGLE THEATRE - NY - December 2003
- READING
- CORNERSTONE THEATRE - Milwaukee WI - 2005
- FINALIST
- STAGE 3 THEATRE CO. - Sonora CA
- FINALIST
- Y.E.S. Northern Kentucky U Playwriting Contest
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"CHOKE
CHERRY CORNERS-- TAVERN & DANCE HALL"
Full
Length Drama -- (Contact
Author)
3
Females - 2 Males Setting-- Former country
dance hall.
(A
special drama from the depression era. A midwest family
is forced
to live in a closed down tavern and dance hall.)
- WISCONSIN WRIGHTS - 2008 -One of three scripts chosen
for
one week of development with actors, director & others
at UW-Madison
Residence at Edenfred Mansion. Staged Reading, Hemsley Theatre
at
UW-Madison.
- SCRIPTWORS CONFERENCE 2007 - SOUTHERN APPLACHIAN
REPERTORY THEATRE (Mars Hill - NC) (Housed at VIP House)
(Five Scripts given public reading
- One to be chosen for season.)
*-STAGED READING - THE ACTORS' GROUP - Sunset
Theatre - May 2006
(Selected as "Playwright-in-Residence"
for Actors' Group)
(Full production scheduled for
2007 - Cancelled.)
-READING - NEW HARMONY PLAY PROJECT - May 2005
(Playwright selected as writer-in-residence
for the New Harmony Project.)
-PRODUCTION SCHEDULED - by ACTORS GROUP - 2003
At
The Performing Arts Center - Jefferson WI - (Postponed)
- STAGED READING: "TUESDAYS AT SEVEN SERIES"
(PARADOX
STUDIO THEATRE- Milwaukee, WI)
- FINALIST:
-
Pankowski Playwriting (Marquette, MI)
- Playwrights Center (Minneapolis, MN)
-
SETC New Play Contest (Southeastern Theatre Conf.)
-
Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
-
Elmira College (Elmira, NY)
-
Ann White Theatre (Fort Lauderdale)
-
Southern Appalachia (Mars Hills, NC)
- SEMI-FINALIST:
-
Drama League of New York (NY City)
-
Theatre Memphis (Memphis, TN)
-
San Jose State University (San Jose, CA)
-
BackDoor Theatre (Wichita Falls, TX) - 2003
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"THE
CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST" - Full
Length Play in Two Acts
(Published
by Broadway Play Publishing) (Play Music
Available)
(A contemporary play depicting the
struggles of a single mother
and her battle to suppress
her horrifying past while living in a
converted church, with new
terror entering their lives.
Full
length edge-of-the seat Thriller! )
3
Females 2 Males - Single Set
"Many
commented it was the scariest thing they had ever seen!"--
"We
had people crying and so overwhelmed they slumped against the
walls."
- (PREMIERE PRESENTATION - Turlock High
Drama Dept. CA)
- TRANSLATED INTO BULGARIAN (For Bulgarian
production)
- SCENE REPRINTED in: THE
BEST WOMEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES
(Smith
& Kraus Publishers )
- SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT at MOUNT SEQUOYAH
NEW PLAY RETREAT
With
STAGED READING at STARR THEATRE Fayetteville AK
- Optioned, with Contract for
Movie Production with TRIMARK PICTURES!
- PRODUCTION:
Scheduled - SPOTLITES THEATRE CO.
-
King's Theatre, Chatman, Kent, England
Professional
UK Premiere, to be directed by Rachel King
(Also scheduled
to tour England and possible production in London.)
(Production
cancelled due to 9/11/01 disasters, to be rescheduled.)
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"DR. ZASTRO'S
SANITARIUM-- FOR THE AILMENTS OF WOMEN"
Two
Act Play -- (Contact Author)
6
Females - 2 Males Three simple sets or insets
.
(Dr.
Zastro uses hypnotic powers and electrical/magnetic apparatus in
making
his sanitarium a mecca for afflicted women in the 1880's.)
- PREMIERE
PRESENTATION - Halifax, Nova Scotia
KING'S
COLLEGE - Mainstage Production
(Earlier
version of Play)
"Captivating,
poignant portrayals of abused women. . .
Emotional
rollercoaster. (The Watch
- King's College)
- STAGED
READING - THE SECRET ROSE THEATRE
North
Hollywood, CA
- Honorable
Mention - Southeastern Theatre New Play Contest
READINGS
- PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
- NOVEL:
""DR. ZASTRO'S SANITARIUM-- For the Ailments of Women"
Published
by Behler Publications - 2004 - (Reviewed in Publishers Weekly)
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" FLICKERING
DREAMS" - (Full Length Play in Two Acts)
1 Female
- 2 Males Interior Setting with Insets. (Contact
Author)
An unusual contemporary play with flashes
of illusion and magic!
(Script submitted for selection
to Sewanee Writers' Conference)
- READING - CORNERSTONE THEATRE - Milwaukee
WI - Feb 2006
- FINALIST - DRAMA WORKSHOP
PLAYWRITING CONTEST
Des
Moines, IA
- FINALIST - THE MOSTLY IRISH THEATRE CO.
- FINALIST - ROBERT J. PICKERING AWARD FOR PLAY EXCELLENCE
- READINGS
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"A GARDEN OF
WOMEN" -- (Full Length Play in Two Acts )
(Contact
Author)
Six
Females - Simple garden setting with scene variations
(32
Roles, Can also be cast individually.)
Six
women play various roles in the changing garden in the
Wyndham
Estate from year 1900 - 2000.
- Honorable
Mention - Jane Chambers Play Competition
- Quarter-finalist
MOONDANCE FILM CONTEST - (Stageplays)
- Semi-Finalist
- Y.E.S. Playwriting Contest (Kentucky U)
-
Scene reprinted in THE BEST WOMEN'S
STAGE MONOLOGUES *
-
Scene reprinted in THE BEST WOMEN'S STAGE SCENES *
*(Smith
& Kraus Publishers)
-
Scenes used in Scene Study Classes -
Webster
University Conservatory of Theatre Arts
READINGS
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"THE
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE" -- (Full Length Play in Two Acts)
1
Female - 1 Male, plus 3 Characters in Bodysuits
(either Sex or Race)
Simplified
Free Style Setting (Contact
Author)
A
bicycle journey cross country with a former Astronaut, who has
given
up on life, and a young girl searching for some purpose in life.
"Adult
Allegory Beautifully Told.... A remarkable wonderful
evening
of theatre--" (Rocky
Mountain News)
- Scene
reprinted by Smith & Krause
in:
"THE
BEST MEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES "
- Script
Development at MIDWEST PROFESSIONAL Playwrights Lab
with
Dale Wasserman, Professional Director and Actors.
Final
Staged Production at Rhinelander College.
PERFORMANCES:
- COMPANY FOR WISCONSIN ARTS (Oshkosh, W I)
(First
Prize Co-Winner)
- CHANGING
SCENE (Denver, CO)
FINALIST:
-AGGIE
PLAYERS
-WESTERN
ILLINOIS U.
-SETC CONFERENC
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" HAUNTED
HOUSES" - (Full Length Play in Two Acts)
4
Females 2 Males (Contact
Author)
Setting:
Room in Abandoned Farmhouse, and Porch Steps
A crazy, scary, contemporary new play. An abandoned farmhouse
is
being set up for a Haunted House Tour. An eccentric caretaker, adults,
and two teenagers attract strange happenings, weird and frightening
events. But it is the family clashes-- that raises this thriller
above the
ordinary creepy type play.
Perfect
for Halloween! Perfect for any time!
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"MINNIE & MOOSE"--
(Full Length Comedy in Two Acts )
"A refreshing new comedy. Unique
story of carnival family who have
undertaken to house-sit an American
Castle." (Theatre Americana)
5
Females - 4 Males Setting-- Entrance Hall to American
Castle
(Contact
Author)
- Performance: THEATRE AMERICANA
(Altadena, CA)
READINGS
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"POEMS
OF PASSION" (Full Length Play in Two Acts)
4F
2M - (Play 17 characters) (Contact Author)
Simple
fluid settings, with one main set.
World famous poet, Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, breathes new life onstage
in an unusual unfolding
of her story, filled with beauty and tragedy.
An overlay of poetry
makes this an unusual dramatic presentation.
-SEMI-FINALIST - Shenandoah International Playwrights
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"IN THE REST ROOM AT ROSENBLOOMS
"- (Two Act Comedy)
Three elderly ladies spark their
lonely lives by meeting daily in the
rest room lounge of an outdated department
store, and the crazy/touching
events that occur the day one of them is
supposedly threatened.
4
Females, plus 9 Walk-ons
Department
Store Rest Room Lounge - Single Set
PUBLISHED
- SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
- 2008
(Previously
Published by Cameo Publishers)
"The women are wonderful characters.... Excellent job of
balancing
humor against the basically pathetic lives
of the three main characters."
(The
Minneapolis Tribune)
"A very funny play of character and situations. You
can't get much better
than that, writingwise; check out Will Shakespeare...."
(Appleton
Post Crescent)
"The embroglios which ensue are fodder for great
comical material while
delivering important messages
about the plight of women over sixty in
our society"
"Hilarious one minute and suprisingly touching the next."
(Gallery
Theatre - 2006)
AWARDS:
- Producer financed
NY Developmental Workshop for Broadway/
Off/Broadway
Production.
- Southeastern Theatre
Confererence New Play Award
- Festival of Women Playwrights
(NY City)
- Theatre Americana Play
Selection
- Summer Festival of Midwest
Playwrights
- MacArthur Playwriting Contest
(Finalist)
- Stanley Drama Playwriting
Contest (Finalist)
- International Comedy Contest
(Finalist)
- Dallas Theatre Center
(Finalist)
- Numerous Honorable Mentions
- Featured in Senior ArtAge Publications
- Translated into Bulgarian for Bulgarian
Production
PRODUCTIONS:
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (Farmville VA)
- SOUTHEASTERN THEATRE CONFERENCE (TN)
- WEST ALLIS PLAYERS (Milwaukee WI)
- THEATRE ON KK (Milwaukee WI)
-CIRCUIT PLAYHOUSE (Memphis TN)
- THEATRE AMERICANA (Altadena CA)
- MILL CITY THEATRE (Minneapolis MN)
- LEGEND THEATRE (South Haven MI)
- ANCHOR INN DINNER THEATRE (Oshkosh WI) (Sold
out performances)
- ACT I DINNER THEATRE (Appleton WI) (Sold
out performances Held over)
- MOUNTAIN SHADOWS THEATRE (Surprise, AZ) - Jan. &
Feb. 2004
- CLINTON THEATRE GROUP (Clinton AR) - March 2004
- OPENING NITE THEATRE (Mission Canada) - Feb. 2005
- MAINSTREET PRODUCTIONS (Wheatfield IN) - Nov. - 2005
- SUN CITY THEATRE GROUP (Georgetown TX) - Feb. - 2006
- THE GALLERY (Anaheim, CA) - June-July
2006
- SALT LAKE SENIOR THEATRE - (Salt Lake City UT) Nov - 2006
- RIVERSIDE INN DINNER THEATRE - CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS PA
(24 Performances June through November
- 2007)
- EMPRESS THEATRE (Magna UT) Sept 2007 (8 shows
in historic theatre)
- THEATRE AT THE GLEN - (Ridge NY) - Oct. 2007
- BOISE LITTLE THEATRE (Boise, ID) Feb & March 2008
(11 performances)
- CLASS ACTS SENIOR THEATRE (St. George, UT) Oct . 2008
STAGED READINGS:
 PENNSYLVANIA
STAGE CO. (PA) CAMEO
PLAYERS (Milwaukee WI)
OPEN
SPACE THEATRE (NYC) AGNES
SCOTT COLLEG E (Decatur GA)
MUSKOGEE
THEATRE (Muskogee OK) SRO
PLAYERS (Appleton WI)
WOMEN
IN THEATRE (Hollywood CA) RHINELANDER
SCHOOL OF ARTS (WI)
PRINCE
GEORGE PLAYERS (CANADA)
LIFEQUEST PLAYERS (Little Rock AR)
SPRING
GREEN LIBRARY (Spring Green WI) 2008
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"ONE
ACTS AND MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN" - (Third
Edition)
- PREMIERE PRESENTATION-- All
three plays produced by
ST.
LOUIS PLAYERS - St. Louis, MO
(Following
are the Three Plays in Above Book)
"THE
WOMAN WITH 27 CHILDREN" -
(One Woman Monologue)
"A
stunning gripping moving monologue.... An unusual superb piece
for actresses."
(Baker Play Catalog)
"This
sensitive and intimate script is by the North American playwright
Ludmilla Bollow,
little known in Brazil. Right in the first moments of
the play, one
discovers she is a poetess...." (Tribuna - Sao Paulo, Brazil)
"The
script has a delicate atmosphere and echoes of my own folklore.
A wonderful
challenge for an actress.... Audiences were moved and
enthralled
with the play and no one left the theatre without feeling
they had been touched
deeply...."
(Petru Wessels - Professional
actress in Theatre, Film and TV in South Africa)
PRODUCTIONS:
- HONG
KONG ARTS CENTER (In Chinese)
- CIA
TEATRAL ASTER - Sao Paulos Brazil (In Portuguese)
- DIE
TEATERHUISIE - Pretoria South Africa (In Afrikaan)
(Also
filmed as an Art Movie)
- MARQUETTE
UNIVERSITY (Milwaukee, WI)
- CITY
PLAYERS (St. Louis, MO)
- CAMEO
PLAYERS (Milwaukee, WI)
- ST.
JOAN ANTIDA (Milwaukee, WI)
- OHIO
STATE U (New Works from ICWP - Reading)
- SEWANEE
WRITERS CONFERENCE - Scene Reading
- FILMED
(In Africa) - Presented at Commonwealth Film Festival
in
Manchester England - 2004
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" BELLE OF THE BIJOU"
- (One Woman Monologue)
Bijou ticket
taker's final day in rundown movie theatre, with
recollections
of old movies. Tour de force for actress...
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"Beautiful
writing, extraordinarily touching characterization."
(Baker
Play Catalog)
"--held
the audience. You could hear a pin drop during the show, and
at
the end, she received a standing ovation."
(Wheatfield
Theatre Co. - Touring Show)
PERFORMANCES:
-
CITY PLAYERS OF ST. LOUIS (St. Louis MO)
-
ANTITHEATRO THEATRE in Athens, Greece (In Greek)
with leading Greek Actress-- Maria Xenoudaki
-
SPARC PLAYERS (Sacramento, CA) - Reading
-
CAMEO PLAYERS (Milwaukee, WI) - Reading & Cable TV
-
WHEATFIELD THEATRE CO. - Touring Productions - 2003 & 2004
With Lois Sanders (SAG) - East Coast.
-
LEGEND THEATRE - Michigan - 2005
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"LATE/LATE....COMPUTER
DATE!" - (One Act Serio/Comedy)
2
Females - Simple Set
- Scene
reprinted in: "PLAYING CONTEMPORY SCENES--
THIRTY
ONE FAMOUS SCENES and HOW to PLAY THEM"
(Published
by Meriwether Ltd. - Edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff)
"An
affecting and touchingly conceived family drama of two
eccentric
spinster sisters who live alone in genteel clutter....
There
is a pathos and a poignancy here that speaks volumes--"
(Gerald
Lee Ratliff)
PRODUCTIONS:
- AUSTRALIAN
FESTIVAL TOUR - 8 Cities
"BEST
PLAY" - BEENLEIGH PLAY FESTIVAL
- OPEN
THEATER - Jaichung, TAIWAN (in Chinese) (2001)
- CITY PLAYERS
- St. Louis MO
- VILLAGE CHURCH THEATRE -
Milwaukee, WI
- TOURING THEATRE
- West Allis Players - Milwaukee, WI
- TOURING THEATRE -
Cameo Players - Milwaukee, WI
- WISCONSIN STATE
THEATRE CONF. - Baraboo, WI
- BEREA COLLEGE-
Berea, KY
- AGNES SCOTT
COLLEGE (Reading) - Decatur, GA
- AMERICAN COMMUNITY
THEATRE COMPETITION - Racine WI
- WIDOWS & WIDOWERS
- Milwaukee, WI
- WISCONSIN
WOMEN IN THE ARTS CONF. - Milwaukee WI
( Sponsored
by Mobil Oil)
- WHITNAL PARK
ENTERTAINMENT SERIES in Botanical Gardens - WI
- WORKS BY WOMEN
- SPECTRUM THEATRE- NY (Held over)
- SPARC PLAYERS -
Sacramento CA
- THEATRE ON
KK - Joyce Parker Productions "Celebrate Women!" - WI
- DRURY UNIVERSITY
- Springfield MO - 2003 & 2004
- COLONIAL PLAYERS-
Annapolis MD - Feb & March 2006
(The
most poignant of the selections.)
AWARDS:
- FIRST
PRIZE - Wisconsin Regional Writers Playwriting Contest
- FIRST PRIZE - Wisconsin Women
in the Arts Playwriting Contest
- FINALIST - Works in Progress
- Cricket Theatre - Minneapolis MN
- VARIOUS
STUDENT PRODUCTIONS
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Broadway Play Publishing at:
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http://www.BroadwayPlayPubl.com.
Phone (212) 772-8334
and
SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
All Other Plays-- Contact author at:
314 W. Sugar Lane, Milwaukee, WI 53217
Phone: (414) 352-8370
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