Dramas
by Jack Fournier
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M=male F=female YY=younger Y=young IN=intermediate M=mid
O=older
FOLLY'S QUARTER
- 2ACTS 1-SET 1/YF 2MF 1/OF 1/YM
1/MM
- Old family secrets are slowly revealed when a world-famous
woman author agrees to a TV interview with a tough woman reporter
dubbed "Mike Wallace in drag."
"Entertainment pick of the week." Baltimore Drama Critic.
- WINNER:
- R.J.PICKERING NATIONAL DRAMA AWARD
- WORKSHOPS:
- PRODUCTIONS:
- Coldwater Little Theatre
- Spotlighter Theatre - Baltimore
- Fort Lauderdale Playhouse
ISKANDER
- 2ACTS 1-SET 1/YF 10F 2/YM 2/MM 2/OM Doubling possible
- They called Alexander The Great, Iskander. He was influenced by
two woman. His bride Roxanne and his "mommy dearest" Olympias.
When his father Phillip is assassinated he becomes King of Greece
and starts down the path of empire.
"The conflict, contention, and confrontation creates an
intrigue that is drama at its highest level."
AWARD WINNING SHORT WORKS/SKETCHES
FIRST THE DEVIL TO PAY
- LONG ONE-ACT 1-SET 1YYF 2/YF 1/OF 1/YM 1/OM
- A dark and savage drama. The place a French mental institution. The
setting a group therapy session for very disturbed people.
"Check your value-systems at the door as you explore the depths
of mental degradation. Not for the squeamish but you'll be analyzing
it and discussing it for a week after you see it."
- PRODUCTION:
- Baltimore Playwrights Festival - Vagabond Theatre.
VIRTUE'S CROSSING - NEW PLAY
- 2-ACTS 1-SET 1/YF 2/INF 2/INM
- A conservative woman lawyer is famous for drafting appeals for
high-profile cases.
She is reclusive and never has litigated a case. She returns to her
roots in Nebraska upon her mother's death.
She renews friendship with a high-school classmate who is dying.
The cause is the toxic environment of a bankrupt chemical company.
In the final terminal stage she assists the pain-racked friend to
end her life.
The courage of her friend convinces the lawyer to get into the
legal battle against the company.
She overcomes her fear of legal confrontation and argues the case
before the Supreme Court.
THE WHITE CHINA DOG - NEW PLAY
- 2-ACTS 1-SET 1YYF 10F
1/YF 2/INM 2/OM
- A Norwegian sea-captain brings home his young bride just before his
voyage
to Antarctica in support of Amundsen's expedition. He is lost at
sea.
The young wife goes into a mental state wherin she imagines her
husband
is alive and she has children. She crosses between this state and a
more normal existence where she must deal with her dead husband's
mother, the matriarch of the family and rules with an iron fist.
The mother brings in a quack doctor to cure the bride of her
delusions.
As the drama plays out we realize that the young woman is faking
normalcy and continues to live her imaginary life.
In a twist of fate the tables are turned on the mother and....
THE WALL
- SHORT ONE-ACT 1-SET 1YYF
1/YF 1/INF 2/OF
- A woman sits at the Vietnam War Memorial Wall. As she meets various
people who have come to see the wall she interacts with them and
provides solace and closure.
"A stunning tribute to the Memorial. It is a triumph of spirit over
grief."
- WORKSHOPS:
- Florida Studio Theatre - Award Winner
- Love Creek Productions - OOB New York
- PRODUCTIONS:
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Creative Voices Theatre - OOB New York
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