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The symposium also included
a showcase. This showcase is designed for two purposes. One
is to showcase the latest Art Within-commissioned scripts for producers,
in hopes of sparking a distribution network for new work. Two, Art
Within wants to provide a forum (raw readings) for the scriptwriters who
attend the symposium to hear their latest work read for their benefit,
in whatever stage of development their script might be in.
If you are a producer, we hope that you might seriously take a look at
the scripts below for either production or to develop the script
further. |
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WITHIN SHOWCASE |
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SUMMARY:
What would you do...if no one could see you? Unlocking
the secrets of invisibility propels one man into a world of power,
possibility and apparent freedom from consequences.
But remember- appearances can be deceiving…
This
WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL, adapted from the classic H.G.
Well's novel, was Art Within first commissioned
script.
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| By Sean
Gaffney and Randy
West |
GENRE:
Musical CAST SIZE:
flexible (10-20) |
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SCRIPT SAMPLE: (coming
soon) |
| BIOS:
Sean
Gaffney- book; Randy
West- composer |
| STATUS: Still
being developed. Any theater (especially those specializing
in musical theater development) should contact the writers. |
| RAW READINGS |
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- THE QUEEN'S TWO BODIES
- by Jeanne
Murray Walker
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The
man Elizabeth loved came to her Court when she was in her
fifties and she kept him by her constantly until one day she had
to choose:
her beloved England or her beloved Earl of Essex.
She found herself signing his death warrant.
This play imagines how it must have happened—plague,
crops failing, the century’s catastrophic end, and then the
sweet love for Robert Devereaux that fractured the Queen into
two different women. |
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GENRE: Drama
CAST SIZE: 13
characters can be played by 3 women and 4 men. |
| SCRIPT SAMPLE : 1st
Act |
| BIOS: Jeanne
Murray Walker |
| STATUS: Development
complete. Ready for production. |
- REFUGE OF LIES
- by Ron
Reed
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SUMMARY:
Former
Nazi has to reconcile the forgiveness offered to him by his
faith with the consequences for his prior actions. |
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GENRE: Drama
CAST SIZE: 4 men, 3 women |
| SCRIPT SAMPLE: Act
1 & Act 2 |
| BIOS: Ron
Reed |
| STATUS: Final
Revisions. The
script was first developed and produced by Theatre & Company
in Kitchener,
Ontario |
- FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE
- by Gillette
Elvgren
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SUMMARY:
Dysfunctional families
collide, as a son tries to establish a new life with his wife,
shaking free of his fear of time and the sins of his father. |
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GENRE: Tragic-Comedy
CAST SIZE: 4 men, 3 women |
| SCRIPT SAMPLE: (coming
soon) |
| BIOS: Gillette
Elvgren |
| STATUS: Going
into future development with the Lamb's
Players in San Diego |
- TRANSCENDENCE
- by Buzz
McLaughlin
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SUMMARY:
Reunion of a priest and the woman he jilted for God. |
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GENRE: Drama
CAST SIZE: 2
men, 2 women |
| SCRIPT SAMPLE: (coming
soon) |
| BIOS: Buzz
McLaughlin |
| STATUS: In
development |
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