"These spare and elegant snapshots are both dramatic and poignant." -Public Radio Exchange Created by Emmy winning writer Joseph Dougherty, the plays of "Handwritten Theatre" have been heard on National Public Radio and performed live from Nebraska to Shanghai. Collected here for the first time they are as playful and provocative in print as they are in performance.
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Joseph Dougherty?s plays have been produced at Manhattan Theatre Club and Lincoln Center Theater. His Emmy winning work in television includes the groundbreaking series "thirtysomething" and the HBO movies "Cast a Deadly Spell" and "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman." He has contributed to several popular television series including "Judging Amy," "Once and Again," and "Saving Grace," starring Holly Hunter. His novels, "Comfort and Joi" and "Trunk Piece" are available at Amazon.com.
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Joseph Dougherty received Drama Desk and Critics Outer Circle nominations for his play "Digby" produced at Manhattan Theatre Club. He wrote the libretto for the Tony winning musical "My Favorite Year" presented at Lincoln Center. An Emmy and Humanitas Prize winner for his work on the groundbreaking series "thirtysomething," he has written several movies for HBO including the Emmy winning "Cast a Deadly Spell," with Fred Ward and Julianne Moore, which was nominated for the Ray Bradbury Award by the Mystery Writers of America, and the remake of "Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman," starring Daryl Hannah and directed by Christopher Guest. He has contributed as a writer and director to several popular television series including "Once and Again," "Judging Amy," "Saving Grace" starring Holly Hunter and "Pretty Little Liars." He is the creator of "Handwritten Theatre," a podcast of downloadable drama, as well as co-founder of the online literary magazine, "Hot Valley Writers." His books, "Psychopomp," "Trunk Piece," "Comfort and Joi," and the published edition of the "Handwritten Theatre" plays, are available at Amazon.com
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Theater and Life,
This review is from: Handwritten Theatre: A Series Of Brief Dramatic Pieces Originally Composed In A Small Black Notebook With A Fountain Pen. (Paperback)
We experience reality, we are entertained by theater. But when the line between life and theater is blurred by sincere emotion and talent to communicate both subtle and profound moments, we experience the art form the way it should be, whether performed on stage or in our mind's private theater. Only brilliant writing, as can be found throughout this collection, can offer us those little miracles.
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A collection of hors d'ouerves,
By KR503 (San Anselmo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Handwritten Theatre: A Series Of Brief Dramatic Pieces Originally Composed In A Small Black Notebook With A Fountain Pen. (Paperback)
You know how sometimes eating your way through the appetizer menu is more satisfying than ordering a main dish? Or how the hors d'ouerves at a catered affair are often better than the rubber chicken they're serving?
Hand-plucked moments from a life lived privately, overheard conversations between intimates, a well-told shaggy dog story, familiar moments from YOUR life -- are like hors d'ouerves -- just as you register how great they are, you realize the experience is over, and you'd best go in search of more. These short gems were created on the page, and then, as brought to life as a podcast/broadcast by actors with music and sound effects, they've captured the imagination of all who have heard them. They've since been adapted to the stage by a variety of small theatres. In other words, these things work across genres because of their poignancy, their mystery, their drama, their comedy ... they'll stick to your mind-ribs long after you've heard them (at handwrittentheatre.blogspot.com) and once you've heard them you'll want to read them, to have them to pull off your shelf at any time. I loved the podcast series, and waited for each next episode, and now I've ordered the book right away. This is territory you'll want to revisit ...
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