NEWS 2022
MONOLOGUE Published in Anthology for the Gender Minority
Posted November 2022
Non-binary Ricky confronts a questionnaire they don't know how to fill out.
BOXES, a monologue by William Ivor Fowkes, has just been published (2022) in WE/US: Monologues for the Gender Minority, Smith & Kraus Inc. After years of annual anthologies of monologues for men and monologues for women, this is the publisher's first anthology of monologues for characters that don't fit comfortably into either category.
GODIVA CHOCOLATE & A DIET COKE
Published
Posted November 2022
Truth and fear collide in a hospital waiting room.
GODIVA CHOCOLATE & A DIET COKE, 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, was published in the online literary journals, Masque & Spectacle, September 2022. This play was first presented in a reading at Gay Pride Plays at Village Playwrights, The LGBT Community Center, New York City, during Gay Pride, June 2018.
STAGE DIRECTIONS Shortlisted
Posted October 2022
An actor confronts a script consisting solely of stage directions.
STAGE DIRECTIONS, a 5-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, was shortlisted bySPELLBINDER, a quarterly literary & art journal. Shortlisting (i.e., NOT publishing) is a common occurrence, but this journal put a very encouraging spin on it. "We regularly receive brilliant submissions which just don't quite make it into the Spellbinder issues. Most of the time, the editors are really impressed by these submissions but have to make a decision which factors in the vision of Spellbinder and the limited page space available. In recognition of the talent of these poets, fictions writers, and playwrights we want to let them know how close they came and how much we enjoyed receiving their work." STAGE DIRECTIONS was presented in a staged reading at Stage Left Theatre, Chicago, in 2018
William Ivor Fowkes Receives Certificate in Dramatic Writing
Posted August 2022
William Ivor Fowkes is the first graduate of the Dramatists Guild Institute for Dramatic Writing in New York, having recently completed its new certificate program. The certificate was awarded on July 25, 2022 in a ceremony at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in New York.
MARRIAGE Named Semi-Finalist
Posted July 2022
A college student on the verge of suicide asks his girlfriend to marry him.
MARRIAGE, a full-length play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been named SEMI-FINALIST (top 6 plays) by the Southeast Texas Festival of New Plays, Beaumont, Tx.
MONOLOGUE To Be Published in Anthology
Posted July 2022
Non-binary Ricky confronts a questionnaire they don't know how to fill out.
BOXES, a monologue by William Ivor Fowkes, is scheduled to be published in WE/US: 100 Monologues for Gender Minority Actors, Smith & Kraus Inc.
MONET Published in Anthology
Posted July 2022
Visitors to the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris get lost in their thoughts while contemplating a painting. Is this the end of art?
MONET, a short play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been published in Contemporary One Act Plays (Volume 3), a publication of FRESH WORDS, An International Literary Magazine (June 2022). MONET was presented in a livestream broadcast November 2021 by Anytime Ensemble Players. It was first presented in a staged reading by Turn to Flesh Productions, NYC, in 2018.
TABLE MANNERS IN BUENOS AIRES Published in Fresh Words
Posted May 2022
When love is even harder than making conversation in a crowded restaurant.
TABLE MANNERS IN BUENOS AIRES, a short play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been published in the May 2022 issue of FRESH WORDS, An International Literary Magazine--available online AND in print. It was first produced at the Blue Slipper 10-Minute Play Festival, Livingston, MT, in 2012 and was expanded and combined with other short plays to create the full-length play, THE HUDSON FAMILY GUIDE TO TABLE MANNERS.
A Production of MUSEUM LOVERS in Austria
Posted April 2022
Sometimes the visitors are more intriguing than the works on display.
MUSEUM LOVERS, a full-length play by William Ivor Fowkes, is being presented by Renegade Actors Innsbruck at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, June 16-18, 2022. MUSEUM LOVERS was first presented by Harlequin Players in Auburn, NY.
A Live Zoom Reading of TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WINS A PRIZE Presented.
Posted February 2022
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS is not impressed by the prize he wins one night.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS WINS A PRIZE, a short play by William Ivor Fowkes, was presented in a live Zoom reading at Plays & Pizza, an evening of 6 short plays, February 7, 2022, 6:30PM EST.
A Zoom Reading of AT THE MET
to be Presented.
Posted January 2022
Two women cruising for men at the Metropolitan Museum of Art find their ideal man in an unexpected place.
AT THE MET, a 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, will be presented in a live Zoom reading at Plays & Pizza, an evening of 6 short plays, January 10, 2022, 6:30PM EST. (The 5th of 6 10-minute plays in the program).
NEWS 2021
Monologue from COUPLE OF THE CENTURY to be Published.
Posted December 2021
Nick Turner - 38-year-old college dropout from Flatbush, Brooklyn turned successful contractor--finally explains his problem to his therapist.
A monologue from COUPLE OF THE CENTURY a full-length play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been accepted for publication in Smith & Kraus's The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2022, to be published December 2022. The full play was presented in a Zoom production by UNLV Second Stage (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) April 2021. It was first produced at the Downtown Urban Theater Festival at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York in 2005.
SALLY & CHIP to Be Presented in Live Zoom Reading
Posted November 2021
A man tries to deliver some disturbing news to his wife via Zoom.
SALLY & CHIP, a 10-Minute Zoom Play by William Ivor Fowkes, will be presented in a live Zoom reading December 6, 2021 at Pizza & Plays, a monthly play reading event formerly held live and with pizza, but temporarily on Zoom--and without pizza.
MONET to Be Broadcast November 6-20,2021
Posted November 2021
Visitors to the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris get lost in their thoughts while contemplating a painting. Is this the end of art?
MONET, a 10-Minute Play by William Ivor Fowkes, will be presented in a livestream broadcast November 6-21, 2021 by Anytime Ensemble Players along with 5 other plays in Shut In But Not Shut Down - Part 2. A link will be available starting November 6. (VIRTUAL FIRST DATE by William Ivor Fowkes was presented in the original Shut In But Not Shut Down, November 2020.)
Just Published: Monologue from
INCIDENT IN CONFERENCE ROOM B
Posted November 2021
Three potential congressional candidates find themselves locked in a fight for more than just the candidacy. Inspired by David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. In this monologue, one of the candidates goes to confession for the first time in ten years to make an accusation against the church.
A monologue from INCIDENT IN CONFERENCE ROOM B, a full-length play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been published in the Best Men's Monologues, 2021Anthology, now available.
STUCK IN PLACE Published
Posted November 2021
Stefan, an anxious playwright, refuses to focus on his imminent move as he works away on a play whose ending he can't quite figure out.
STUCK IN PLACE, a 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been published in the journal, Waxing & Waning, (Issue 8, September 2021). Theatre in My Pajamas presented an online reading of STUCK IN PLACE in September 2020.
A Reading of SUNSHINE QUEST in Florida
Posted July 2021
It's the Year of Our Lord 1999. Retired gay men flock to the Sunshine Quest Club in Fort Lauderdale, FL for dancing, companionship, and nonstop fun. But not everyone is waiting for them with open arms.
SUNSHINE QUEST, a full-length LGBTQ+ comedy by William Ivor Fowkes, was presented in a reading at The Foundry, Wilton Manors, FL at 8PM, Wednesday, July 21, 2021--presented by Ronnie Larsen, directed by David Simpson, and starring Brewer Daniels. Presented by POW!
SUNSHINE QUEST was first produced at the Fresh Fruit Festival at the Wild Project in New York in 2014, where it won a "Fruitie" Award for Best Supporting Performance (Camille Mazurek).
MONET and AN UBER IN THE RAIN
to be Produced Online
Posted May 2021
Anytime Ensemble Players is recording two plays by William Ivor Fowkes in June for livestream broadcast at a date TBA:
MONET, a 10-Minute Play: Visitors to the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris get lost in their thoughts while contemplating a painting. Is this the end of art?
AN UBER IN THE RAIN, a short play: A man and a woman, both recently divorced from each other's best friend, run into each other in the rain. This play is an excerpt from the full-length play, THE FIDELITY CLAUSE by William Ivor Fowkes.
STUCK IN PLACE To Be Published
Posted April 2021
STUCK IN PLACE, a 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, has been accepted for publication by the journal, Waxing & Waning. Publication date TBA. Theatre in My Pajamas presented an online reading of STUCK IN PLACE in September 2020.
SYNOPSIS: An anxious playwright refuses to focus on his imminent move as he works away on a play whose ending he can't figure out.
A Livestream Production of
VIRTUAL FIRST DATE
Updated May 2021
The Department of Theatre & Dance at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, presented VIRTUAL FIRST DATE, a 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, May 1-7, 2021. SYNOPSIS: A couple who meet online during the Covid Crisis attempt a first date on FaceTime.
VIRTUAL FIRST DATE, a 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, was short-listed by Short + Sweet-Dubai and Short + Sweet-Sydney.
Posted May 2021
A Livestream Production of COUPLE OF THE CENTURY
Updated April 2021
UNLV Second Stage (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), a student-run theater group, presented COUPLE OF THE CENTURY, a full-length play by William Ivor Fowkes, in a production on Zoom, April 2-3, 2021, This play was first produced at the Downtown Urban Theater Festival at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York in 2008.
SYNOPSIS: Nick and Diane make an unlikely married couple--he's a college dropout from Flatbush with a successful contracting business and an overactive libido; she's a Yale-educated psychotherapist with a keen sense of what's proper--so when they arrive at a marital crisis, it may take more than therapy to save this marriage.
An Audio Production of THE NEXT MOVE Presented in the United Kingdom
Posted February 2021
Dark Unicorn Productions, UK, is presenting an audio production of THE NEXT MOVE, a one-act play by William Ivor Fowkes, September, 2022. THE NEXT MOVE was first presented as a staged reading at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in 2006. Since then it has been produced several times, most recently in 2017 on stage at Theatre Southwest, Houston (Annual Festival of Originals) and as a radio production by Radio Theatre Project, St. Petersburg, FL.
SYNOPSIS: Something's not quite right in the home of an elderly couple as they prepare for company one Sunday afternoon.
THE NEXT MOVE, A One-Act Stage Play by William Ivor Fowkes, was short-listed by Act Your Age, UK.
Posted May 2021
THE MASSEUR & THE MOVIE STAR
Presented in a Zoom Reading
Posted February 2021
Almost Adults Productions, Santa Fe, NM, is presenting a Zoom reading of THE MASSEUR & THE MOVIE STAR, a one-act play by William Ivor Fowkes, Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 5:30PM Eastern Time (3:30PM Mountain Time). Also 3 other plays plus a talkback with the playwrights after the reading.
SYNOPSIS: Massage therapist Brad Hall isn't comfortable working at a social club for senior gay men in Fort Lauderdale, FL, but he has no problem working on one particular client. (The Masseur & the Movie Star is an excerpt from the full-length play, SUNSHINE QUEST by William Ivor Fowkes, which premiered at the 2014 Fresh Fruit Festival.)
To Be Published: Monologue from
INCIDENT IN CONFERENCE ROOM B
Posted February 2021
A monologue from INCIDENT IN CONFERENCE ROOM B, a full-length play by William Ivor Fowkes, is being published in the Best Men's Monologues, 2021Anthology, by Smith & Kraus, September 2021.
SYNOPSIS: Three potential congressional candidates find themselves locked in a fight for more than just the candidacy. Inspired by David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. In this monologue, one of the candidates goes to confession for the first time in ten years to make an accusation against the church.
BILL OF HEALTH Published by
Iris Literary Journal
Posted January 2021
How far should you take the Hippocratic Oath? BILL OF HEALTH, a 10-minute play by William Ivor Fowkes, was published by Iris Literary Journal of Assure Press, Volume 1, Issue 2 - Summer 2020.
SYNOPSIS: A gay patient and his doctor confront a series of crises.