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Intro
Thanks so much for stopping by. My creative pursuits include playwriting and screenwriting, and the ensuing collaborations that have made writing the worthy pursuit that it is. As I'm not a director, I'm seeking other collaborators -- producers, directors, actors, agents, managers -- anybody who has a stake in telling compelling stories live onstage.
I've included loglines of available stage plays below, as well as my resume. If you'd like to contact me directly to discuss my projects or yours, please email: DonaldTLewis@gmail.com Again, thanks.
Stage Plays
FULL COURT PRESS (full-length drama)
In a downtown Chicago hotel Men's Room on the day of the NBA Draft, eight guys take on race, basketball and what it means to be a man, mirroring the nation's volatile racial politics.
"Powerful and provocative...full of colorful character riffs but with a strong sense of structure and conflict"
Daily Variety QUIET LIGHT (full-length drama)
Haunted by the memory of the 1968 Democratic Convention, an ex-cop finds the woman who had clashed with him in the streets, now a Chicago architect and confidential lesbian, and seeks to destroy her.
"A taut psychological thriller...intensely engages the audience"
North Coast Journal
HIGH AND INSIDE (full-length dramedy)
A former Major League pitcher, estranged from his family and the game, is forced to reconcile the sum of his life when his 17-year-old daughter comes to visit on summer vacation.
Written with Steve Trout, former Chicago Cubs/White Sox pitcher
FIRE WATER (full-length dramedy)
Economically dispossessed and on its way off the map, the central Illinois town of Ft. Alabaster discovers that the answer to its uncertain future lies with the spirits of its Native American past.
THIRD WORLD (full-length dramedy)
Anxious to shed their middle class comforts and move to Nicaragua, an unmarried couple sees their social commitment unravel as they direct attention to the truth and circumstance of their personal lives.
"Humorous, satirical, sad and profound in its exploration of the meaning of commitment"
Long Beach Press-Telegram
ALEXANDER AND THE UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA (one-act comedy/youth)
In a boxcar, a homeless boy and his dad confront a group of snakes on their way to the United Snakes of America Convention, the two groups forced to challenge their fears and misconceptions.
"Shear enchantment, certain to delight and charm audiences of all ages"
Bloomington Voice
MELISSA TUNES IN (one-act comedy/youth)
A self-centered 12-year-old girl learns a life lesson when she's transported and trapped in a sitcom world starring herself.
"A very inventive, delightful play...the theatricality of the piece is very clever"
Bonderman Workshop
GOOD GIRL (one-act monodrama)
A doll searches for answers when her owner doesn’t return, exposing dark, disturbing secrets a doll shouldn’t have to know.
"Riveting...smartly crafted and deftly performed"
Beverly Hills Outlook
JUNKMAN (one-act monodrama)
While exploring an alley and collecting treasures, a junkman is forced to confront the demons of his trade.
"A stunning theatre piece...the play is brief and deceptively simple, but it manages to encompass a good
deal of truth and profundity"
Pittsburgh New Works Festival
Resume
Productions
GOOD GIRL City Playhouse (Los Angeles, CA) Bailiwick Repertory (Chicago, IL) SUNY Festival of Ten (Brockport, NY) Gardner Stages (Los Angeles, CA) Bloomington Playwrights Project (Bloomington, IN) Heartlande Theatre Company (Detroit, MI) Mackay Festival of Arts (Mackay, Australia) CrossCurrents (Kansas City, MO) Kanawha Players (Charleston, WV) ALEXANDER AND THE UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA Encore Theatre (Lima, OH) Lincoln Community Playhouse (Lincoln, NE) Bloomington Playwrights Project (Bloomington, IN) Carmel Performing Arts Festival (Carmel, CA) QUIET LIGHT PIP World Premiere Theatre (Eureka, CA) Asylum Theatre Company (Las Vegas, NV) FIRE WATER Asylum Theatre Company (Las Vegas, NV) Villagers Theatre (Somerset, NJ) THIRD WORLD Uprising Theatre (Long Beach, CA) Cassandra Gaylor Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) FULL COURT PRESS West Coast Ensemble (Los Angeles, CA) JUNKMAN
Piper Theatre Productions (Brooklyn, NY) ____________Awards
MELISSA TUNES IN
Winner, Marilyn Hall Award Finalist, Festival of New Plays/JET Finalist, Writer's Digest Writing Competition GOOD GIRL Winner, City Playhouse Annual Short Play Festival Semifinalist, Five and Dime Playwriting Contest Semifinalist, Dogwood National One-Act Play Competition THIRD WORLD Winner, Uprising Theatre Annual Play Competition FULL COURT PRESS Finalist, Festival of Emerging American Theatre Competition Best Actor Nomination (Christopher B. Duncan), NAACP Theatre Awards QUIET LIGHT Finalist, South Carolina Playwrights Festival Finalist, Writer's Digest Writing Competition FIRE WATER Finalist, New Voices in the Heartland Festival Finalist, Writer's Digest Writing Competition JUNKMAN Finalist, Pittsburgh New Works Festival ____________ Published
MELISSA TUNES IN
Brooklyn Publishers ALEXANDER AND THE UNITED SNAKES OF AMERICA Encore Performance Publishing ____________ Affiliations CHICAGO DRAMATISTS
Resident Playwright
DRAMATISTS GUILD OF AMERICA
Member
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
BA Film/Video To learn about my screenwriting work, please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/donaldlewisscreenwriter/
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