Don Thompson

Don Thompson

Don Thompson has been writing for the theater for over thirty years. His plays have been produced coast-to-coast at companies such as Ensemble Studio Theater, Rough Theatre, Cal Arts, Theatre for Human Rights, Gene Frankel, Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Nicu's Spoon, Pride Theatre Company, Oregon Stage Works and others. His plays include L.A. BOOK OF THE DEAD, THE WOOD ROSE, TIBET DOES NOT EXIST, DEMOCRACY: A...
Don Thompson has been writing for the theater for over thirty years. His plays have been produced coast-to-coast at companies such as Ensemble Studio Theater, Rough Theatre, Cal Arts, Theatre for Human Rights, Gene Frankel, Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Nicu's Spoon, Pride Theatre Company, Oregon Stage Works and others. His plays include L.A. BOOK OF THE DEAD, THE WOOD ROSE, TIBET DOES NOT EXIST, DEMOCRACY: A WORK IN PROGRESS, and THE GOD OF THIS WORLD. Through his production company nextPix, Don has also produced, co-produced and/or co-funded numerous documentary and narrative feature films.

Wiki Bio here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Thompson_(producer,_playwright)

Plays

  • The God of this World by Don Thompson
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 4 more
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    Keyword: crazy family, UFO + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, parody/spoof, romantic comedy, satire, young audiences
    Keyword: crazy family, UFO, Oscar Wilde, interracial relationships, tolerance
    A divorced New York City lawyer tries to convince his unemployed blogger daughter that her affair with an extraterrestrial is a fantasy. Once the lawyer's ex-wife hears about the situation, she becomes intent on stopping any alien 'invasion' that may be in progress. In tandem, the daughter's yoga-loving, poly-amorous friend meets a Harvard physicist and tests the bounds of left and right...
    A divorced New York City lawyer tries to convince his unemployed blogger daughter that her affair with an extraterrestrial is a fantasy. Once the lawyer's ex-wife hears about the situation, she becomes intent on stopping any alien 'invasion' that may be in progress. In tandem, the daughter's yoga-loving, poly-amorous friend meets a Harvard physicist and tests the bounds of left and right brain compatibility. The result is heady and hilarious. Written by award-winning playwright/producer/filmmaker Don Thompson (TIBET DOES NOT EXIST, NED RIFLE, CLOUDS), THE GOD OF THIS WORLD was originally produced at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre's METLab Festival of New Plays, 2015. To view vimeo video link, please request free passcode from writer's rep.
  • Democracy: A Work in Progress by Don Thompson
    Cast: 
    4–6
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    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic + 3 more
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    Keyword: social issues
    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, experimental, political
    Keyword: social issues
    DEMOCRACY: A WORK IN PROGRESS is an innovative, non-linear play that deals with the origins and outcomes of democracy. An original production of the Maryland Ensemble Theater, DEMOCRACY is a unique, entertaining and thought-provoking look at conceptions and misconceptions about what democracy has meant throughout history. By humanizing the past and satirizing the present, the play aims to help citizens become...
    DEMOCRACY: A WORK IN PROGRESS is an innovative, non-linear play that deals with the origins and outcomes of democracy. An original production of the Maryland Ensemble Theater, DEMOCRACY is a unique, entertaining and thought-provoking look at conceptions and misconceptions about what democracy has meant throughout history. By humanizing the past and satirizing the present, the play aims to help citizens become more aware of their democratic origins and ideals -- all with a dose of humor and pathos.
  • Tibet Does Not Exist by Don Thompson
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: Tibetan struggle, human rights
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: Tibetan struggle, human rights
    In the fragmented, diverse world of modern academia, specialized knowledge can often be more important than a general truth.

    Buton Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who fled from Chinese oppression in the 1950s, bursts in on the cozy academic environment of Thomas Walsh, Norman Levi, and Trish Taylor, members of the "cultural elite" at Yale. All well-known professors, all likable, all...
    In the fragmented, diverse world of modern academia, specialized knowledge can often be more important than a general truth.

    Buton Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who fled from Chinese oppression in the 1950s, bursts in on the cozy academic environment of Thomas Walsh, Norman Levi, and Trish Taylor, members of the "cultural elite" at Yale. All well-known professors, all likable, all politically correct, and all specialists in their own way.

    Rinpoche stalks the trio like a tiger, upending their perception of themselves and others. By the end of the play, 'truth' is revealed to be something quite different from what the professors had originally perceived.