Library

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Stage Play

There isn't a gap between rich and poor, there is an abyss.

This adaptation is a fiery take on Strindberg's enduring drama of class warfare. With a reforged dynamic between Julie and Jean, the script attacks with sharpened wit and cuts a powerful edge into Strindberg's classic story. 
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Stage Play

Charming... illuminates an obviously extant kind of life experience I'd never before considered but was delighted to discover.
Bruce Weber, New York Times
Two physicists fall in love despite her husband, his neurosis, and their firm belief that there is no such thing as destiny. Cast: 5M; 1F
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Short Film

On the night before their wedding, a young couple discovers that their future together is only one of a million possibilities. Romantic Comedy, 14 minutes. Production complete, film will be released in 2012.
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Stage Play

...what might have happened if William Shakespeare and Alexandre Dumas had joined forces to create a vehicle for Mae West...
Adam Langer, The Chicago Reader
A swashbuckling adaptation of the 1611 comedy by Thomas Middleton & Thomas Dekker. Cast 13M; 4F.
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Stage Play

A sweet story about growing up and growing together in America. Commissioned and premiered by Milwaukee Repertory Theater, this play is appropriate for middle school & high school students. One act. Cast: 1M; 1F.
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Stage Play

Smart ... zesty and witty.
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
A scathing drama of the advertising age. An ad exec falls victim to his own self delusion and then watches, horrified, as that delusion gets turned into a national ad campaign. Cast: 5M; 1F.
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Textbook

Hollywood wants great scripts. Great scripts must have great dialogue. Great dialogue writing begins with this book.
Brantley M. Dunaway, Producer
A dialogue writing textbook for playwrights and screenwriters. Features step-by-step lessons and over 80 targeted dialogue writing exercises. Published by MWP Books.
Get Tickets! Stage Left Theatre / Chicago, IL presents a workshop of my new play Keys of the Kingdom: May 19, 27 & 31.