JAMIE PACHINO

 

~TEN MINUTE PLAYS~

 

 

KRESKIN BE DAMNED

A lovestruck accountant saves an HIV positive homeless man from an oncoming el train, by "mental," and regains his lost love.

Character breakdown: 1 man

Set: one chair, if necessary

PRODUCTION HISTORY
 

·         Love Creek Productions Summer One Act Festival, NYC, 1999

·         Riant Theatre, Strawberry One Act Festival, New York City, 1999

·         M.Y.E. Short Play Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998

·         Taking the Floor Festival, Nanasus Productions, Melbourne, Australia, 1998

·         Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke, Virginia USA, 1996

·         Bailiwick Repertory, Chicago, Illinois USA, 1996


PUBLICATION
 

·         Rockford Review (Editor's Choice Award), 1996

·         Tomorrow Magazine, 1996


REVIEWS

"a brief, tightly written monologue ... with force, fury and comic bite."           Chicago Sun-Times

"vacuum-packed full of lifelong goals, dilemmas and desires."             New City (Chicago)

"This is a vibrant character who deserves a full-length play."              Gay Chicago Magazine

"a breath of fresh air."         Windy City Times (Chicago)

 

 


STILL BLONDE ... RUNS DEEP

A comic monologue about an actress who is blonde on the outside, brunette on the inside, and eventually winds up dyeing her hair red. A light rumination on a new form of color-discrimination -- hair color -- as she tries to determines the course of her artistic future at the beauty salon.

Character breakdown: 1 woman

Set: 1 chair, if necessary
 

PUBLICATIONS
 

·         Moxie Magazine (Style Issue), 2000

·         Rockford Review, 1997


PRODUCTION HISTORY
 

·         Ashland New Play Festival, OR
The Play’s the Thing, San Diego, CA
Dublin Theatreworks, GA

·         Love Creek Productions Summer One Act Festival, NYC

·         Festival of Ten, SUNY Brockport, New York

·         Traverse Theatre, Monday Night Lizard Series, Edinburgh Scotland

·         Broadside Productions' Broad's Eye View festival March, 1998, Kansas, USA

·         Wharf Rat Productions' Redefining Eve monologue event, Massachusetts, USA

·         International Centre for Women Playwrights Global Readings, Portland, OR, USA

·         International Centre for Women Playwrights Global Readings, Bancroft, ON, CANADA

·         Taking the Floor Festival, Nanasus Productions, Melbourne, Australia (Fringe First nomination)

·         Gold Coast Players, Boca Raton, Florida USA
Ritz Theatre, Oaklyn, New Jersey USA

 

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