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Co-written with E. Kyle Minor, New York
Times theatre critic. THE MAGIC OF CRIME is a mystery-comedy written for
a dinner or dessert theater. It runs 75 minutes. The Hippo Press, New
Hampshire’s newspaper of the arts, named it one of the “outstanding
performances in New Hampshire” in 2002. It has had five separate
productions by two companies.
Audiences think they are going to see a murder mystery with a magic
show as the setting. Instead, they see the theft of the Cromwell diamond
live on stage right before their eyes. The audience knows the diamond is
gone and the play makes them the detectives challenged to discover
whodunit and how. This audience participation comedy/parody involves a
constant stream of magic and surprises. The MAGIC OF CRIME is family
friendly and is perfect for any age. - back to
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During an election year, an unpopular sitting
President tries to engender a public patriotic response by inventing a
crisis because he knows sitting Presidents have never lost a second-term
election in time of war. He tries to convince the country that we are
under attack by UFOs. Of course, no one believes UFOs exist, and the
public quickly dismisses his plan as a hoax
To persuade a skeptical public and to stave off impeachment, the
President escalates and orders top-secret high tech military planes to
fly missions to kill innocent people to persuade Americans that UFOs
exist. This attempt fails. In a desperate try to retain power, the
President then plans a nuclear strike on Boston to simulate an attack by
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This multi-media production has been seen by
over 6,000 people in New Hampshire. It is based on the life of New
Hampshire resident and Holocaust survivor Stephan Lewy. Since 2005, it
has had four productions by two professional and one community theater
company including public performances, and has toured high- and
middle-schools across the state.
This show can be well within the budget of any theater or school.
There is only one live actor, and all the multi-media materials
including photos, videos, voice-overs, and original music have been
prepared and will be made available to producing organizations. I can
also provide teaching materials. - back to top
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Role Play is a romantic comedy about theatre people and their comedic
journey of self-discovery as they take the ultimate risk and play the
role they find scariest – themselves. The characters in Role Play
struggle to save a financially strapped community theater in Amherst,
Mass. The story revolves around Kendra Sullivan as she rejoins the
theatre community. Kendra is a struggling actress who finds her voice
and love as she comes to realize she and her fiancé, Roland James , a
philandering investment banker, have been playing the part of the happy
couple.
Role play exercises are theatre games in which actors play the part
of someone they’re not, and the characters in the show find that because
of fear, stress, convenience, or greed their lives have become a role
play.
As a special treat, the audience gets to see how shows evolve – they
get to see what happens during rehearsals and when the plays within a
play perform, they get the fun of knowing what happens backstage during
actual performances. Role Play includes an original song with music by
Jon Bellini. - back to top
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The New Hampshire Theatre Award winner in 2005 for best
original production and finalist for best production from over 75
nominees state-wide. There is a non-musical version and also a version
with six original songs. CHRISTMAS STORIES has been performed four times
since 2004 by three different companies. The Nashua Telegraph called it,
“the feel good play you’ll never forget.” Many audience members have
made it an essential part of their families’ Christmas traditions. This
is not a kid’s show, though children do enjoy it. CHRISTMAS STORIES is
meant for an adult audience and tells the stories of three different
casts interwoven as they interrelate at the Christmas season. The three
plot lines of CHRISTMAS STORIES intersect as they occur
contemporaneously and in the same town. It is only at the end of the
play that the audience realizes the different stories of the three acts
are all part of one larger story. Music by Peter Bridges and Lyrics by
Tom Anastasi and Peter Bridges - back to
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