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Duncan Pflaster Duncan Pflaster is an award-winning playwright whose plays have been produced all over. He also has been known to direct, write music, play the ukulele, and (if his arm is twisted) act. He won second place in the 2009 Stage and Cinema's New York City Theater Review Contest. www.duncanpflaster.com






Fringe: Big Thick Rod: Nymphomania Errant
August 11, 2008

When a wood nymph marries a stolid banker, she becomes sex-starved and ends up becoming a pimp as she learns about sexual commerce in Stanton Wood's new Fairy Tale Satire 'Big Thick Rod', presented by Rabbit Hole Ensemble as part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival.

Bring Me the Head of John Ford: Funnyhouse of a Cowboy
June 11, 2008

Aztec Economy presents the one-man multimedia piece 'Bring Me the Head of John Ford' as part of The Brick's 'The Film Festival: A Theatre Festival'.

A Doll's House: So Long, Dearie
June 12, 2008

Bated Breath Theatre Company presents a nontraditional adaptation of Ibsen's classic 'A Doll's House', in a new version by Helene Kvale.

Jollyship The Whiz-Bang: Punch and Booty
June 5, 2008

Ars Nova presents 'Jollyship the Whiz-Bang', an hilarious 'Pirate Puppet Rock Odyssey', now through June 28th!

Stomp and Shout (an' Work It All Out): New Music
June 2, 2008

James Carmichael's brilliant new play 'Stomp and Shout (an' Work It All Out)', based on the true story of the FBI investigation of the dirty lyrics of 'Louie Louie', is given a terrific production by Babel Theatre Project.

The Actor's Nightmare + The Real Inspector Hound: SO Meta
The Actor's Nightmare + The Real Inspector Hound: SO Meta
May 26, 2008

T. Schreiber Studio presents impressive realizations of two comedic one-acts that examine theatre; Christopher Durang's 'The Actor's Nightmare' paired with Tom Stoppard's 'The Real Inspector Hound'

A Grand Night for Singing: As Corny as Kansas in August
May 19, 2008

Theatre Ten Ten's production of 'A Grand Night for Singing' is an entertaining but rather tepid revue of songs extricated from Rodgers and Hammerstein's oeuvre.

Colorful World: Dramatis Personae
May 9, 2008

'Colorful World', the new play by James Comtois, presented by Nosedive Productions, is a sometimes confused - sometimes intriguing look at the neuroses of former costumed superheroes in an alternate world.

Triumph of Love: Make Our Garden Grow
April 28, 2008

Astoria Performing Arts Center presents a diverting production of 'Triumph of Love', the much-maligned Marivaux musical.

Spring EATfest, Series B
April 21, 2008

Emerging Artists Theatre's annual Spring EATfest presents 4 new one-act plays.

Spring EATfest, Series C
April 21, 2008

Emerging Artists Theatre's annual Spring EATfest presents 5 new one-act plays.

Hostage Song: Rock in a Hard Place
April 18, 2008

Clay McLeod Chapman and Kyle Jarrow's new indie-rock musical 'Hostage Song' is an intense and meaningful exploration of the people involved in and affected by a hostage situation.

Umbrella: Come Rain or Come Whine
April 17, 2008

Alchemy Theatre Company presents 'Umbrella' by L. Pontius, a nihilistic look at the ways people try to deaden the pain of living in the city.

Thirty-Seven Stones: P*ssing Strange
April 14, 2008

Mark J. Chaney's play 'Thirty-Seven Stones, or the Man Who Was a Quarry', produced by Working Man's Clothes Productions, is a black comedy about kidney stones and dysfunctional families.

We Call Her Benny: Anna to the Infinite Power
April 11, 2008

The John Montgomery Theatre Company presents 'We Call Her Benny', an ingeniously kaleidoscopic play by Suzanne Bachner, which makes use of bold theatrical techniques to tell the fascinating story of a woman's search for identity.

Sweet Mama Stringbean: Still Waters Run Deep
April 9, 2008

'Sweet Mama Stringbean', an entertaining jukebox musical based on the life of Ethel Waters, produced by Woodie King's New Federal Theatre, has a brilliantly talented cast that more than make up for the script's weaknesses.

American Girls: Who Would Jesus Do?
April 7, 2008

'American Girls', the new play by Hilary Bettis, is a fascinating but inconclusive look into the psyche of America's youth, exemplified by two 14-year-old Christian girls who enter the adult sex industry.

From Harlem to the Bronx: Don't be a Menace
March 23, 2008

ProACTive Artists produces two of Israel Horovitz's 1968 one-act plays, 'Rats' and the Obie-winning 'The Indian Wants the Bronx', at Manhattan Theatre Source.

Jamaica, Farewell: She Got a Serious Plan
March 16, 2008

Debra Ehrhardt's one-woman show 'Jamaica, Farewell', tells the true story of her attempts to flee revolution-torn Jamaica for America in the 1970s.

Fight Girl Battle World: Punchlines and Punch-outs
March 11, 2008

Vampire Cowboys' hilariously loopy new play 'Fight Girl Battle World' is a loving homage to anime and space opera.



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