Amsterdam Café by
TEN MINUTE: Kelly isn't sure what to expect when her friend takes her to a café in Amsterdam where pot is on the menu.
Mara Dresner
Mara Dresner
Mara Dresner’s "Shiva" was the 2023 Honeggar Prize Winner for Best Full Length from Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport, Mass.); "Shiva" also has been a finalist for Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women.
Her farce "An Impeccable Larceny" is available through Concord Theatricals and has been translated into Dutch. A monologue from her short drama “Into...
Her farce "An Impeccable Larceny" is available through Concord Theatricals and has been translated into Dutch. A monologue from her short drama “Into...
Mara Dresner’s "Shiva" was the 2023 Honeggar Prize Winner for Best Full Length from Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport, Mass.); "Shiva" also has been a finalist for Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women.
Her farce "An Impeccable Larceny" is available through Concord Theatricals and has been translated into Dutch. A monologue from her short drama “Into That Good Night” is included in “100 Monologues from New Plays 2020 – Women,” available from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books (edited by Lawrence Harbison).
Her plays have been produced by numerous theaters including The Underground at Duluth Playhouse (Minnesota); American Theatre of Actors (NYC); Federal Theatre Project (Washington, D.C.); Echo Theatre (Dallas); College of Siskiyous (California); Muscatine County Arts Council (Iowa); Center Stage Players (West Virginia); Highland Players/St. Andrews University (North Carolina); Finke Theatre (Missouri); Neillsville Area Players (Wisconsin); and Theatre Arts for Everyone (Pennsylvania).
Her diverse acting background includes improvisational and scripted comedy, corporate projects, commercials, voiceovers, indie and student film, and murder mysteries.
She was a participant in Clamour Theatre Company's Clay & Water Playwrights’ Retreat in Florida (Elaine Smith, artistic director). A member of the Dramatists Guild and an award-winning journalist, Mara is also the author of "Super-Charge Your Staff Meetings: 52 ways to create fun, meaningful, memorable meetings that your employees will love," a Grand Award winner from the Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX).
Her farce "An Impeccable Larceny" is available through Concord Theatricals and has been translated into Dutch. A monologue from her short drama “Into That Good Night” is included in “100 Monologues from New Plays 2020 – Women,” available from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books (edited by Lawrence Harbison).
Her plays have been produced by numerous theaters including The Underground at Duluth Playhouse (Minnesota); American Theatre of Actors (NYC); Federal Theatre Project (Washington, D.C.); Echo Theatre (Dallas); College of Siskiyous (California); Muscatine County Arts Council (Iowa); Center Stage Players (West Virginia); Highland Players/St. Andrews University (North Carolina); Finke Theatre (Missouri); Neillsville Area Players (Wisconsin); and Theatre Arts for Everyone (Pennsylvania).
Her diverse acting background includes improvisational and scripted comedy, corporate projects, commercials, voiceovers, indie and student film, and murder mysteries.
She was a participant in Clamour Theatre Company's Clay & Water Playwrights’ Retreat in Florida (Elaine Smith, artistic director). A member of the Dramatists Guild and an award-winning journalist, Mara is also the author of "Super-Charge Your Staff Meetings: 52 ways to create fun, meaningful, memorable meetings that your employees will love," a Grand Award winner from the Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX).