| BRUCE WARD | 917.864-6932 (cell) |
| bdwardbos@aol.com (email) | |
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PLAYWRITING PRODUCTION HISTORY For solo show, "FABULOUS RIDE INTO THE UNKNOWN" (Formerly "DECADE: Life in the '80s") |
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| Dates(s) | Venue, City | ||
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| 8/04 (2 perfs) | Provincetown Theater, Provincetown, MA | ||
| 5/98 (2 perfs) | Oak Street Theatre, Portland, ME | ||
| 8/97 (7 perfs) | New York International Fringe Festival (Juried selection), NYC, NY | ||
| 3/97 (3 weeks) | Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA | ||
| 1/94 (4 weeks) | The New Theatre, Boston, MA | ||
| 7/93 (4 weeks) | Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Boston, MA | ||
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Theater/Conferences/Universities (single performances) |
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| 10/06 | New York University | ||
| 9/01 | Aurora/TOSOS II, NYC, NY | (TOSOS II benefit) | |
| 4/97 | University of Massachusetts/Amherst, MA | (The Stonewall Center) | |
| 10/96 | The Chattaqua Institution, PA/NY | (Tri-State AIDS Conference) | |
| 10/96 | Washington Hilton, DC | (National AIDS Hotline Conference) | |
| 4/96 | Triad Theater, NYC | (Broadway Cares/EFA benefit) | |
| 2/96 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | (AIDS Theatre Festival) | |
| 8/94 | Dartmouth College | (NY Theatre Workshop invitational) | |
| 6/93 | The Firehouse, Newburyport, MA | (Seacoast AIDS benefit) | |
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Excerpts and individual monologues -Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA -Massachusetts Department of Public Health AIDS Bureau -The Source Theatre, DC. -Positive Directions -Cambridge Ringe & Latin High School -AIDS ACTION Committee Honors -Published 6/96 by Dialogus Play Service -Included in Boston critics' "Best of 1994" theatre lists -Excerpts published in "Boston Reader" newspaper -Interview & article for "Art and Understanding" national magazine (published script, brochure, and videotape available upon request) |
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PLAYWRITING PRODUCTION HISTORY |
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| Lazarus Syndrome | World Premiere | Fall 2007 | Theater Alliance, Washington DC |
| Reading | 4/06 | Boston Playwrights Theater, Boston University | |
| Staged Reading | 1/05 | Circle East/ NYC | |
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HONORS: American College Theater Festival 2007. Winner: 2nd place, Jean Kennedy Smith prize, Michael Kanin Awards. Semi-finalist, Jewish Community Center, Cleveland, OH 2006 Finalist/Honorable Mention, Stage 3 Theatre Company, Sonora, CA 2006 |
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| Bourbon and Cheesecake |
Production/Boston 10-min. play marathon |
4/06 | Boston Playwrights |
| Roger G. |
Production/Boston 10-min. play marathon |
4/01 | Boston University Playwrights |
| Room 69 |
Production/Boston 10-min. play marathon |
4/99 | Boston University Playwrights |
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HONORS: Roger G. and Room 69 published by Baker's Plays, 2000 & 2002 |
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| Paint By Numbers |
Production (12 performances) |
3/97 | Boston Center for the Arts |
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Production (12 performances) |
1986 | Celebration Theatre, LA | |
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Production (12 performances) |
1983 | 78th Street Theatre Lab, NYC | |
| Benefit production | 1984 | New Jersey Theatre Alliance | |
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HONORS: Cited by Jan Stuart, American Theatre magazine, 1985 Honorable mention: Theatreworks Playwrighting contest, 1984 |
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| Temporary Insanity | Staged Reading | 1999 | Boston University Playwrights |
| Staged Reading | 11/91 | Theatre of Newburyport, MA | |
| Workshop Production | 1985 | 23rd Street YMCA, NYC | |
| Readings | 1984 | Manhattan Punchline, NYC | |
| Reading | 1984 | Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC | |
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HONORS: Honorary Mention: Clauder Competition, Massachusetts Arts Council, 1996 |
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| Place of Understanding | Reading | 11/84 | Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC |
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Stargazers (one-act) |
Staged reading | 1996 | Boston Center for the Arts, NYC |
| Staged reading | 1982 | 78th Street Theatre Lab, NYC | |
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A Long Fall to the Crystal Sand |
Reading | 5/81 | Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC |
| Studio production | 5/79 | Northwestern University | |
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Related experience/membership organizations Member: Dramatists Guild Member: Polaris North Playwrights Member: Circle East Lab Member: Actors Equity Association/Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA Fellowship: Virginia Center for the Arts residency |
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