John Menaghan's Writings
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Oct.30.2012
Sometimes. 4 performances at Theatre Encino, 2011
To Put Away Childish Things? 14 performances in “From Shelterbelt With Love,” Shelterbelt Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska, 2010
What? Semi-finalist for “Love Bites” @ The Elephant Theatre, Los...
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Oct.16.2012
CharactersHelene, a woman in her late 20s thirtiesJeff, a man in his early 30s
SettingA city cafe.Late afternoonThe present
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
1 Corinthians, Chapter 13, verse 11Brethren, be not children in...
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Oct.16.2012
Characters:BobbyLaura
Time:The present. Dusk.
Place:A park bench, with a tree on either side and a lamppost beside one of the trees.
Dusk. Bobby on a park bench, bent over, head buried in his hands. The lamp is lit but he sits at the far end, out of the lamplight’s glow. After a moment he begins to sob. His sobs get...
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Oct.16.2012
CHARACTERSAlan, mid 30sMaria, late 20s
SETTINGTime: The presentPlace: An upstairs bedroom
AT RISE: FAINT MUSIC. A door on one side of the stage. A bed in the center, covered by a pile of coats. Beside the bed a table and lamp. On the back wall a sliding door, covered by drapes, leading to a balcony. The bedroom is...
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Oct.16.2012
Characters:Annie, a gregarious, attractive woman in her mid-40sPeter, a shy but good-looking man in his mid-50s Jackie, a bartender
Time:The present. The middle of the afternoon
Place:A sleepy bar somewhere in America
AT RISE: A bar off to one side of the stage. A few battered tables and chairs, a beer mirror, a sign saying EAT...
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Oct.16.2012
CHARACTERSScarlett, a vaguely glamorous woman in her early 50s Jackson, an attractive man in his late 40s Steve, a well-preserved man in his late 60s Allie, a pretty woman in her early 30s
SETTINGTime: The PresentPlace: A Sushi Bar in Los Angeles
AT RISE SCARLETT and JACKSON sit at a sushi counter. In front of them...
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Oct.16.2012
CHARACTERSEleanor, an elderly womanColleen, her daughter, somewhere in her fifties
SETTINGA hospital room.The present.
AT RISE: An old woman sits up in bed, attached to an IV drip and several monitors. On a chair beside her bed sits a middle-aged woman, her daughter, looking forlorn and a little lost.
COLLEENHow...
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Oct.16.2012
Characters:Steve, late 40s Andrea, late 20s
Time:The present. Midday.
Place:A back porch, somewhere in suburbia.
AT RISE: Andrea and Steve sit on the back porch steps of a modest ranch style home, with enough space for a third person between them. Andrea, restless, looks over at Steve, who stares into...
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Oct.16.2012
CharactersSean, a very old man Celia, a young nurse
SettingThe old man's bedroom. Late one evening.
AT RISE:A bedroom containing a single bed, a dresser, a small but overflowing bookshelf, end table with a pitcher full of water, and an empty glass.
SEAN lies propped up in bed, reading Remembrance of Things Past. After a...
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Oct.16.2012
CharactersMelissa, a still pretty but slightly faded beauty in her late 30sPaul, an attractive man in his late 40s
SettingThe interior of a plane at an airport gate in Oakland, CA.The present.
AT RISE: A woman sits at a window seat in the last row of a plane. Beside her is an empty seat, on which she has placed a sweater and her...
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About John
A prize-winning poet and playwright, John Menaghan has published three books with Salmon Poetry (Ireland): All the Money in the World (1999), She Alone (2006), and What Vanishes (2009). Kirkus Reviews called All the Money in the World "an auspicious...