Bøger af Lowery Christopher Collins

Musical---16 Males/20 Females-Parts can be doubled up-carefully--Evan is a high school theatre director to a great group of kids. In their state, the annual theatre competition consists of the students writing, directing, and performing their own show, and this year's category is "the musical." After a great deal of discussion, dealing with each other's personalities, strengths, and weaknesses, they decide to write a high school musical about a group of high school kids writing and directing a high school musical. In essence, a performance of Places is a high school musical about a high school putting on a musical about a group of kids writing and putting on a high school musical. It may seem confusing, but it all works out. With a bit of romance, a smidgeon of villainy, and a lot of spirit, all ends well: it IS a musical, right?

14 Males/5 Females--A play with the mood of a Hitchcock film or a Poe short story, "Thorn in the Flesh" is the story of one fateful night when an addiction group under the leadership of a counselor named Sam meets for therapy. Among the group are people dealing with violence issues, self-image issues, food and chemical addictions, mental issues, and various phobias. However, on this one night, new people have been assigned to the group by a local judge and, in an unusual turn of events, and much to the chagrin of the group members, the judge also invites an award-winning reporter to the session. Before all can be sorted out, the judge himself arrives, and in an unusual turn of events, the people present find their ailments transforming as they learn what they all have in common and where all their pasts had crossed once before.

9 Males / 5 Females --A Play--In the small resort town of Lake Shiloh, it's not the town oddballs that are the pariahs; it's the few relatively normal people who are socially ostracized from the majority of freaks and misfits. A problem arises, though, when the likable Manny starts getting too much attention for his visions of the future and Hannah gets a bit "too bold" just by being herself. The locals come out of the woodwork and eventually force a crisis for both Manny and Hannah. Life cannot continue in the new status quo, so in Lake Shiloh, something has to give.

Dark Comedy/Sarcastic/Crime Comedy7 Males/5 Females/3 EitherCharlie Bagley, the mayor of a large city, is well-love but has a hard time keeping his sarcasm to himself. But he is far from unmatched; his wife, Dana, keeps up every step, and their ex-con butler isn't far behind. When the mayor's daughter, known for her lack of discretion, brings home yet another boyfriend, the audience gets the sense something isn't right, especially when all the cinema posters in the city are being filled with bullets. Add a next-door neighbor with mental issues, an egocentric movie star couple, a visit from the eccentric mayor of Dusseldorf, Germany with her energetic, narcoleptic, son, and the appearance of a popular handgun, and nobody knows how it will end, except for the playwright, of course.

A One-Act Comedy4M/5WWhen Margaret tells Allison, her carefree cousin/housemate, about her unexpectedly rough day, she has no idea that it has all followed her home to make for an unusual evening. Starting with a visit from their eccentric aunt who brings a tag-along blind hitchhiker, the evening evolves into a revolving door of Margaret's ex and his new wife, a stalker who happens to be a clumsy nerd, Margaret's new boss, and her emotional secretary. As the events untangle themselves one by one, both Margaret and Allison find the end of their evening more pleasant than they started it-and maybe enriched with a few surprises.

51 Male Characters/28 Female Characters-Can be Played by as FEW as 9 Males/6 Females (With Actors Playing Multiple Roles)In this drama that's a bit too close to current events, Caleb Martinez, grandson of the infamous leader of the Elect Street Church, known for its anti-Semitic, anti-gay, anti-American, and anti-military rants (as well as protesting the funerals of American soldiers) struggles with becoming his own man, in his role as both lawyer and New York actor, trying to break free of the bonds of his past. However, the task is harder than he realizes. As he fights to establish his own identity in his modern, urban life, the audience is given insight into the history of the church and of Caleb's much-hated, powerful grandfather, the Reverend Jeremiah Coffee-including all the steps that have led him to his controversial stances. Jeremiah pushes to exert control over his grandson and his "kingdom," but Caleb learns that dignity, integrity, and even faith itself doesn't have to come from the package presented by his grandfather or even the philosophies dictated to him by those in his professional circles. He stands up, but is it too late-for everyone?Warning: This play deals overtly, yet delicately, with very controversial themes. Some are offended at the discussion of topics concerning modern life such as anti-American sentiments, sexuality, religion, politics, and deceit; others are offended at the discussion of forgiveness and grace.

The Beebles Continuance serves as a bridge between the events of the first two major Beebles plays, The Beebles Accord and The Beebles Refrain. This short play begins with Mary Ann, recently having engaged in self-evaluation, coming to terms with her character and her role in the Beebles universe. She is quickly joined by Brannon and Law, who are with her during her epiphany. Within a few minutes, the characters are visited by an iconic character from English literature, who sets into action the events that will lead into The Beebles Refrain. This short one-act play has comic elements, yet it pulls together the logical and emotional strings of The Accord and provides the characters with the arc that leads them to the search for meaning explored in The Refrain.

Eight Short Plays About Luck Or One Eight-Part Play in Vignettes-- This play, which contain eight short, short one-acts, can be performed separately as individual "scenes," OR it can be performed together as an eight-scene thematically related show. Each of the scenes explores a different kind of "luck" in our lives, touching on topics such as love, crime, misunderstanding, mischief, betrayal, friendship, nostalgia, loyalty, and family. The scenes contain moments of humor and farce as well as moments of poignancy and acceptance, all addressing the role of chance and situational turns of events. Since the characters are introduced thematically, as well as alphabetically, the scenes should be performed in the order in which they are written, an order that leads the audience to a conclusion about luck and destiny-or does it?

The Beebles Refrain, the first official sequel to The Beebles Accord, picks up just a few "stage minutes" after the events of the Accord, but in those few stage minutes, much has happened off-stage. The play begins with what appears to be the Scottish Play but quickly evolves into a series of play references led by a visiting Stage Manager from Our Town. Soon, this "SM" clashes with Michael, who has become the new leader of the troupe, and Montaño, who has finally found someone he doesn't like. We watch as the characters perform their roles, all the while accepting that characters have "moved on," welcoming characters who return, and meeting a new . . . character who changes everything. And yes, the legacy of the cow lives as a refrain that reverberates through the play as the characters learn a new lesson about art, time, and identity.

This collection of poems is the first complete group of children's poetry written by teacher, director, and playwright Lowery Christopher Collins. It contains a wide variety of odd topics, all written in tight rhyming schemes. Perfect for children as young as eight, and even more perfect for older children and adults, these poems work on the level of simple stories and themes while also addressing much deeper social topics. This book contains poems about flamingos, mimes, parakeets, mermaids, braces, England, and people who smell like goats. And that's just the surface. If you or children you care about would like read some fun, strange, rhythmic poetry, this book's for you!