Plays: Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors. Michael McKeever Playwright, Buhnenautor, Dramatiker, South Florida Theatre

Michael McKeever Buhnenautor, Dramatiker

		Comedy - 2m, 3w - single unit set (formerly titled: Running with Scissors)
		synopsis	A multi-award-winning comedy about a gray little man who, when diagnosed with a terminal illness, hits the road desperate to find some meaning in his life. At a broken down motel in the middle of nowhere, he accidentally stumbles upon the one great love of his life. Fireworks ensue as Love and Death, personified with glorious irreverence, battle for the soul of Charlie Cox. With warmth, humor and humanity, Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors shows how sometimes all it takes is a little death to show us how to live.
		characters	Charlie Cox Nell Todd Travis Dunn Wally Kiki
		production history	Florida Stage, Manalapan, FL - Sept. - Oct. 2003 (dir. Louis Tyrrell) Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis, IN - Jan. 2005 (dir. Bryan Fonseca) Miami-Dade College (College Production) Feb. 2005 (dir. Ellen Davis) Marin Theatre Company, Marin County, CA - May - Jun. 2005 (dir. Lee Sankowich) Canyon Moon Theatre, Sedona, AZ - Apr. 2006 (dir. Mary Giraldi) South Carolina Repertory Company, Hilton Head, SC - Nov. 2006 Zimmer Theater, Heidelberg, Germany - Nov. 2006 - Jan. 2007 (under the German title: Willkommen deinem Leben) (dir. Ute Richter) Harlequins Theatre, Sandusky, OH - Jan. 2007 Mainzer Kammerspiel, Mainz, Germany - Jan. 2008 (under the German title: Willkommen in deinem Leben) (dir. Christoph Maasch) Theater an der Luegallee, Düsseldorf, Germany - Apr. 2008 (under the German title: Willkommen deinem Leben) Big Fish Theatre Company, Sioux Falls, SD - Apr. 2010 The Paradox Players, Austin, TX - Jun. 2010 (dir. Lisa Foster) Fränkisches Theater, Schloß Maßbach, Germany, May - June 2011 (under German title: Willkommen deinem Leben) Acme Theater, Maynard, MA - Sept. - Oct. 2011 Crested Butte Mountain Theatre, Crested Butte, CO - Sept. 2011 Midland Community Theatre, Midland, TX - Oct. - Nov. 2011 Theater Matte, Bern, Switzerland - Oct. - Nov. 2011 (under German title: Willkommen deinem Leben) Topeka Civic Theatre, Topeka, KS - Nov. 2011 Theaterlust, München, Germany - Nov. - Dec. 2011 (under German title: Willkommen deinem Leben) Theaterlust, München, Germany - May - Apr. 2012 (under German title: Willkommen deinem Leben) Hill Country Community Theatre, Marble Falls, TX, Apr. - May 2013
		reviews	"A joyous, uplifting work from a playwright who gets better with every story he tells." - Christine Dolen, Miami Herald "Rife with wit and humor . . . the ending makes you feel good without assaulting you in a hallmark sort of way. Highly recommended." - Lisa Gauthier, Nuvo.net (Indianapolis, IN) "A poignant treatise on life and love." - Jack Zink, Sun-Sentinel "Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors is damn near perfect." - Mary Damiano, Express Gay News
		awards/ honors	2004 Carbonell Award, Best New Work 2004 National New Play Network - 2004 National Showcase of New Plays - Finalist 2003 Curtain Up Awards - Best New Work 2003 Miami Herald "Top Ten Theatrical Events" 2003 Sun-Sentinel "10 Best Plays of the Year" 2003 Palm Beach Post "Top Ten Plays List" (all under the title: Running with Scissors)
			for production photographs, please go to gallery. for more information and production rights, please go to contact. for the published script, please go to dramaticpublishing.com.

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