tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275433192012-02-16T20:05:16.741-08:00California PlaywrightShirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17606543273546666078noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27543319.post-4701123592513578622008-10-04T20:35:00.000-07:002012-02-03T16:08:18.529-08:00DRAMA AND COMEDY<br /><br />TWO ACT PLAYS<br />MORGANA'S HEART/SAVING THE PANDA. Winner Theatre on the Ridge/ California Arts Council competition. Morgana got a new heart from Gabriel. Now she can't get him out of her life.<br /><br />GEOGRAPHY -- When Hurricane Katrina separates Hannah and Lisa, Hannah seeks urgently needed help in finding her mother.<br />Finalist, Contra Costa Times New Play Competition.<br />Winner, Solano Repertory Company's 2008 New Play Competition. Produced by Solano Repertory May/June 2008. Nominated for an Arty Award July 2008 and an Elly Award, August 2008. Scene from Geography read by the Hill-Murray Young Performer's Workshop, Maplewood, MN. Selected by Fullerton College, 12-2011.<br /><br />DOOR TO DOOR -- Times are changing in Murlock, USA. These so-called simple folk have serious hopes and dreams and the will to survive in this American version of THE CHERRY ORCHARD. To be produced by Southeastern Ohio Regional Theater Guild May 2012.<br /><br />PELICANS --Beth hopes to help legendary actors Arthur and Jessica Borden revive their careers with a low-budget production titled PELICANS, in which everything that could possibly go wrong does – in a big way.<br /><br />ONE ACT PLAYS<br />SWEEPLESS IN SPOMONIA -- Tracking down Spomonia’s broom thief sends Princess Ella and her loyal subjects on a perilous journey. Sixty minutes.<br /><br />SWEEPLESS -- WINNER 2010 Prince George's Theatre Play Competition. Tracking down Spomonia’s broom thief sends Princess Ella and her loyal subjects on a perilous journey. Thirty minutes. Produced with music by Jason Wilson, by the Teen Performance Ensemble of Prince George's County, Maryland, summer, 2010.<br /><br /><br />NAME GAME -- Finalist, Heideman Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville. <br /><br />"It was just great to read such a thoughtful and human consideration of questions of family and legacy and belonging." Adrien-Alice Hansel, Directory of New Play Development, Actors Theatre of Louisville. <br /><br />BLINKING IN TREETOPS -- Fireflies who live only a fortnight dare not waste time finding love. Produced by Thespian Productions 4-2010. Produced by Iowa's City Circle Acting Company, Spring, 2011.<br /><br />FIREFLIES -- Produced by Menagerie Theater, UK, 2010.<br /><br />DON'T LOOK BACK -- When Orpheus bravely descends to the Underworld to free Eurydice will Eurydice flip the script? <br /><br />LOST -- Joe is always helpful to people adrift in a strange city. Produced for Asphalt Jungle Shorts, June 3-19 2010.<br /><br />VICTORY -- Generations collide when Emily tells her parents she’s acting as a surrogate for a childless couple. Performed as a reading by OdysseyStage Theatre, North Carolina.<br /><br />STREET HAMLET/THE DIE IS CAST -- workshopped by Penobscot Theatre Company. <br /><br />Thanks for submitting STREET HAMLET and I'm thrilled we presented it."<br />Scott RC Levy, Producing Artistic Director.<br /><br />STREET HAMLET performed as a staged reading in the Three Wise Monkey's Short Leaps Festival, Eureka Theater, San Francisco.<br /><br />THE DIE IS CAST was produced by Love Creek Productions at Beckman Theatre, New York.<br /><br />SEPTEMBER TWELVE/MARKERS -- On September 12, 2001 two sisters try to keep a promise to their mother. (1) Performed at the University of North Dakota (2) Stockyards Theatre Project, Chicago. (3) Finalist, Nancy Weil New Play Search. (4) Read for International Women's Day, Mesa, Arizona, 3-10-2007. (5) Read for International Women's Day, Women's Theater Project, Florida 2008 (6) Produced for the University of Maryland at Baltimore's IN10 Play Festival along with newly commissioned plays by Naomi Wallace and Tina Howe.<br /><br />YARD BIRD/WIGGLE ROOM -- Will Carter find enough wiggle room to escape being turned into a full time gardener by Grace?<br /><br />THE GLASS SLIPPER -- What happens when the glass slipper fits more than one sister? Produced by YOUTH EDUCATION ON STAGE at Williston, North Dakota, 2010. <br /><br />MAJOR ISSUES -- workshopped by Women's Theatre Alliance of Chicago; performed by Radiant Theatre, Portland, Oregon.<br /><br />SCRAMBLE TIME/AIR RAGE -- When a flight attendant hates her job it's time to scramble. Produced for Fringe of Marin, 2010. AIR RAGE, two page version, performed for Chicago's Ritalin Festival. Performed 3-2011 by More Theatre, Scotland. Produced July 2011 -- The SCV Space, Santa Clarita, CA. <br /><br />SUPER MOM, AIR RAGE, GROOVY, HAPPY HALLOWEEN, DOLL FACE and LOST produced by Seoul Players, Korea, 10-2010. <br /><br />RACING WITH THE MOONS -- While Dale faces the vanishing point, Fred still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Performed as a reading by AgeQuake Theatre.<br /><br />PAC BELL PARK: Instant Theatre, Columbus Ohio. Voted Best Celebration of Life.<br /><br />WATER ON MARS/NO RUSSIAN DRESSING -- wedding plans are in jeopardy unless a planetary scheme is abandoned.<br />(1) Staged reading for Ashland (Oregon) Ten Minute Play Competition.<br />(2) Finalist, Maxim Mazumdar award, Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY.<br />(3) Produced by Big Idea Theater, Roseville, California.<br />(5) Produced by Two Chairs Theater Company, Colorado.<br /><br />THE CHRISTMAS FRUITCAKE CAPER, A DRAGNET PARODY, produced by OnStage Atlanta, 12-2011.<br /><br />BORN IN A TRUNK -- performed as a reading by Between Us Productions, New York. Produced by Three Roses Players, Hollywood, 7-2011.<br /><br />NIGHTMARE CAMP -- Can a camp counselor really help campers purge their worst nightmares? Staged reading, Ashland (Oregon) Ten Minute Play Competition.<br /><br />THE ORANGE WHISTLE -- produced for Asphalt Jungle Shorts, Kitchener, Ontario.<br /><br />Review quote: The first play, The Orange Whistle by California playwright Shirley King, is about a man stranded in a parking garage -- hence the setting. When it concludes with a hilarious twist, the audience follows the leader to the next location.<br /><br />THE TRUTH MACHINE -- Joey can't help clicking and buzzing people when they lie. Being a human lie detector cost him his job.<br />Produced by Another Country Productions, Boston Playwrights Theatre.<br /><br />BLING BLING -- The clock is ticking for fashion photographer Liz as she tries to help Carl and Jenny find romance and still get to her photo shoot on time.<br />Performed for Ohio State's Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute's Limbo Project.<br /><br />A STITCH IN TIME -- 60 minutes. How will Prince Winsome find a bride if the glass slipper is missing? <br /><br />NO DICE -- Can beggars be choosers? Produced by Seoul Players, 10-2009. Produced for Asphalt Jungle Shorts and Ah Ha Moments, Kitchener, Ontario 10-2009.<br /><br />FORTNIGHT -- Produced by Seoul Players, 10-2009. FORTNIGHT produced May 2011 by Wayne Theatre Alliance for The River City Radio Hour.<br /><br />ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING/GROOMZILLA -- Whose wedding is this, anyway? <br /><br />BINGO -- When the tough get going, what do they do? They play Bingo. Lizzie and Jackson are imaginative and colorful. They dress things up a bit while touching base with the truth now and then. How often? Well, who’s counting? <br /><br />LIZZIE -- an elephant’s child? <br /><br />JACKSON – wild about Bingo? <br /><br />EMILY –- come the Armageddon, she’ll stick around just long enough to say “I told you so.” <br /><br />THE GOOD SHIP STORMALONG -- when Sammy signs on as a cabin boy, the wind and rolling sea tell him he’d better think again, but not before he helps rescue a pirate who would rather sing than plunder. Selected for YES Summer Shorts, Summer, 2011.<br /><br />NO SOCKS GANG -- selected for Gone In Sixty Seconds, Brooklyn College, University of Leeds,UK.<br />"THE NO SOCKS GANG by Shirley K. This delightful little play belongs in an anthology for the classroom where it would be an instant hit. It speaks of uniformity, strict nonsensical rules and how friendship and logic can rise above a system that exists just to exist. It speaks to my heart and perhaps it will speak to yours. Throw away those socks and inch forward—one foot at a time." Edward Crosby Wells -- Playwrights Forum. Produced by Gan-a-meed, Boston Playwright's Theatre, 12-2011.<br /><br />COMING HOME TO ROOST -- produced for Gone In Sixty Seconds, Brooklyn College.<br /><br />CHICKENS -- When Homeland Security interferes with Larry’s chickens and Bev’s personal life it’s time to fight back.<br />produced by Turner Hall, Missouri.<br />To be performed January 29, 2012 by FACT's Words and Wine, NYC.<br /><br />AWESOME -- produced by Turner Hall, Missouri.<br /><br />HOLD TIGHT. Would Kelli prefer (1) seeing a doctor for cosmetic enhancement or (2) hooking up with Mervyn, a time-traveler eager to transport her back to the Forties?<br />HOLD TIGHT performed at Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio for Ohio State's Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute Limbo Project.<br /><br />THE RIGHT TO DRY -- based on a folktale. Shana is shocked when her sister Abby destroys her neighbor's clothesline. Performed as a reading June 23 & 26 - Tribal Humor 5 - The Temple Players, Stratford, Conn.<br /><br />STRANDED -- Women power works when four women stranded in an airport join forces to review their lives and make critical decisions.<br /><br />GROOMZILLA -- When wedding plans suddenly transform Thomas from a normal man into Groomzilla will Emily be able to reverse this transformation? <br /><br /><br />ELEVATOR PLAYS<br />GOING UP? -- Jack finds himself in big trouble when a Homeland Security Agent can't decide whether to free him from an elevator.<br />Winner, Playwrights Forum Contest.<br /><br />"Shirley King's GOING UP? What can I say about GOING UP? Well, it's clever, laugh out loud funny, and a marvelous indictment of the times in which we live. The winner of this month's challenge is GOING UP? by Shirley King." Edward Crosby Wells.<br /><br />GOING DOWN -- Picture this: It's the turbulent Eighties when nothing goes right, not even the elevators. Produced June 2010 for n.u.f.a.n. Ensemble's Eight Minutes in the 80s.<br /><br />MONOLOGUES<br />HI THERE, ARIZONA! selected for production by Abingdon Theatre Company NYC, June 27th, 2010.<br /><br />SAINTS AND ANGELS -- Joan of Arc returns in this century as a hospital worker in Afghanistan. Performed for International Women's Day -- Stockyards Theatre Project, Chicago.<br />Published by Meriwether Publishing:New Audition Scenes and Monologs from Contemporary Playwrights, edited by Roger Ellis.<br /><br />KELLY -- Flight attendant who has logged way too many air miles. Produced 3-2009 HENLEY College, Deanfield Avenue, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.<br />Produced for Gone In Sixty Seconds, Brooklyn College. <br /><br />MURLOCK, USA -- Produced by Universal Theater and Riverside Theatre for WALKING THE WIRE. Performed for SWAN Day at Grace Church in Georgetown and in Alexandria, Louisiana.<br /><br />DEAR CONNIE -- Performed May 9, 2010, for Signed,Sealed, Delivered: Letters on Motherhood, Performance and Advocacy Event, Ohio.<br /><br />SARAH OPTS OUT -- Winner American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco's Write Like Mamet Contest. Produced 2010 by New York Artists Unlimited.<br /><br />SANDBAGS AND SANDWICHES -- Produced by Riverside Theatre. <br /><br />Scene from GEOGRAPHY published in More Scenes and Monologs From the Best New Plays, a 2007 Meriwether anthology edited by Roger Ellis, Ph.D.<br /><br />Shirley King -- PO Box 1034 -- Benicia, CA 94510 sak934@aol.com<br /><br />Organizations<br />The Dramatists Guild of America<br />International Center for Women Playwrights<br />Playwrights Center<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27543319-470112359251357862?l=shirleykingplaywright.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17606543273546666078noreply@blogger.com2