LYNNE KAUFMAN

PLAYWRIGHT AND NOVELIST

 

PLAYS

 

The Yellow House

o       Staged reading, Throckmorton Theatre, Mill  Valley, CA. (2006)

 

The Secret Museum

o       Staged reading, Throckmorton Theatre, Mill  Valley, CA. (2005)


Magician’s Choice  

o       Otis Guernsey New Voices Playwriting Award, William Inge  Theatre Festival,   Independence Kansas, April 2005

o       Staged reading ,Abingdon Theatre, N.Y.C. (2005)

 

Daisy In The Dreamtime

o       Productions:

à        The Fountain Theatre, L.A. (2004)

à        Golden Fish Theatre, Seattle (2004)

à        The Abingdon Theatre, N.Y.C. (2003)

à        S. F. State University (2002)

o       Staged readings, S.F., Washington, D.C., N.Y., Sarasota, Atlanta.

o       Full developmental residency, The New Harmony Project, Indiana (2000)

o       Published, Women Playwrights: Best New Plays of 2003:Smith and Krause,   Dramatic Publishing (2005)

o       Awards, Rella Lossy Playwright's Award, S. F. State University (2002)

 

The Next Marilyn

o       Production, Florida Studio Theatre (2003)

o       Staged reading, Playbrokers, S.F. (2002), Abingdon Theatre (2001)

o       Workshop production, Florida Studio Theatre Festival of New Plays (2002).

 

The Last Game Show

o       Production: Horizons Theatre, D.C. (2000)

o       Staged readings:

à        Marin Theatre Company (1998)

à        Jewish Women’s Playwright Festival, L.A.(1998)

 

Fakes

o       Production: Florida Studio Theatre (1997)

o       Film Option: 20th Century Fox , Good Machine (l998)

o       Screen Treatment Option: Jean Doumanian Productions (2002)

 

Fifty/Fifty

o       Workshop Production, Theatre Artists of Marin (1994)

o       Playwright's Residency, Djerassi Foundation (1994)

 

 

Shooting Simone

o       Productions:

à        Actors Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival (1993)

à        Florida Studio Theatre (1994)

à        Contemporary American Theatre Festival (1994)

à        Walnut Street Theatre (1994)

à        Theatre Conspiracy (1994)

o       Published: Humana Festival ’93 :Smith and Kraus, Dramatic Publishing (2003).

 

Dottie and the Boys

o       Production:  The Magic Theatre (1991)

 

Our Lady Of The Desert

o       Productions

à        Theatreworks, Ca., (1991)

à        Mendocino Theatre Company, Ca. (1992)

o       Staged reading: Oregon Shakespeare Festival (1990)

o       Awards: Winner Theatreworks Contest, Best New Play in California (1991)

 

Roshi

o       Production: The Magic Theatre, S. F. (1987)

 

Speaking In Tongues

o       Production: Magic Theatre (1989)

à        North Coast Repertory (1991)

à        Cast Theatre, L.A. (1993)

o       Awards: Winner of the Kennedy Center/ NEA/ New American Plays Award (1989)

 

The Couch

o       Productions

à        Magic Theatre (1985)

à        North Coast Repertory (1990)

à        Fountain Theatre(1993)

o       Published: Dramatists Play Service.

o       Awards

à        Best New Play: Dramalog (1985)

à        Bay Area Critics' Circle (1985),  S.F.Chronicle

à        The Will Glickman Award (1985)

 

NOVELS

 

Slow Hands (Mira Books, 2003). Optioned by Maverick Productions, ( 2004).

 

Wild Women's Weekend (Mira Books. 2004)

 

Taking Flight (Mira Books 2005)

o       Review
"This character driven tale entices the audience. Lynne Kaufman provides a fabulous tale of a woman on the crossroads taking stock of where her life is going while readers will wonder who she chooses.
Harriet Klausner, Romance Reader

 

SHORT STORIES

 

Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, McCalls