Rich Orloff
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Rich Orloff is a playwright
living in New York
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He has taught playwriting at his alma mater Oberlin College
, at Miami's City Theater, and for the Connecticut
Young Playwrights program. He has also given lectures and workshops at Central Washington University, Western Michigan University and State Fair College in Missouri.
Rich is the author of over sixty short plays, mostly comedies, including those in the comic revues Romantic Fools, Funny as a Crutch, Nothing Serious, Oy! and Ha!. His play, Couples, an evening of eight short two-character comedies and dramas was presented at the Workshop's Jewel Box Theater in New York City from May 9–19, 2007. Playscripts, Inc.
has published eight volumes of his short plays. (www.playscripts.com) Each of the plays has excerpts on the site, as well as at www.richorloff.com.
Orloff's one-acts have had over 700 productions on six of the seven continents, plus a staged reading in Antarctica. Five of his one-acts have been published in the annual Best American Short Plays series, and two have been included in annual Best Ten-Minute Plays anthology.
Playwright
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living in New York
New York
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He has taught playwriting at his alma mater Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, at Miami's City Theater, and for the Connecticut
Connecticut
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Young Playwrights program. He has also given lectures and workshops at Central Washington University, Western Michigan University and State Fair College in Missouri.
Work
Among his full-length plays are:- Advanced Chemistry, winner 2002 Pickering Award for Playwriting Achievement
- Big Boys, winner 1997 InterPlay International Play Festival and second place, 2002 Kaufman and Hart Prize for New American Comedy
- Damaged Goods, winner 1994 Playwrights First Award
- Domestic Tranquility, winner 1999 Theatre Conspiracy New Play Contest
- Skin Deep, winner 2008 Larry Corse Playwriting Prize
- Someone's Knocking, critic's pick, Back StageBack StageBack Stage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting, job opportunities, and career advice.Back Stage publishes a weekly tabloid-sized trade magazine in the U.S...
West, 1998 - Shedding Light, winner 2000 Abeles Foundation Playwrights Award
- Veronica's Position, winner 1995 Festival of Emerging American Theatre
- Vietnam 101: The War on Campus, based on true stories of 1960's college students.
Rich is the author of over sixty short plays, mostly comedies, including those in the comic revues Romantic Fools, Funny as a Crutch, Nothing Serious, Oy! and Ha!. His play, Couples, an evening of eight short two-character comedies and dramas was presented at the Workshop's Jewel Box Theater in New York City from May 9–19, 2007. Playscripts, Inc.
Playscripts, Inc.
Playscripts, Inc. is a New York City-based publisher of new plays and musicals, founded by brothers and playwrights Doug and Jonathan Rand. Included in the exclusive Playscripts catalog are over 1,600 plays and musicals by over 800 authors....
has published eight volumes of his short plays. (www.playscripts.com) Each of the plays has excerpts on the site, as well as at www.richorloff.com.
Orloff's one-acts have had over 700 productions on six of the seven continents, plus a staged reading in Antarctica. Five of his one-acts have been published in the annual Best American Short Plays series, and two have been included in annual Best Ten-Minute Plays anthology.