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R. N. Sandberg is a playwright, director, screenwriter, and teacher. Over two dozen of his plays have been presented by theaters such as the Dallas Children's Theatre, The Empty Space, Fulton Opera House, Houston's Stages Rep, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Intiman Theatre Company, Laguna Playhouse, Louisville's Stage One, Nashville Academy Theatre, New City Theatre, Pennsylvania Stage Company, Provincetown Playhouse, Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and Yale Cabaret.
His most recent plays are In Between for George Street Playhouse, Frankenstein's Children for Metro Theater Company, Can't Believe It for the McCarter Theater, The Odyssey for Tales and Scales, and Done, which has received readings at the Abingdon Theatre, The Barrow Group, Kitchen Dog Theater, and Twelve Miles West.
His plays include A Woman of Means, Anne of Green Gables (Anchorage Press), Convivienca (Meriwether Press), Jarpteetza/The Firebird (Playscripts, Inc.), Frankenstein (Playscripts, Inc.), The Moonstone (Dramatic Publishing), Robinswood, Sara Crewe (Dramatic Publishing), This Land (Meriwether Press), and Evenings In, Evenings Out. He has been a Lecturer in the Program in Theater and Dance at Princeton University since 1995. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Philadelphia Dramatists Center.
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Play details
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Drama
Full-length, 105-115 minutes
2 females, 3 males (5-8 actors possible: 2-3 females, 3-5 males)
$75.00 per performance; $8.49 per book
Special 15% book discount!
Set in the icy polar regions where scientist Victor Frankenstein has chased the creature he brought to life, this highly theatrical and emotional play traces Frankenstein's path to the final confrontation with his intelligent, articulate, sensitive, and powerfully violent child. (A one-act version of this play is also available.)
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| "An intriguing drama ... delving into the powerful subtext of the novel ... transcends the monster-story foundation to become a complex psychological drama." |
| --Variety |
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Drama
Short, 55-60 minutes
2 females, 3 males (5-9 actors possible: 2-4 females, 3-5 males)
$35.00 per performance; $5.99 per book
Special 33% book discount!
Set in the icy polar regions where scientist Victor Frankenstein has chased the creature he brought to life, this highly theatrical and emotional play traces Frankenstein's path to the final confrontation with his intelligent, articulate, sensitive, and powerfully violent child. (A full-length version of this play is also available.)
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| "An intriguing drama ... delving into the powerful subtext of the novel ... transcends the monster-story foundation to become a complex psychological drama." |
| --Variety |
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Youth drama
Short, 40-50 minutes
2 females, 2 males (4-14 actors possible: 2-12 females, 2-12 males)
$35.00 per performance; $5.99 per book
Special 33% book discount!
After maybe-almost hitting another girl who was "always talking junk," Cue is forced to start at a new school, where she meets the popular yet struggling Tad and a lonely geek named B. In a world tangled with social pressure and peer disrespect, these three teenagers struggle to find a peaceful remix in the school and themselves. With a record-scratching DJ as the play's conscience, this work takes on the fragile identities and emotions that complicate teens' lives.
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| "It's very empowering. It gets its message across without being preachy. I want every kid in town to see this ... I hope each one of them would have a renewed faith in their ability to stand on their own." |
| --Houston Chronicle |
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Dramatic fairy tale
Full-length, 75-90 minutes
2 females, 3 males, 5 either (10-15 actors possible: 2-12 females, 3-13 males)
$75.00 per performance; $5.99 per book
Special 33% book discount!
Ten traditional Russian characters are brought together in this new magical story. Kashei the Immortal has held Russia under his evil power for hundreds of years, but the new Tsar, Prince Ivan, is determined to break his hold. When Kashei kidnaps Ivan's beloved Vasilisa, Ivan joins forces with Maria the Skillful, Ilya the Strongman, and the clown Skomorokh. Together they must journey through dangerous forests and battle a desperate robber, enchanted demons, and the wily witch Baba Yaga to save Vasilisa -- and all of Russia. But even with all of their skill and courage, how can they overcome an enemy who is immortal?
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| "Filled with action, intrigue, magic, and suspense ... visually stunning and intellectually challenging ... easily holds the interest of adults and teens." |
| --Sue Lockett John, Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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