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Playwright, librettist,

author, theatre producer

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Fifty of Jonathan's plays have been produced at schools, theatres, and site specific locations around the world. Many are published by Smith and Kraus, Concord Theatricals, PlayScripts, Stage Rights, YouthPLAYS, Stage It!, and Original Works Publishing.

THE LATEST & COMING SOON
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Original Works Publishing

7 Deadly Tens

Seven sinful short comedies that traverse terrain ranging from cowboys having a tagline shootout to a horror curse gone totally batty to lovestruck Shakespeareian undead.

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Smith and Kraus

Best 10-Minute
Plays: 2022

Phone Friend is included in this anthology which "represent the best in contemporary playwriting." This is my fifth inclusion in  a Smith and Kraus collection.

CALENDAR

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November 6, 2016 at 11:00:00 PM

Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective (reading)

November 6-7, 2016
An enhanced staged reading
Los Angeles  Arboretum/Baldwin Train Depot
A mash-up of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-headed League" and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"

Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective (reading)

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November 5, 2016 at 12:00:00 AM

Chubby Bunny

West Des Moines, IA
Production #4

Chubby Bunny

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October 23, 2016 at 10:00:00 PM

That Laurence Fishburne Play (reading)

Inspired by 27 Ways I Didn't Say "Hi" To Laurence Fishburne
Little Candle Productions

South Pasadena Women's Club

That Laurence Fishburne Play (reading)

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October 2, 2016 at 2:30:00 AM

Anansi and the Demons

October 1 - November 12, 2016
Wicked Lit
Unbound Productions
Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery
Altadena, CA

Wicked Lit 2016 includes my adaptation Anansi and the Demons, directed by Jaime Robledo! The immersive theatre event will also include adaptations of HP Lovecraft's From Beyond and Ellen Glasgow's The Shadowy Third.

World Premiere

Anansi and the Demons

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October 2, 2016 at 2:00:00 AM

Camp Mountain View

October 1 - November 12, 2016
Wicked Lit 2016
Unbound Productions'
Mountain View Mausoleum & Cemetery
Altadena, CA

Wicked Lit 2016 features Camp Mountain View as the frame for the entire evening. The frame consists of the pre-show entertainment as well as happenings during the intervals and curtain call.

World Premiere

Camp Mountain View

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August 13, 2016 at 3:00:00 AM

Grandpa and the Gay Rabbi

August 12-14, 2016
Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Play Festival
FESTIVAL WINNER
East 13th Street Theater
New York, NY
World Premiere

Grandpa and the Gay Rabbi

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July 10, 2016 at 2:30:00 AM

The Garden Party

July 9-31, 2016
History Lit
Unbound Productions
Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena, CA

Adapted from the short story of the same name by Katherine Mansfield.
Production #2

The Garden Party

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July 8, 2016 at 2:30:00 AM

The Girl Who Owned A Bear

July 9-31, 2016
History Lit
Unbound Productions
Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena, CA

Adapted from the short story of the same name by L. Frank Baum. 
World Premiere

The Girl Who Owned A Bear

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June 25, 2016 at 8:00:00 PM

Grandpa and the Gay Rabbi (reading)

A staged reading produced by the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights! A part of the One City, One Pride festival.
Plummer Park
West Hollywood, CA

Grandpa and the Gay Rabbi (reading)

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June 19, 2016 at 2:00:00 AM

A Ghost Story (reading)

Part of A Night at the Mansion, a fundraiser for Wicked Lit
Featuring Michael Perl, Jeff G. Rack, Paul Millet and Yours Truly
Unbound Productions
HM 157

A Ghost Story (reading)

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May 19, 2016 at 2:00:00 AM

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

May 18-19
Project Theatre
Falkirk Town Hall
Grangemouth, Scotland
Production #8

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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April 16, 2016 at 2:00:00 AM

Chubby Bunny

Written with the amazing Katy Muzikar, this is our first production since being published by YouthPLAYS!
Northeast High School
Pasadena, MD
Production #2

Chubby Bunny
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