Anne Flanagan
Selected Works
For the school paper, you were each asked to interview someone about their job. As a result, we need to issue a retraction to local Doctor David Nardin as Ms. Namora failed to recognize the difference between "Podiatrist" and "Pederast."
"Fact vs. Opinion" from SKIRTS
"Fact vs. Opinion" from SKIRTS
That's me, so generous. To a fault, really. I'm just like my Uncle Earl. Uncle Earl was so generous, if you needed it, he'd take the shirt off his back and give it to you - right then and there.
Then he started taking everything off and we had to put him in a home.
"BEAUTY" monologue from SKIRTS
ARTIFICE
Stage Play. Full length Comedy/Farce. Single set.
The untimely death of up and coming painter Payne Showers has wildly inflated the value of his work. This is good news for his wife, Maggie, who must sell the entire collection to avoid bankruptcy. The private auction at Maggie's country house in up-state New York is in full swing when we learn that one guest may be a murderous gangster, another a gun toting psychopath, and a winter storm threatens to keep the entire party housebound. Then Payne Showers walks through the door.
AWARDS: Reva Shiner Award (2010). McLaren Memorial Comedy Award (2007). Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Award (2006). Finalist in the Dayton Future Fest Competition (2007).
FIRST CHILL
Stage Play. Full length drama. Single set.
Clara Scott (50's), a former English teacher, now suffers from early onset Alzheimer's disease. Her adult daughters, Shelly and Fiona are faced with the difficulty of caring for their Mother as they struggle with the question that, had Clara known ahead of time she'd fall victim to this disease, would she have chosen to keep living? Shelly and Fiona will receive no confirmation that the decision they make is the "right" one. Can they make a life-altering choice based solely on instinct, assumptions, and love?
AWARDS: Julie Harris Playwright's Award (2001). Playwright's Theater "Plays for the 21st Century" award (2001).
SKIRTS
Stage Play. Full length compilation. Comedy/Drama. Flexible set.
SKIRTS is a compilation of scenes and monologues for those with two X chromosomes. The separate pieces in "Skirts" range from the sweetly humorous to the absolutely absurd. The all female cast can total anywhere between six to eighteen actors.
