Virginia Appleman

Virginia Appleman

Graduated with a teaching degree from SHSU. Taught public school 20 years and directed one act for competitions for 15 of those years. Taken 5 plays to competition.

Plays

  • The Lacemaker by Virginia Appleman
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: drama, melodrama + 3 more
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    Keyword: grief, loss + 4 more
    Genre: drama, melodrama, movement/physical, period, tragedy
    Keyword: grief, loss, absence, practicality, philosophy, adaptation
    After a tragic death, friends must find ways to process their grief as they discover the necessities involved in the aftermath of tragedy. Weaving her silent way among them, the deceased friend finds the pathway to release.
  • Patriots and Heroes by Virginia Appleman
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: xenophobia, Migrants + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama, melodrama, political
    Keyword: xenophobia, Migrants, terrorist attack, humanity, Undocumented, empathy, dreams, equality, opportunity
    A pair of undocumented migrant works witness a terrorist attack on a government building near the border between their country (un-named) and the fictional Kailasa. They stop below an overpass to take stock, and one runs to donate items to the first responders in the confusion. Hiding also under the overpass is a wounded man who turns out to be one of the terrorists, a xenophobic group that hates immigrants.
  • Marginea by Virginia Appleman
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: comedy, Eastern Europe + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, farce, parody/spoof, political, satire
    Keyword: comedy, Eastern Europe, fall of communism, bureaucracy, scamming officials
    A small town in far western Romania has a problem -- their only bridge has been washed away, and the very new democratic government is up to its eyeballs in red tape and bureaucracy. Their solution -- to build their own bridge using local craftsmen and sources -- seems like a good idea until an officious government inspector shows up. How far will the mayor and the townspeople go in order to keep themselves out of prison?
  • The Bridge by Virginia Appleman
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: warfare, immigration + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama, melodrama, political, satire, tragedy
    Keyword: warfare, immigration, xenophobie, refugees, soldiers, duty
    During a clash between a small squad sent to demolish a strategically vulnerable bridge and a group of refugees, tempers flare as the invading army closes in on them.
  • Sanctuary Stone by Virginia Appleman
    Cast: 
    8–12
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: safety, liberty + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, melodrama, period, tragedy
    Keyword: safety, liberty, punishment, Sanctuary, crime, release, redemption
    In 12th century Britain, two different individuals seek refuge within a newly-sanctified church sanctuary boundary. A peasant seeks a refuge, and a miller's widow seeks freedom from retribution from her neighbors. Somewhere between safety and liberty, the saintly Brother Arcadius does his best to succor them.
  • Drummer in Snow by Virginia Appleman
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: duty, honor + 7 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, melodrama, period, tragedy
    Keyword: duty, honor, friendship, family, glory, fate, memory, warfare, identity
    on a nameless battlefield, the representatives of various life influences -- duty, honor, family, glory, friendship, and fate -- vie with each other to possess the life force of a dead drummer boy.