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ALLEGRA at the BEACH (Audition Scene 3 - 5 Minutes) *(Contact Author)  1 f
      "Allegra returns to the beach where she and young son spent happy times. 
                                            Today she is alone. "
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BATTLE HYMN (10 Minute Play) *(Contact Author) 1 f 1 m 1 (Either Sex) - Bare stage
    " Battle in a small town between Freedom of Religion, and Freedom from Religion 
         and the ensuing solution. "  (Based on news story.)
-- Staged Reading: Christians in the Arts Conference
-- Staged Reading: St. James Prayer Group
-- High School Speech Competition - Won Superior   --Various other productions
-- Toastmaster Special  (Sultan WA)
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THE BEACH CLUB (One Act Comedy/Drama - About 30 min.) *(Contact Author)
                                     3 f 2m -- Beach Setting
   "Humor and pathos meet at the beach where The King of the Beach and his eclectic 
     assemblage encounter the first snow of the season. Haunting portrayals."
PRINTED in "SAVING AMERICA AND OTHER PLAYS" - Samuel French 2009
--Scene printed in "THE BEST WOMEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES 1998" -    
-- Scenes (2) printed "THE BEST MEN'S STAGE MONOLOGUES 1998" -
                                  (Both in Smith & Kraus)
PRODUCTIONS
-- Shoestring Theatre - Morning Star Peninsula - AUSTRALIA
- Jan. 2006-- Sam French Festival - American Theatre of Actors Chernuchin Theatre  
     (New York NY) - 2005
-- Theatre Studio Theatre (New York, NY) - 2005
-- Village Church (Milwaukee WI) (Play Contest Winner)
-- Alliance Theatre Company (Atlanta GA) (Production)
-- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshhosh WI) (Experimental Theatre)
-- Rhinelander School of the Arts (Rhinelander WI) - Reading
-- Wisconsin Theatre Conference (Stevens Point, WI) (Best Actor Award)
-- Wauwatosa Village Playhouse (Wauwatosa, WI) (Production)
    (Winner of John Flessas Award - Best Play)
-- National Chengchi University (Taipei TAIWAN) (Special Play Award)
-- Wheeling High School Drama Club (Wheeling WV)
-- Monologue scenes - Wharf Rats Theatre (Salem MA) - "Twisted Machismo III)
-- Early Version - Printed in "TheLiterary Half Yearly of India"
-- Televised WGTV (Atlanta GA) - Alliance Theatre Co.
-- Goforth Drama Society - England - Long List - Play Contest
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(Also rewritten as full length play - "KING OF THE BEACH")
-- National Playwriting Contest - Winner, Production - Attic Playhouse (Detroit MI)
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BELLE OF THE BIJOU  (One Act Monologue)  - 1 f   (BROADWAY PLAYS)
   (See: Full Plays - ONE ACTS & MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN
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BITSY & HER FRIENDS (One Act - Under 30 min.) *(Contact Author)
                                                6 f - Garden setting
       "Bitsy and street friends recycle trash for art faire in mansion garden, 
           meeting opposition."
-- Mae West Fest (Seattle WA) - 2004 (Selected, but not performed)
-- Theatre-Studio Inc. (New York, NY) (Into rehearsal - cancelled)
-- Quail Creek Performing Arts Guild (Green Valley AZ) - 2009
-- Ollie Players - George Mason University (Fairfax VA) - 2009
-- Good Neighbors Senior Center - (Winnipeg Canada) - 2004 (Production)
-- Cornwall Manor Players (Cornwall PA) (2005) (Production)
-- Honorable Mention - Kernodle Playwriting Contest - 2002
-- Semi-Finalist - Eileen Heckart Drama for Seniors - 20003
-- Script also sold online at "Plays Now" - ArtAge Web Site
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BUNNIES IN A BOMB SHELTER (10 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                                       2 f 2 m Simple Setting
       "Peter has a mania for bunnies. When he and mommy go to a bomb shelter,
          everything explodes!"
-- Combat Theatre - Off-Broadway Theatre (Milwaukee, WI)
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BY THE SEA, BY THE SEA (15-20 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                          2f 2m - Pool Setting or Simulation
"Mommy and Peaches are rehearsing for The American Idol."
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CARRY-ON (10 Minute Play) *(Contact Author)
              1 Woman - 1 Voice - Bare Stage
"Your last flight-- What would you want to carry-on?"
-- St. James Prayer Group (Mequon WI) - Reading
-- Christians in the Arts Conference (Milwaukee WI) - Reading
-- University of Kent (Main) Playwriting Contest Winner
      (Mainstage Production - $75 prize & Video)
-- HerRah ((International Center For Women Playwrights)
-- North Dakota University (ND) - Readings
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THE CHILDREN OF SIN (10-15 Minute Monologue) *(Contact Author)
                            1f - Bare Stage (Possible Carnival Music)
     "Haunting sideshow memories still vibrate as woman recalls viewing
     'The Children of Sin' and the children's plea for help to escape."
-- VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE OF WAUWATOSA - PLAY FESTIVAL CONTEST
     "Best Script" and "Best Actress" by audience vote. 
  PRINTED - Quay Journal of the Arts - 2009
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CITY SIDEWALKS (Short - Christmas Monologue)  (Published - HaveScripts -2005)
                             1 f -- No Setting (Music can be added)
        "A street person on Christmas Eve with miracles in store windows."
-- Pike Theatre Guild - Pittsfield, IL
-- St. James Prayer Group
-- Senior Class Acts - Wichita KS (Touring Productions at 12 various sites.)    
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DANCE of the SUGAR PLUMP FAIRIES (10 Minute Play)
                               2 f (1 m Voice) - Bare Stage
    "The Nutcracker has closed and Clarina and Jinky are cleaning the stage and
       discover a vision for their future.  Mops and brooms transform, a spotlight shines
       as they celebrate with singing, dancing and castoff costumes.  A funny, upbeat   
      show. Perfect way to create holiday magic. (Nutcracker music.)"
-- Mid-Manhattan Library (NY) (Reading) - Dec. 2005
   (Published Online by Art Age: www.artage.com)
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DATELESS IN WISCONSIN (10 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                           3 f 1 - Setting: Bar scene & Kitchen
                 "Two dateless Northern Wisconsin women begin in the bar
                            and end up with America's 'most wanted'".
         (Created in conjunction with Combat Theatre)
-- Performed - UW-Milwaukee - Mainstage
-- Used for Theatre Arts final exam - International School in
     Bangkok, Thailand. (Filmed and sent to England for marking. )
-- Production: Alpha Learning Insitute - Santa Cruz, Venezuela - 2004
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A DAY IN JUNE (10 Minute Play) *(Contact Author)
         5 f (Multicultural Casting) -- Kitchen Setting
   "A colorful play with colorful women that swerves into verse."
-- Production - LOOKING GLASS THEATRE - New York
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DENTAL MANIA (Three Ten Minute Plays - Comedy)  *(Contact Author)
  (All three plays can be performed separately-- or together as a One Act Play)
                     2 f 1 m - Decrepit Dental Office
      (Same cast for all 3 plays, or separate casts - 4f 3m)
     "Svetlana, and her parrot Borriss, wait in decrepit dental office, as zany
       things happen. Fast paced-- unique characters."
Day #1 --Has Randolph running in to escape Jennifer and her road rage.
Day #2 --Has Bride in bloody wedding dress seeking dental help after
                 taxi accident on way to church.
Day #3 --Has Pizza Man looking for office and encounters love.
               (Created in conjunction with Combat Theatre) 
(DAY #2 )
-- Village Playhouse of Wauwatosa - One Act Play Festival - (Wauwatosa, WI)
-- Scene reprinted in: "Millinnium Monologues" - Meriwether Publishing
(DAY #1)
-- Combat Theatre - UWM Players Guild
-- SemiFinalist - Drury One Act Play Contest
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EDWINA AT THE SANITARIUM *(Contact Author)
         5 - 10 Minute Female Monologue or Audition Piece
    "It is the 1880's. Edwina, a middle-aged woman, is at Dr. Zastro's Sanitarium
      and believes her changes are driving her insane."
( Excerpt from the play, "DR. ZASTRO'S SANITARIUM")
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ENTRANCES & EXITS (Combination of Two Ten Minute Plays)
          "DENTAL MANIA - DAY #1" and "SUNSET ZOO"
                       (See each play for descriptions)
-- Finalist in the George Kernodle Playwriting Contest
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FATLESS FUTURE (5 Minute Comedy) (Published - HaveScripts - 2005)
                                       1f 1m - Chairs
"Year 2050 - Hannah and Hank look back on days before french fries were outlawed"
-- Selected for presentation Senior Theatre Conference (2002)
     (Due to mixup - not performed)
-- Heartland TheatreCo. (Bloomington IL) (Young At Heart --Touring)
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FIRST TIME (5 Minute Monologue) 1 f - No Set *(Contact Author)
     "Young girl's first time in beauty salon-- touching reason why."
-- Printed in "Millennium Monologues" - Meriwether Publishing
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FLICKERING FIREFLIES (10 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                                     2f  - 2m - Bare Stage
       "Come to Firefly Fest, as family teens go on their first mating party."
PRINTED in "SAVING AMERICA AND OTHER PLAYS" - Samuel French - 2009
-- Council for Wisconsin Writers - Playwriting Award for 2005 - $500 Prize
    (Following are comments from the Drama Judge, Professor Woodrow Hood of  
     Catawba College for the Award.)
  "Playwright Ludmilla Bollow has found a speedy way of condensing the 
    evolutionary   social process of a culture passing on it's traditions and beliefs to the 
    coming generations. She uses fireflies. In Flickering Fireflies, Bollow presents a
    simple, funny, and poignant metaphor for the moment when children break with their
    parents and the parents are left with the "what next" moment."
-- Production - Fire Rose Theatre (North Hollywood CA) Finalist in Play Competition
-- Turlock High (Turlock CA) Three different versions of same play presented.
--  Finalist - George Kernodle Play Contest - U of Arkansas
-- Reading - International Center For Women Playwrights Conference - 2004
-- Harmo-Nanny - (New Harmony Play Conference) - Reading (New Harmony, IN)
-- North Park Vaudeville & Candy Shoppe - (San Diego CA) - 2005 (Production)
     (North Park Playwright Festival)
-- Wisconsin Press Women's Conference - (Reading) 2006
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FOUR WIDOWS FROM WAL*MART (One Act Comedy)  *(Contact Author)
                        4 f - (1 Male Voice) -- Setting - chairs only
          "Go on an hilarious bus trip to Niagara Falls in Canada with
               four wonderful wacky females"
-- Finalist in Wharf Rats "Crossing the Borders" Playwriting Contest with Staged  
        Reading  ( Salem, MA)
-- One of 10 Finalists - Kernodle Playwriting Contest
-- Ballakermeen High School - Isle of Man, UK (Production)
-- Leicester England (Name changed to "Woolworths") (Production)
-- University House - (Seattle WA) (Reading )
-- Chatham College - Philadelphia PA (Production)
-- Golden West High School - (Production)
             "For me, the best plays are the ones that allow actors, directors and
              audience to share a common joy in the moment of performance. That
              moment, that joy, happened last night!" (Laney Roberts Artistic Dir.)
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THE GIRL WITH THREE ARMS   (One Woman Monologue) *(Contact Author)
                             Bare Stage (About 30 Minutes)
           "Strange revelations of a bizarre life as woman reveals to art magazine 
             editor about being born with three arms and how it affected her."
-- Perishable Theatre's 11th Annual Women's Playwriting Festival
       (One of Ten Finalists)
-- Senior Class Acts - Wichita KS - (Several Performances)
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A GYPSY'S TALE (1 Woman Monologue - Under 10 Minutes) *(Contact Author)
                                                  Bare Stage
          "Older gypsy in costume, with tambourine, retells Magda's story
               and Magda's following the Christmas Star."
-- St. James Prayer Group - Christmas Program (Twice)
-- Church Christmas Service - Trion GA (Also for Women in Jail- 2006)*******************************************************************
LATE/LATE-- COMPUTER DATE! (One Act)  Published Broadway Plays) - 2 F
              (See "FULL PLAYS" - One Acts & Monologues for Women)
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MARTHA'S BOY  (One Act Drama) *(Contact Author)
                               1 f - 2 m -- Kitchen Setting
             "A doting aunt, favorite nephew, and personal revelations.... "
-- First Prize - Theatre Guild of Webster Groves (St. Louis, MO)
    Prize money and Production (Met with Tennessee Williams mother & brother after.)
-- Playwriting Award - WISCONSIN COUNCIL FOR WRITERS 
        ($250 - from Johnson Foundation)
-- First Prize - Playwriting - WISCONSIN REGIONAL WRITERS
-- Village Church Production (Milwaukee, WI)
-- UW-OSHKOSH - Experimental Theatre (Production)
-- WISCONSIN IDEA THEATER CONFERENCE - (One Act Play Competition)********************************************************************
MOUSSAKA MEETING (10 Minute Play) ( Published - HaveScripts - 2005 )
                                 2 f 1 m -- Simple Restaurant Setting
                      "Two sisters meet yearly at a Greek Restaurant.  Semi-fantasy."
-- Milwaukee Repertory Writers' Showcase  (Production)
-- Wauwatosa Playhouse - Original One Act Play Festival (Production)
-- SPARC Theatre Group - Las Vegas Convention (Production)
             (Role of Catherine performed on roller skates.)
-- American River Community Players - (Sacramento CA) (Production)
-- Finalist - TEN BY TEN FESTIVAL - (Chapel Hill Arts Center NC)
-- (Translated into Greek for ANTITEATRO THEATRE in Athens Greece
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NUNS IN A GARDEN (10 Minute Scene) *(Contact Author)
                                2 f - Bare Stage - Bench
               "Novice nuns make their decisions about leaving the world".
-- Scene Reprinted: BEST STAGE SCENES (Smith & Kraus)
-- Scene used for SCENE STUDY CLASS (Webster College Performing Arts)
          (Scene is from full length play - "A GARDEN OF WOMEN")
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OZMANIA (10 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                                    2 F 2 M - Simple Setting
           "Dorothy and her friend(s) find themselves in a strange place, with unusual
            offbeat occurences upon meeting Dr. Marvel, O.Z.- Magical and Whimsical"
-- Combat Theatre - Off-Broadway Theatre (Milwaukee WI) (Production)
-- Sydney Short & Sweet Festival (Australia) (Short List)
-- OSWESTRY SCHOOL (College) - Founded in 1407 - (England)
       ( Play competition - Production)
-- CHAPEL HILL CHAUNCY HALL SCHOOL - Waltham, MA (Production)
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RING AROUND ROSIE   (Monologue - About 30 min.) *(Contact Author)
                                           1 f -- Simple Setting
                    "Childless housekeeper left to care for newborn baby."
-- Production - Third Coast Playwrigts - Milwaukee Art Center
-- Finalist - West Coast Ensemble Playwrights's Contest
-- Finalist - Drury College One Act Playwriting Contest
-- Semi-Finalist - Theatare Works - U of Colorado
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ST. CECILIA   (One Act) *(Contact Author)
                                     3 f - 1 m -- Simple Setting
         "The dying hours of a martyred saint.  Part fable, part religious allegory."
-- St. James Prayer Group (Staged Reading)
-- Harlequin Players - Australia (Play Festival Tour - June - August 2003)
       (Various prizes in competition.)
-- Finalist Kernodle Playwriting Contest - U of Arkansas
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SAVING AMERICA (One Act - Ten Minute) *(Contact Author)
                              2 f 2 m + Voice - Bare Stage
             "Strangers are brought together in mysterious gathering to 'Save America' "
-- Published in "SAVING AMERICA AND OTHER PLAYS" - Samuel French
-- Published - Senior Theatre League Spring Bulletin (Spring - 2006)
-- First Prize Winner - Eileen Heckart Senior Drama Short Play - 2005
-- Reading - Ohio State University - Oct. 2005
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SHELTER SKELTER   (10 Minute Play) *(Contact Author) 
    (Also Radio Version of Script)
                                          2 f - 1 m -- Simple Setting
                       "Homeless person seeks residence at an animal shelter. "
-- Published in "SAVING AMERICA AND OTHER PLAYS" - Samuel French
-- Beast Festival - Triangle Theatre (New York) (Production)
-- Milwaukee National 10 Minute Play Festival - Haefer Theatre MU (Production)
-- Wauwatosa Playhouse Original Play Festival - (Wauwatosa WI) (Production)
-- Wisconsin Women's Voices - Studio Theatre - Broadway Theatre Center (Reading)
-- Playwrights Studio Theatre - UWM Art Gallery (Milwaukee WI) (Production)
-- Merry Clement Players (Touring) (Arvada, CO)
-- Actors Theatre of Louisville- Ten Minute Play Festival (Semi-finalist)
-- "Nine Holes Goes Crazy" Seattle, WA (Finalist)
-- Woy Woy Little Theatre - Australia (Christmas Party)
-- Ten By Ten Festival (Finalist) (2002)
-- Senior Class Acts - Wichita KS (Touring Productions)
-- Senior Citizens Park - (Fort Myers - FL) (Production)
-- Theatre Studio - Playtime Series (New York -NY) -2005) (Production)
-- Fire Rose Contest - Secret Rose Theatre (NorthHollywood CA) 2007
             (Ten Minute Play Competition)
   (Also Various Readings and Student Productions)
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SMOKEY MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE    (10 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                                       1 f  - 2 m - Bare Stage, plus rocker
            "Scam and Maw live atop Smokey Mountain, when Scam decides to start
             The Smokey Mountain Playhouse."
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STANLEY and STELLA (10 Minute Comedy) (Published - HaveScripts - 2005)
                 1 f 2 m - Begins in living room, moves to tavern/restaurant
                                                  (Background polka music.)
               "Stanley and Stella, who met in a community theatre production of
                STREETCAR, are going to a fish fry, to celebrate their 25th, and the
                 possibility of "fireworks" returning."
-- Combat Theatre - Broadway Theatre Centre (Milwaukee WI)******************************************************************
SUNSET ZOO (10 Minute Play) (Published - HaveScripts - 2005)
                                  3 m - 1 f - Bare Stage with Chairs
                 "Delightful and poignant comedy in an old folks home, where
             the residents meet late at night with their huge imaginary animals."
-- Combat Theatre - Broadway Theatre Centre ( Milwaukee, WI) (Production)
-- Bunbury Theatre, Louisville, KY (Contest Winner - Prize & Production)*******************************************************************
TV BRIDES   (10 Minute Comedy) *(Contact Author)
                                         3 f  - 1 m - TV Studio (Simple setting)
  "The TV show -- HOW TO WIN A MILLIONAAIRE is down to the final three contestant 
    bride-to-be, and the final payoff,  with big surprises. Can be played to the hilt!"
-- Combat Theatre - Broadway Theatre Center - Milwauke WI
-- The Valley of Danville Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite - Danville IL
               (One of two Dinner Theatre Plays - May 2006)
- Valentine Dinner Theatre - Valley of Danville (Danville IL) February 10 - 2007
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TWINKLE TOURS BUS DIRECTOR (10 Minute Monologue/Comedy)
       *(Contact Author)           1 m - No Setting
                      "Hilarious bus tour ride to Niagara Falls, Canada"
           (Excerpt from FOUR WIDOWS FROM WAL*MART|
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THE WOMAN WITH 27 CHILDREN (One Act Monologue ) Printed Broadway Plays
     (See: Full Plays - ONE ACTS & MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN)
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UP UP AND AWAY! (5 Minute Monologue *(Contact Author)  1 F - Bare Stage
                  16th Birthday, and first time up in a balloon.
Printed in MILLENNIUM MONOLOGUES - (Meriwether Publishing)****************************************************************