Mark Harvey Levine

Mark Harvey Levine

Mark Harvey Levine is an award-winning playwright with over 1750 productions of his plays all over the world from New York to Bucharest to Jakarta to London. His work has been seen at such theatres as the Actors Theatre Of Louisville, City Theatre of Miami and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Evenings of his short plays have been produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as in Amsterdam, Sao...
Mark Harvey Levine is an award-winning playwright with over 1750 productions of his plays all over the world from New York to Bucharest to Jakarta to London. His work has been seen at such theatres as the Actors Theatre Of Louisville, City Theatre of Miami and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Evenings of his short plays have been produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as in Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Indianapolis, Columbus, Providence, and other cities. An evening of his plays had a National tour of Brazil from 2007-2010. His work has been translated into seven languages. Eleven of his plays appear in the "Best Ten Minute Play" Anthologies from Smith & Kraus, and other plays appear in the Anthologies "Laugh Lines", "Shorter, Faster, Funnier" and “Plays For Two” from Random House. A Spanish language film version of his play “The Kiss” (“El Beso”) just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University's School of Drama and currently lives in Pasadena, California with his lovely wife and son. More info at www.markharveylevine.com.

Plays

  • A Case Of Anxiety (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6–12
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: anxiety, fear + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental, fantasy, farce, mystery/thriller, period, romantic comedy
    Keyword: anxiety, fear, death, inspector, pirate, sword fighting, Agatha Christie
    Robert keeps dying, over and over again. An Agatha Christie-like Inspector tries to solve the case, but only his wife Marissa can truly save him.

    "a bring-down-the-house finale"
    -- Anthony Vitello Jr, NYTheatreGuide.com
  • A Nice Danish Boy (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 1 more
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    Keyword: Hamlet, Shakespeare + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, period
    Keyword: Hamlet, Shakespeare, Danish, Jewish, ghosts, Gertrude, Polonius
    "A Nice Danish Boy" is about a certain Danish Prince -- only faster, funnier and a lot more Jewish.
  • A Very Special Hanukkah Special (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6–9
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more
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    Keyword: hanukkah, Chanukah + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, satire
    Keyword: hanukkah, Chanukah, holiday, celebration, christmas, being Jewish at Christmas
    Murray Baum wishes Hanukkah was just as big as Christmas -- and learns to be careful what you wish for as he runs through a mashup of every Christmas special ever
  • A Very Special Hanukkah Special (radio version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Cast: 
    6–9
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 2 more
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    Keyword: hanukkah, Chanukah + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, radio drama, satire
    Keyword: hanukkah, Chanukah, holiday, celebration, christmas, being Jewish at Christmas, magic
    Murray Baum wishes Hanukkah was just as big as Christmas -- and learns to be careful what you wish for as he runs through a mashup of every Christmas special ever.
  • A Very Special Holiday Special (An Evening of Holiday Plays) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    6–50
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: christmas, Jesus + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, faith-based, holiday, musical, satire
    Keyword: christmas, Jesus, christianity, hanukkah, Jewish, Chanukah, winter holidays
    Eight comedies about Christmas and Hanukkah and where they meet.

    "If you don't catch this show, you are depriving yourself of the best holiday present, this year."
    - Ingrid Wilmot, Willcall.org

    "...more than a few times doubling over in hilarity"
    -- Dany Margolie, Long Beach Press Telegram

    "It is a thought-provoking night...
    Eight comedies about Christmas and Hanukkah and where they meet.

    "If you don't catch this show, you are depriving yourself of the best holiday present, this year."
    - Ingrid Wilmot, Willcall.org

    "...more than a few times doubling over in hilarity"
    -- Dany Margolie, Long Beach Press Telegram

    "It is a thought-provoking night at the theater. By turns hilarious and pensive...80 minutes of solid and worthwhile theater"
    -- Kim Hastings, Axs.com

    "Fit this little gem under your Menorah or into your Christmas stocking."
    -- Lynn Geyer, TheSubTimes.com
  • A Walk In The Ocean (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: melancholy, ocean + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: melancholy, ocean, Mobile, Alabama, water, awkward romance
    Relationships are deep and mysterious, like the sea. Fortunately, there is a place in Mobile, Alabama, where you can take A Walk In The Ocean.

    "These tender moments are well observed...melancholy snapshots of nice guys as their women move on"
    Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post (Washington, DC)
  • The Big Picture (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: crayons, kindergarten + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: crayons, kindergarten, art, drawing, Childhood, bullying, picture
    A desk in kindergarten can be a battlefield when the crayons come to life.

    "...the stronger one being The Big Picture, where each crayon in the box worries about being used up by their artist. It drives home the sentiment that your life as an individual is important, but what you leave behind among all of the lives you touch will shine on long after you are gone."
    -- Anne Evans,...
    A desk in kindergarten can be a battlefield when the crayons come to life.

    "...the stronger one being The Big Picture, where each crayon in the box worries about being used up by their artist. It drives home the sentiment that your life as an individual is important, but what you leave behind among all of the lives you touch will shine on long after you are gone."
    -- Anne Evans, Columbus Underground (Columbus, OH)
  • Cabfare For The Common Man (An Evening of Plays) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    6–30
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: short stories, romance + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, romantic comedy
    Keyword: short stories, romance, magical realism, cabs, taxi, love
    CABFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN is a journey through seven short stories of extraordinary things happening to ordinary people. A couple who wake up to find the script of the play that they are in, a psychic can only see two minutes into the future, a woman receives a rented boyfriend, a man finds a cabdriver perched on his bed -- and more.

    "imagination, charm and wit"
    -- Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch
  • Cabfare For The Common Man (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 10
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    Cast: 
    6–13
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: taxi, cabs + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, romantic comedy
    Keyword: taxi, cabs, children, parenthood, growing up, Childhood
    A perfectly ordinary man goes on the cab ride of his life. How will he know when he's arrived?

    "...the writing is crisp, the action is fast-paced... this rollicking, uplifting comedy is the perfect way to end the evening"
    Shirle Gottlieb, Long Beach Press-Telegram
  • Co-Worker (a two minute Coronavirus play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: dogs, coronavirus + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: dogs, coronavirus, Covid-19, pandemic, working from home, comfort
    In a pandemic, when you're forced to work from home, there's a few things that can bring comfort.
  • Crazy Love (An Evening of Plays About Love) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2–16
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 3 more
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    Keyword: love, romance + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, faith-based, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: love, romance, friends, neighbors, Livestock, zany
    CRAZY LOVE is eight short stories about love – between lovers, friends, neighbors and livestock.
  • Didn't See That Coming (An Evening of Plays About Fortune and Fate) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4–21
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: magical realism, Relationships + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: magical realism, Relationships, death, psychic
    DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING is eight short stories featuring ordinary people in not-so-ordinary situations. There's death and kissing, superheroes and Chinese food, and a lot of surprises.

    "remarkable for the diversity and originality of its subject matter, notable for its sense of humor and laudable for its generally humanist stance. The pieces are as consistently dissimilar as they...
    DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING is eight short stories featuring ordinary people in not-so-ordinary situations. There's death and kissing, superheroes and Chinese food, and a lot of surprises.

    "remarkable for the diversity and originality of its subject matter, notable for its sense of humor and laudable for its generally humanist stance. The pieces are as consistently dissimilar as they are consistently entertaining, which makes the evening that much more of a wonder, incorporating everything from straight-on madcap to aw-shucks sweetness... I'm betting you'll take at least a little something — on top of the laughter — from all of them. It's a tremendous evening of little theater."
    Michael C. Moore, Kitsap Sun (Washington State)
  • Drive-Thru (a five minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: food, fast food + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: food, fast food, chain restaurant, restaurant, communication
    Ron is looking for a little human contact but gets more than he ordered.

    "some fascinating psychological material"
    -- J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Bright Focus
  • Erase (a monologue) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: memory, stories + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: memory, stories, erasure, forgetting, embarrassment
    Wouldn't it be nice if you could erase things?
  • God Forbid (a three minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: gun control, guns
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political
    Keyword: gun control, guns
    A gun control play. Three gun-owners don't *want* to use their guns. God forbid!
  • The Heinrich Maneuver (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: spies, west hollywood + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: spies, west hollywood, East Germany, Soviet Union, gay
    A thrilling tale of international intrigue, floral fighting, forbidden love and a killer blackberry cobbler.
  • Holly and Herbie and Walter and Waffles (radio version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: cannibalism, hamsters + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, radio drama
    Keyword: cannibalism, hamsters, morality, infanticide, murder, modern radio play
    Murder, Cannibalism -- it's all just a day in the life for four Hamsters in this Comedy Horror Radio Play.
  • Howard (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: time travel, science fiction + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: time travel, science fiction, regret, Sandwich
    Howard is about time travel, regrets, and how to make the perfect BLT.

    "another superb Levine comedy" -- Kathleen Kirby, Flint Journal
  • I'm On A Train (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: trains, longing + 3 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: trains, longing, death, acceptance, denial
    A character misses their loved one... and so imagines them on a train.

    "the play that everybody talked about every night"
    -- Rebecca Cook, quoted in The Insider
  • In The Jar (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based + 1 more
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    Keyword: insects, bugs + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, faith-based, fantasy
    Keyword: insects, bugs, ladybugs, fireflies, crickets, preying mantis, tap dancing, spiders
    Six insects must fight for their lives while they're serving time...in a jar.

    "For laugh-out-loud comedy, it's hard to beat the script... the bugs' appearance and predicament are both hilarious. Then when [actor] Rincon is thrown in as a ladybug, the audience goes completely wild."
    -- Shirle Gottlieb, Long Beach Press-Telegram
  • The Interview (radio version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Job Interview, Employment + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, radio drama
    Keyword: Job Interview, Employment, zombies, zombie apocalypse
    Job interviews are hard, especially during a Zombie Apocalypse
  • The Kiss (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: romance, Relationships + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romance, Relationships, love, friends, friendzone, kissing
    In "The Kiss", Dennis asks his best friend Allison to judge his kissing skills. Can he help it if she has to kiss him to do it?

    "The Kiss" is breezy and enjoyable" -- Ted Hadley, The Buffalo News

    "The evening's best play" -- Carl Hoover, The Waco Tribune-Herald
  • LA 8 AM (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, experimental
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    Keyword: numbers, math + 5 more
    Genre: drama, experimental
    Keyword: numbers, math, death, love, moments, time, breakfast cereal
    Some things can be reduced to numbers. Some can't.

    "...Top among them are... "LA, 8 A.M.," Mark Harvey Levine's devastating, sublimely imagined seize-the-day sonata ideal for a post Sept. 11, 2001 world."
    -- Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
  • Lady Of The Evening (a three minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Prostitutions, sleep + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Prostitutions, sleep, comfort, Sex, Snuggling, Cuddling, Relationships, awkward
    Patrick finds an unexpected comfort in a Lady Of The Evening.
  • Lesson #7: Past Participants (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: English, Language Lesson + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: English, Language Lesson, ESL, teaching, Textbooks
    An English Language lesson turns into a totally different kind of lesson.
  • The March Of I'ds (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: language, Relationships + 3 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, tragedy
    Keyword: language, Relationships, future, dreams, desire
    This is what WOULD happen...
  • The Mollies (a monologue) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Tropical fish, Quarantine + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Tropical fish, Quarantine, family, pets, children
    When the quarantine is over, you can look at the fish again.
  • Morning (a five minute, dialogue-free play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    6–10
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: bathroom, Silent Film + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, movement/physical
    Keyword: bathroom, Silent Film, silent
    "Morning" is a dialogue-free play that takes place in the World's Smallest Bathroom, as an increasing number of people try to get ready for their day.
  • The Near Distant Future (a socially distanced ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Social distancing, Socially Distant Theatre + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Social distancing, Socially Distant Theatre, Covid-19, coronavirus
    In the near distant future, we'll need to wear gloves, masks and stay six feet apart to feel safe. And do a few other things also...
  • Oh, Tannenbaum (radio version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 1 more
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    Keyword: christmas, Xmas + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, radio drama
    Keyword: christmas, Xmas, trees, Chanukah, hanukkah, home, going home
    Liebowitz feels a little weird having a Christmas tree. It's even weirder when the tree starts talking.
  • Ordained (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based + 1 more
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    Keyword: marriage, arranged marriage + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, faith-based, romantic comedy
    Keyword: marriage, arranged marriage, faith, religion, romance, destiny, fate
    She's got a license. And she's not afraid to use it.
  • The Order (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: restaurant, menu + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: restaurant, menu, Relationships, love, waiter, marriage
    A couple at a restaurant decide the rest of their lives together.

    "laugh out loud funny"
    -- H.G.Welch, Red Pub (Houston, TX)
  • Oy Vey Maria (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    6–10
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based + 1 more
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    Keyword: christmas, Mary + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, faith-based, holiday
    Keyword: christmas, Mary, Jesus, Joseph, manger, Bethlehem, three kings, Joseph and Mary
    It was supposed to be a silent night in the manger. But then Mary's mother shows up...

    "one of the funniest little plays I have seen in the past year"
    -- J. Peter Bergman, The Berkshire Edge
  • Passed Hordes (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4–8
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: perception, loneliness + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: perception, loneliness, shyness, hors d'oeuvres, waiter
    Passed Hordes is a play about perception, connection, and the importance of really good hors d'oeuvres.

    "My vote for the best piece of the night, though, would be for "Passed Hordes," an ingenious little charmer by noted Los Angeles one-act playwright Mark Harvey Levine"
    -- Michael C. Moore, Kitsap Sun
  • Plato's Cave (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Plato, philosophy + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, science fiction
    Keyword: Plato, philosophy, reality, illusion, coma, shadows, cave
    Is this all there is?
  • Plato's Cave (one minute version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Plato, philosophy + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, horror, science fiction
    Keyword: Plato, philosophy, reality, illusion, coma, shadows, cave
    Is this all there is?
  • The Prodigal Cow (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: Bible, prodigal son + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, faith-based, young audiences
    Keyword: Bible, prodigal son, cow, food, goats, fate, destiny, parable
    A familiar story told from a slightly more bovine point of view.

    "Totally unexpected, and utterly charming."
    -- Malcolm Fordham, The Courier Herald (Dublin, GA)
  • Raiders Of The Wok Star (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Thieves, Chinese Restaurant + 3 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: Thieves, Chinese Restaurant, buddha, movie parody, physical comedy
    Three incompetent thieves try to steal a statue from a Chinese Restaurant
  • The Remote (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: marriage, communication + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, romantic comedy
    Keyword: marriage, communication, television, remote control, impossible
    A married couple becomes possessed by television in this play, designed as a tour de force for the actors.

    "Director Anthony Galleran and especially actors Christina Martinez and Jeremy Gable all deserve some kind of golden, shiny, award thingy for taking on Remote, a crazy-paced piece in which a couch-potato couple suddenly becomes possessed by TV soundbites whenever one holds the clicker....
    A married couple becomes possessed by television in this play, designed as a tour de force for the actors.

    "Director Anthony Galleran and especially actors Christina Martinez and Jeremy Gable all deserve some kind of golden, shiny, award thingy for taking on Remote, a crazy-paced piece in which a couch-potato couple suddenly becomes possessed by TV soundbites whenever one holds the clicker. The rapid-fire delivery breaking up normal conversation just screams lockjaw for them—and a blast for the audience."
    -- Stacy Davies, the OC Weekly, Orange County, California
  • The Rental (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: Rented Boyfriend, romance + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Rented Boyfriend, romance, love, girlfriends, Relationships
    Sonya receives an extraordinary birthday present -- a rented boyfriend. He's the perfect man for her -- but he's only there for a day.

    "fifteen minutes of sparkling repertee"
    Nick Crews, Indianapolis Star
  • Salt In The Wound (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: superstition, salt + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: superstition, salt, Satan, devil, contract, selling your soul, angel and devil
    Some people don’t believe in superstition, but Satan does.
  • Saver (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: memory, hoarding + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: memory, hoarding, saving things, remembrance, perfect moments
    David and Tina are getting ready to go to their adult daughter's house for dinner. David's elderly father, Arthur, seems to be "not all there" anymore. So where is he?

    "a multilayered meditation on savoring each moment."
    -- Jay Weitz, Columbus Alive
  • School Of Thought (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6–12
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Politics, leadership + 3 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Politics, leadership, fish, partisan politics, political left and right
    When it comes to leadership, some fish have a different school Of thought.

    "I think my favorite [one minute play] has got to be "School Of Thought" by Mark Harvey Levine. It seemed to typify exactly what the one minute play does brilliantly. A high concept, with immense potential for staging and perfectly formed to last one minute."
    -- Hedley Brown, (Gi60 actor,...
    When it comes to leadership, some fish have a different school Of thought.

    "I think my favorite [one minute play] has got to be "School Of Thought" by Mark Harvey Levine. It seemed to typify exactly what the one minute play does brilliantly. A high concept, with immense potential for staging and perfectly formed to last one minute."
    -- Hedley Brown, (Gi60 actor, playwright, assistant director), quoted in "One Minute Plays, A Practical Guide to Tiny Theatre"; Steve Ansell and Rose Burnett Bonczek; Routledge Press
  • Scripted (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: existential, metatheatrical
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: existential, metatheatrical
    Scripted is about a couple who wake up to find the script of the play that they are in -- the very play we're watching. Everything they do, every word they're about to say has already been written down for them.

    “Scripted is...a single whoppingly fantastic idea for a one-act play"
    Alan R. Hall, Classical Voice of North Carolina

    "Scripted...is a charming...
    Scripted is about a couple who wake up to find the script of the play that they are in -- the very play we're watching. Everything they do, every word they're about to say has already been written down for them.

    “Scripted is...a single whoppingly fantastic idea for a one-act play"
    Alan R. Hall, Classical Voice of North Carolina

    "Scripted...is a charming romantic comedy"
    Jack Zink, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal
  • Shades (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: art, moments + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental
    Keyword: art, moments, monkeys, ape, perception
    A single moment in time, seen from many angles.

    "Mark Harvey Levine...is certainly a heartening find. His plays are... smart, humane, funny, and indicate a terrific sense of theatrical craft. Just as sweet and original is Shades... a neatly impressionistic take on human relationships."
    -- Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com
  • Shakespeare Lives! (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, horror
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    Keyword: Shakespeare, zombies + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, horror
    Keyword: Shakespeare, zombies, Sonnet, Raising the dead
    Shakespeare's tomb says "cursed be he that moves my bones". Now you find out why.

    "comically excellent...fast-paced and improbably silly ..."
    -- Kathleen Kirby, The Flint Journal
  • Sketch Book (An Evening of Plays In A Park) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Cast: 
    6–18
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: park, outdoors + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: park, outdoors, comedy, art, romance, love, magical realism, new parents, dancer
    An evening of short works that can all be performed in a Park.

    A man has the unique ability to pick up coins in a fountain and tell peoples wishes. A new father is taking his baby to the park for a little fresh air and a little panic. A young lady would like you to know she’s not homeless -- she’s a birthday party. A man is preaching to a crowd, but his girlfriend has a message of her own. And more!
  • Smitten (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based
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    Keyword: god, religion + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, faith-based
    Keyword: god, religion, bad breakups, Relationships, breakup, love, worship
    Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you're dating a Deity.
  • Smitten (one minute version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based
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    Keyword: god, religion + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, faith-based
    Keyword: god, religion, bad breakups, Relationships, breakup, love, worship
    Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you're dating a Deity.
  • Smitten (radio version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, faith-based + 2 more
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    Keyword: god, religion + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, faith-based, horror, radio drama
    Keyword: god, religion, bad breakups, Relationships, breakup, love, worship
    Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you're dating a Deity.
  • Superhero (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: superhero, real-life superheroes
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: superhero, real-life superheroes
    Have you been ignored, insulted, discarded all your life? You may be a Superhero.

    "A touching riff on personal fear"
    Wenzel Jones, Backstage West

    "Levine moves beyond ample laughs to make a poignant point about the everyday courage to be yourself."
    Michael Grossberg, Columbus Dispatch
  • Surprise (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 8
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: psychic, wordplay + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: psychic, wordplay, breakfast, Cereal, waffles, Relationships, bad breakups
    Peter is a psychic who can only see two minutes into the future. Unfortunately, all this gives him is the ability to drive his date slowly insane. But even a psychic can be surprised.

    "a lovely little piece of sleight-of-mouth that would be at home in a David Ives collection...a little gem"
    Joshua Tanzer, OffOffOff.com (New York)
  • Tag (three minute version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Tag, games + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Tag, games, playground, recess, grammar, elementary school, school
    Recess never ends.
  • Tag (one minute version) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Tag, games + 5 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Tag, games, playground, recess, grammar, elementary school, school
    Recess never ends.
  • Take Our Picture (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Relationships, romance + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, romantic comedy, tragedy
    Keyword: Relationships, romance, breakup, photography, picture
    Phillip and Margaret ask a stranger to Take Our Picture, but they get a different image of themselves than they expected.
  • Ten Picnics (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: picnic, LGBTQ + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, experimental, romantic comedy
    Keyword: picnic, LGBTQ, growing up, Lesbian
    Over a series of ten picnics, a young man comes to terms with his parents and his life.

    "The most enchanting and gorgeously structured play is Mark Harvey Levine’s Ten Picnics, which in just a few minutes twists and turns through the years at a single spot in space...both poignant and funny, and always grounded in observation of real life."
    --Margaret Quamme, The Columbus...
    Over a series of ten picnics, a young man comes to terms with his parents and his life.

    "The most enchanting and gorgeously structured play is Mark Harvey Levine’s Ten Picnics, which in just a few minutes twists and turns through the years at a single spot in space...both poignant and funny, and always grounded in observation of real life."
    --Margaret Quamme, The Columbus Dispatch

    "...a tender homage to the family and the circle of life that drives it...This is an intelligent script, gracefully handled. "
    -- John Quinn, EncoreMichigan.com
  • Two Minute Warning (a two minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
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    Keyword: sports, metatheatrical + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof
    Keyword: sports, metatheatrical, Commentators, silly
    A very silly little piece where two announcers do the play by play... of a play.

    "Another highlight was Two Minute Warning... The absurdness of it... garnered lots of laughs from the audience."
    --Anne Evans, Columbus Underground
  • Uncle Charlie Sings (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: christmas, Santa + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, faith-based, holiday
    Keyword: christmas, Santa, Santa Claus, secrets, growing up, coming of age, conspiracy
    Christmas is nearly ruined when Uncle Charle sings (like a canary), spilling the beans on the one secret about Santa you never ever tell.

    "simply divine"
    -- Tom Alvarez, Indianapolis Examiner
  • Up On The Roof (a ten minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: romance, fate + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy
    Keyword: romance, fate, god, argument, couples, roof, rooftop
    Jason is looking for a sign from God. Carrie is looking for a little help with the dishes.

    "Mark Harvey Levine’s writing is touching and authentic in how it captures love’s fragility"
    -- Mary Mallory, Tolucan Times
  • Your Move (a one minute play) by Mark Harvey Levine
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 1 more
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    Keyword: language, bar + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, romantic comedy
    Keyword: language, bar, homophobia
    An odd little one minute play that takes place in a bar.