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No Shame Script Compilations
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No Shame Theatre was first established in 1986 in the back of a pickup truck in Iowa City by playwrights Todd Ristau, Stan Ruth, and Jeff Goode. Since those rough and humble beginnings No Shame has become recognized as an important vehicle for experimentation and new writing for performance. No Shame Theatre continues at Iowa, and a network of No Shame franchises is spreading with venues across America from New York to Los Angeles and from Fairbanks to Miami.
Anyone can participate in No Shame, providing they show up at the door with an original 3-5 minute piece which is self contained and doesn’t break any laws. Some writers come once, other writers emerge as regular participants, amassing an impressive body of work. This series of collections will showcase those No Shame workhorses. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed watching... |
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No Shame after September 11th
by various writers |
Performance Rights
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Various
Primarily scenes and monologues
Performances $40/per when performed as full length,
$20 as a one-act, or $5/per individual piece,
scripts $9.99 each
After the tragic events of Sept. 11th, No Shames around the country saw their stage become a kind of "living editorial page" where writers and performers brought pieces dealing with the attacks and the War on Terror. No Shame became a vehicle for catharsis and a springboard for deeper discussion where people could deal with the national grief, collective rage, and gnawing fear. Many of those scripts have been collected here in the first of a two-volume set. We're confident you'll find these pieces as compelling and unique as the venue which created them.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-005a
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No Shame Goes to War!
by various writers |
Performance Rights
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Various
Primarily scenes and monologues
Performances $40/per when performed as full length,
$20 as a one-act, or $5/per individual piece,
scripts $9.99 each
The second in the two-volume set, the pieces in this collection deal exclusively with the invasion of Iraq and the Second Gulf War. Pieces span the gamut of support and opposition to the military action, and because pieces date from before the war through its eventual conclusion, some pieces may seem more controversial when taken out of the context of their original performance dates.
This amazing compilation represents a combined effort of No Shames around the country to examine and express opinions on the Showdown with Saddam in a kind of "living editorial page" where any aspect of the international crisis is fair game for discussion.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-005b
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Are You Feeling NO SHAME?
(The Collected No Shames of
Clinton Johnston, Volume One)
by Clinton Johnston |
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Various scences, monologues, and songs
Primarily male
Performances $20/per when performed as one act or
$5/per individual piece, scripts $7.95 each
Clinton Johnston is a writer, director, and actor currently pursuing his MFA at the University of Virginia. He was one of the founding core members of the Charlottesville chapter of NST. His work represents a wide range and scope, but of particular interest is his exploration of sensitive political and racial questions.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-004a
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When I was a Shorty
(The Collected No Shames of
Tucker Duncan, Volume One)
by Tucker Duncan |
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Various
Primarily poetry
Primarily male
Performances $20/per when performed as one act or
$5/per individual piece, scripts $7.95 each
Tucker has been described as one of the most explosive and innovative talents on the stage in a long time. His style blends the Hip Hop cadence of House Music with the movement and rhythm of Stomp!, making his work truly difficult to describe, but impossible not to enjoy.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-003a
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The Collected No Shames of
Todd Wm. Ristau, Volume One
by Todd Wm. Ristau |
Performance Rights
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Various
Primarily monologues
Primarily male
Performances $20/per when performed as one act or
$5/per individual piece, scripts $7.95 each
From the founder of No Shame Theatre, a collection of 18 pieces that span from the very first piece performed in the back of his truck on October 3, 1986 to the summer of 2002. It includes monologues and scenes whose characters are drawn from the author's work in prisons, from neglected figures in American history, from current events, and from his own peculiar imaginings.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-002a
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The Collected No Shames of
Todd Wm. Ristau, Volume Two
by Todd Wm. Ristau |
Performance Rights
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Various
Primarily monologues
Primarily male
Performances $20/per when performed as one act or
$5/per individual piece, scripts $7.95 each
More pieces from the guy who owned the truck.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-002b
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The Collected No Shames of
Todd Wm. Ristau, Volume Three
by Todd Wm. Ristau |
Performance Rights
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Various
Primarily monologues
Primarily male
Performances $20/per when performed as one act or
$5/per individual piece, scripts $7.95 each
Finishing up the early works, this volume brings us to December of 2002.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-002c
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The Collected No Shames of
Sean Nitchmann, Volume One
by Sean Nitchmann |
Performance Rights
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Comedy/Drama
Primarily monologues
Primarily male
Performances $20/per when performed as one act or
$5/per individual piece, scripts $7.95 each
A hilarious collection of short monologues and scenes ranging from the carnival barker harangue of Discount Bob advertising his new genetically engineered Chicken Pussy to the powerfully glowering musings of Dave, the Angry Suburban Poet. Audience tested and approved, these pieces are guaranteed to get you laughing out loud.
Contains adult language and themes. #14-001a
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