John Levine

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PLAYS

A selection of plays of varying lengths
PictureStaged reading at Wordsmyth Theater, Houston


​​WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT
Full-length play

 Jobs, lovers, writing, the endless hassles of daily life for an adjunct professor
at a community college. Throw in a student who writes what seems
​like a plan for mass murder. A dark comedy.

​​2F, 3M, simple set

PictureStaged reading at Mill Valley Playwrights Lab

PREOCCUPIED
Full-length play

Set against the Occupy Movement, the play centers on two former politically progressive
college friends who reunite after decades apart.
 As they get reacquainted, 
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they finally come to terms with what happened their
last night together.


1M, 1F, simple set

PictureProduced by Eclectic Company Theater, Los Angeles

​YOU AND ME AND SHE AND I
One-act play

Jack and Diane are ​happily married … until Andi comes along to make their 
lives more convenient. 

1M, 2F, simple set

PictureStaged reading at New Media Repertory Company, NYC
AS WE KNOW IT
Full-length play

When a college instructor receives a disturbing student essay, 
she wonders if it could be a warning sign of impending violence.  
A play about storytelling, memory, and cosmic collisions.

3M, 2F, simple set

PictureProduced by Artists Exchange, Cranston, RI
ALL THAT'S GOOD
One-act play

In the high stakes world of ornithological research, you have to be more than fit to survive.  
Four characters—two humans and two bald eagles—fight for their very survival and, in the 
process, discover all that's good. 

2M, 2F, simple set


PictureFrom the Open Eye Theatre production
IN THE OPEN
Ten-minute play

A first date is easy, but things get "wild" when Chet and Val meet for their 
second date at the zoo.  Will these two very different people survive the 
mating game?

1M, 1F, simple set 


PictureFrom the Stonington Players (CT) production
ENTER MAC, DS
Ten-minute play

A seasoned actor and his young assistant stage manager face off in what may just be 
their most challenging roles ever.

1M, 1F, simple set

PictureFrom the Gi60 US production
CUMULONIMBUS
One-minute play

Kat and Sandy are enjoying a beautiful day until...

2 actors, simple set

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