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| Plays | One-Acts | Screenplays | Television | Spoken Word | Columnist | Awards | PLAYSA PLAY ON WORDS Two old friends scheme up something big. A comedic, relentlessly fanatical pursuit of what is said, what is intended, and what is truth. Productions: The Kitchen Theatre Company - February 25 to March 22, 2009 While working on a next-generation weapon for the military, a scientist becomes unable to function normally with his family. His wife, convinced he's having an affair, sleeps with Andrew, the man assigned to facilitate her husband's work. Meanwhile, Andrew’s wife is representing a twenty-something accused of eco-terrorism for his role in trying to protect dolphins from a fishing fleet. When both couples converge on the same address, the players confront each other in a dangerous face-off. 3 M 3 F Commissioned by the Joseph Papp Public Theater
Productions: Alan is married to Jenifer, who is sleeping with David who is dating Chloe who is sleeping with Alan…Deceit, betrayal, vicious one-upmanship and marital infidelity are the bitter outcome when a group of young professional blur the boundaries between friendship, marriage and sexual conquest. 2 M 2 F
Productions: Los Angeles: Powerhouse Theater, Gary Dean Ruebsamen, Director London:
Pentameters Theatre, Big Sur Productions, Clare Davidson, Director Readings: The Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Circle Rep (NYC), Solo Arts Group (NYC), The Colonial Theatre (Rhode Island) Although twin brother and sister, Troy and Honey, share an unusually strong bond, they seem as different as night and day. One late summer evening, a stranger wanders into their family-owned bar. When he starts asking personal questions, it soon becomes clear that his visit to this small-town dive has not been purely coincidental. The extent of his journey, it’s underlying motivation and the past horrors that have directed it provide a roller coaster of surprises that keep audiences on the edge of their seat until the plays final moments. 2 M 2 F Readings: Brian Dykstra's rage ignites in The Jesus Factor, an uncensored, outrageously funny show about religious hypocrisy and power. His last solo show received was hailed by critics in New York, but did land him on several watch-lists including the NRA and Rush Limbaugh. The conservative talk show host put the word out against Dykstra as an "enemy"—but of course Limbaugh never actually saw the show. Productions: SEXRELIGIONPOLITICSISOLATIONLOVE&RAGE STRAIGHT UP/WATER BACK
Productions: West Bank Café Downstairs Theatre (New York City), Margarett Perry, Director Based on a true story, Silence, is the story of a group of “at risk” high school students at a summer arts camp in Fargo, North Dakota. With their teachers they explored how their challenges, fears and hopes could be discussed in the form of drama. One young man was put in the program after trying to kill himself over his fear of his father’s reaction to his homosexuality. Although he never told his father he was gay, he wrote a play as a way of coming out to his parents. His father never saw the play because the administration canceled the performance. They decided that the material was inappropriate. Children should not make fun of authority figures. Teenagers should not discuss homosexuality and should not think of or portray homosexual relationships as normal. Young adults should not use the word “God” except when praying or praising the Lord. And, of course, young men and women should never use words like hell and damn…but it may be OK to say bitch, slut and fag. This is a play about these kids and how they learned something that summer. 7 F 4 M Commissioned by the College of the Holy Cross Productions: College of the Holy Cross, Fenwick Theatre (mainstage), Margarett
Perry, Director Readings: Access Theater
Productions: TBG Theatre, GayFest NYC 2008, Margarett Perry, Director Readings: The Cherry Lane Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Philadelphia Theatre Company STRANGERHORSE explores homophobia, racism, assimilation and trust through quick-fire dialogue and Dykstra’s signature edgy comedy. When white, 30-something hospital administrator, Zach, meets tough, black, 16-year old, T-Rex, the two make easy assumptions about each other. But the situation soon becomes anything but typical, and their chance encounter becomes a fateful reckoning for Zach, T-Rex and Zach’s boyfriend, Graham. An edge-of-your-seat affair with more than one issue, problem and life in the balance. World Premiere: Kitchen Theatre Company
A collection of scenes and monologues that explore (oh, I don't know) just about everything. Productions: Access Theater (NYC), Margarett Perry, Director
THE TWO OF YOU When a stranger comes to call, sparks fly and walls (including the fourth one) come falling down in this sophisticated and surprising love story. Productions: The Kitchen Theatre Company - August 20 to September 21, 2008 | Top | ONE ACTS
2 M Commissioned by Access Theater for GalleryWorks2004: Will The Circle Be Unbroken. Productions: Access Theater, in GalleryWorks 2004: Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Margarett Perry, Director 2 M, 1 F Commissioned by The Drilling Company for WHILE YOU WAIT Productions: 78th Street
Theatre Lab, in The Drilling Co.’s WHILE YOU WAIT, Margarett
Perry, Director. HO (also see under Spoken Word) 1-3 M/F Productions: The
Gallery at Access Theater, Major Deegan Lab Co. (NYC) M F Productions: West Bank Café Downstairs Theatre, Dearknows, Ltd.,(NYC), Margarett
Perry, Director M F Productions: West Bank Café Downstairs Theatre (NYC), Dearknows, Ltd., Margarett
Perry, Director
THE MEAN QUEEN & THE THIEF OF HEARTS (also see under Spoken Word) 1 M 2 M Commissioned by The Drilling Company for HONOR. Productions: 78th Street Theatre Lab in The Drilling Company's HONOR, Margarett Perry, Director Publication: Plays and Playwrights 2005. Published by The New York Theatre Experience Readings: Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues and Ideas 2004, Director, Margarett Perry . 1 M 1 F Commissioned by The Drilling Company for CONNECTIONS Productions: 78th Street Theatre Lab, in The Drilling Co.’s CONNECTIONS, 1 M 1 F Commissioned by The Drilling Company for THE SERVICE PROJECT Productions: 78th Street
Theatre Lab, in The Drilling Co’s THE SERVICE PROJECT,
Hamilton Clancy, Director 2 M or F Commissioned by The More You Look Productions Productions: Access
Theater, in THE MORE YOU LOOK, Holly Cate, Director 3 F Commissioned by The Drilling Company for THEFT Productions: 78th Street
Theatre Lab, in The Drilling Co’s THEFT, M. Perry & C.
Miller, Co-Directors Access Theater, in THAT DAMN DYKSTRA (THE BOXED
SET). Margarett Perry, Director | Top | SCREENPLAYS
A cautionary tale to women about the man as “dog.” Don’t let your girlfriend read it.
(w/David Levine & Kyle Shannon) A tribe of big-breasted dead women feed on the blood of post ejaculatory men. At least things happen in the right order. Party. 20th Century FoX (Fox 2000) A romantic comedy about competitive colleagues who make a bet on who’s going to fall in love first. With the other. Best friends hit the road looking for a long lost love. When they find her she’s attracted to the wrong guy. Or is she? Ten years after being Olympic teammates, two champions sign to face each other in the ring. They agree to let the promoter use racial elements to hype the fight. Then, they make the mistake of believing their own hype. Screen adaptation of the play. Alan is married to Jenifer, who is sleeping with David who is dating Chloe who is sleeping with Alan…Deceit, betrayal, vicious one-upmanship and marital infidelity are the bitter outcome when a group of young professional blur the boundaries between friendship, marriage and sexual conquest. An artist (and father of three) on the verge of his first artistic success has to deal with the sins of his past. He has twelve hours to make his old running mates leave him alone. Or disappear. Viet Nam, Puget Sound, Jungle Firefights, Salmon Fishing. The past haunts the present as two old war buddies work things out. Kaitlin and Glen almost have an affair. In their guilt they confess to their partners who are convinced the confession is their way of tricking then into admitting the long-term affair they’ve been having. If hilarity ensues, it’s because you like your romantic comedies a little nasty. Virally Implanted Reality Transceiving Unified Enzyme. It’s a bio chip. And it’s in your brain. Tyler Paige saves the life of a New York mob boss. His old partners in law enforcement want him to infiltrate the family. He does, but not for them. | Top | TELEVISIONTHE LIFE, ESPN (2001-2002) Emmy Nomination COLUMNIST
Urban Desires (1993-1997) The Rant, monthly column | Top | SPOKEN WORD
AWARDSNational Theatre Conference's Barrie & Bernice
Stavis Playwrighting Award for Hiding Behind Comets | Top | |
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