Alex Goldberg’s Site

Theatre

      

FULL LENGTH PLAYS

The Final Jew – A dark comedy about Marvin Black, the final survivor of the Holocaust, and the journey he takes after his death.  6 male, 3 female – 1 hour, 45 minutes 

  
  • Staged reading scheduled for December 10th, 2009, Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) The 15/20s: Staged Reading of New Works series
  • Semifinalist, The 2009 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference
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    Stock Home – A dark psychological comedy about a man, his girlfriend, and their new 14-year-old daughter.  1 male, 2 female – 90 minutes

     

    Lauren Cook, Mather Zickel, and Megan Tusing in the FringeNYC production

    • World Premiere, 2007 New York International Fringe Festival, August 2007

    I’m In Love With Your Wife – A comedy about multiple seductions where everybody’s getting some…except Gary.  3 male, 3 female – 90 minutes

    MITF Production

    From left: Katie Kreisler, Shane Jacobsen, Ean Sheehy,Marion Wood, Ron Palillo, and Monica Yudovich

    • World Premiere, 2007 Midtown International Theater Festival, July – August 2007.  Received six Best of the Fest Nominations and won Outstanding Playwriting of a New Script and Best Supporting Actress (Katie Kreisler)
    • Semifinalist, 2007 Trustus Playwrights Festival

    Election Day (Musical) – Book by Alex Goldberg, Music by Joel Stein, Lyrics by Alex Goldberg and Joel Stein.  A liberal, womanizing president runs for re-election against a dim but charismatic conservative senator.  His campaign would be smooth if it wasn’t for his overly ambitious wife, his disgruntled son, a mysterious White House intern, a pantsless foreign dignitary, and three dead presidents as counsel.  6 male, 5 female – 2 hours, 10 minutes

     

    • World Premiere, American Theater of Actors, New York.  Produced by Jointed Stock Theater Alliance – February 2005

     

    ONE ACT PLAYS

    The Third Date – Bradley is getting ready for his third date with Angela, when he receives a surprise visit…from his father…who is dead.  2 male, 1 female – 28 minutes.

     

    • World Premiere, Pittsburgh New Works Festival – September 2008
    • New York Premiere, The Goldberg Variations – Sticks and Stones Productions – October 2008
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    Lying Naked – It’s 4am.  The sex was great.  What could possibly go wrong?  1 male, 1 female – 30 minutes. 

  • Staged reading scheduled for November 2009, New Ground Theater Collective Reading Series
  • TEN MINUTE PLAYS

    Breakdown in Babel – An American, A French-Canadian and a Cuban gather in the safe house and try to figure out what went wrong  3 males.

     

     breakdown-in-babel-flyer-semifinals

  • World Premiere, Instant Theatre Festival – July 2008
  • The Goldberg Variations – Sticks and Stones Productions – October 2008
  • Semifinalist, The Network One Act Play Festival – March 2009
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    Broad Daylight – A mother, a son, a nice day, and a not so nice conversation.  1 male, 1 female