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Kaufman, James (aka James Corey Kaufman, American playwright, lyricist, author, psychologist, 1974-____), “Not Much,”

a 25-minute drama in English, set in an apartment and in a bar, 1998,

1m2f;

  •  © 1999 by James Corey Kaufman;  •  script/rights available from James Corey Kaufman, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service, MS 16-R, Rosedale Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, U.S.A., telephone (609) 734-5792, e-mail jamescoreykaufman@hotmail.com.  •  Cited by James Corey Kaufman, via ftp March 13, 1999; Kaufman says,

  § Dramatis Personae Trina (f), Robert’s best friend; Louise (f), Robert’s mother; Arthur (m), Robert’s father.

  § Synopsis “In her apartment, Trina clearly mourns a horrible loss:  her best friend, Robert, has died in a plane crash.  In the next scene, Trina meets Robert’s parents, Louise and Arthur.  The conversation discloses that Robert was gay, about which the parents seem to have had no idea—Louise, indeed, has assumed that Trina is Robert’s girlfriend.  When Louise leaves for a moment, the complexity of the situation emerges.”

  § Comment See playwright’s website at www.jamescoreykaufman.com.”

  § Themes death, grief, family, father-son relationship, first encounter, friendship, illusion, mother-son relationship, male homosexuality, marriage, mourning, plane crash.

See also James [Corey] Kaufman’s:

“As I Sat Typing,” a 10-minute playful comedy  in English, set in a bedroom, anywhere in America, evening, 1999, 1m1f
“Ask Me No More Questions,” a 95-minute drama  in English, set in New York, over several weeks, 1997, 1m3f
“A Little Death,”a 35-minute psychological thriller  in English, set in a restaurant, lunch time, 1995, 2m1f
“Edible Complex,”a 10-minute drama  in English, set in a restaurant, 1998, 2m1f
“Fling,”a 30-minute comedy  in English, set in a bedroom, early evening, 1995, 1m2f
“My Very Elegant Mother,” set in a kitchen in a bachelor's apartment, evening, 1998, 1m1f
“Not Brain Surgeons,”a 45-minute bizarre comedy  in English, set in a bookstore; a coffee shop; a dining room, three moments in a day, 1995, 2m1f
“Random Girl,”a 30-minute psychological drama in English, set in a messy living room in an apartment, 1996, 1m2f
“Sweet as Cinnamon,”a 17-minute black comedy in English, set outside of a coffee shop, 1995, 2m1f

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