Jan Lynn Chattler

Jan Lynn Chattler

Plays

  • The Tinsel Tree by Jan Lynn Chattler
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: Anti-Semitism, 1960's + 2 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: Anti-Semitism, 1960's, Viet Nam, college quotas
    It's 1967 in an exclusive suburb of Boston. Phoebe, 15yo, who's new in town, wants to be on the in crowd at school. Phoebe's parents hid the fact they are Jewish until her favorite uncle is killed. He has left her his Star of David. When Phoebe discovers she is Jewish, she has to chose between being accepted or excluded from her friends. She wants to go to Harvard but tells the truth about her...
    It's 1967 in an exclusive suburb of Boston. Phoebe, 15yo, who's new in town, wants to be on the in crowd at school. Phoebe's parents hid the fact they are Jewish until her favorite uncle is killed. He has left her his Star of David. When Phoebe discovers she is Jewish, she has to chose between being accepted or excluded from her friends. She wants to go to Harvard but tells the truth about her religion on the college application. At the time, Harvard had a quota on Jews. She was not admitted and finally realizes what living the truth means. Does Phoebe follow in her parents footsteps or does she follow in her own path and embrace Judaism.
  • THE SILVER HEART by Jan Lynn Chattler
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: death and grief, coming of age + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: death and grief, coming of age, car racing
    CAMERON, an old race car driver, watches reruns of his fiancé's death. He blames himself for Julia's crash. . He has sworn off teaching and his business is bankrupt. HONEY, Julia's daughter shows up at his driver's school and begs him to teach her to drive so she can redeem her mothers memory. CAM refuses to teach her but his mechanic, BUZZ, teaches HONEY about cars and secretly lets her...
    CAMERON, an old race car driver, watches reruns of his fiancé's death. He blames himself for Julia's crash. . He has sworn off teaching and his business is bankrupt. HONEY, Julia's daughter shows up at his driver's school and begs him to teach her to drive so she can redeem her mothers memory. CAM refuses to teach her but his mechanic, BUZZ, teaches HONEY about cars and secretly lets her work at the track for the summer. Honey learns the real reason her mother crashed her car and was killed. CAM learns the truth too and tries to hide it from HONEY.
  • Even Elephants Get the Blues by Jan Lynn Chattler
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: adventure, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: elephants, lonely + 2 more
    Genre: adventure, fantasy, political, romantic comedy
    Keyword: elephants, lonely, love, escape
    Gloria,a 48 year old elephant, is dying of loneliness at a zoo. George and Margot two lost souls meet in front of Gloria's cage and fall in love through their common goal : Help Gloria escape to a sanctuary full of elephants.