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GLENDA FRANK

SHORT PLAYS

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CONTEMPORARY WOMEN
       Barbara's Studios - Friendship, cancer, a Greek lover, and an abusive husband
       Hired Help - A bet and a weight loss      
       Dear Abi(gail) - Men trouble.
       Palimpsest : the Language of Love - A romantic comedy  after an abortion.

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EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN
​       Badass - Marie Colvin loses her eye in Iraq.
       Target - Veronica Guerin won't back down.
       Stolen Papers - Samantha Power finds her way into  a war zone.​ 
​       Susan: The Backstory - The creation of "Trifles"

 THE FOURTH ESTATE - An evening of short plays about journalists in danger.
       Badass - Marie Colvin uses her eye in Iraq.
       Target - Veronica Guerin won't back down.
       Stolen Papers - Samantha Power visits a war zone.
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SENIOR MOMENTS - An evening of short plays about senior citizens.
        Head of House - Winston won't attend  his brother's funeral.

                   head_of_house_excerpt.pdf 1pg.
        Fortune Cookie - Two aging Russian spies.
        Double-O-Twelve - Bernice plans her  superhero afterlife.

 “See Something, Say Something” is a work in progress.  It follows an ordinary American who moves from online pornography to chat rooms, where he makes contact with someone who claims to be a leader with ISIS.  He studies the Quran and learns some Arabic.  The FBI and CIA are interested.              4 Actors: 3 males, 1 female.
An adaptation of “Agafya” by Anton Chekhov.  1870's, Russian countryside.  Nikolai, a Moscow lawyer, visits Savka, a garden watcher. Then Agafya arrives.   4 Actors - (one doubling). 3 males, 1 female.      Excerpt from "Agafya"  excerpt_from_agafya.pdf  2pgs.
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