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The official site for award winning
screenwriter and playwright
ARTHUR M. JOLLY.
Discover the works of Arthur M. Jolly (he, him), download free monologues for auditions and classes, purchase playscripts, ask questions, and get all the info on upcoming productions. Over ONE AND A HALF MILLION visitors so far... welcome!
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NEWS
Updated September 2024
The Lady Demands Satisfaction Taking Off!
My sword-slinging, feminist farce The Lady Demands Satisfaction just finished a rave-reviewed production at The Phoenix Theatre in Edmonds, Washington; another at the Stagecraft Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand and has just closed in Missouri at the Maplewood Barn Theatre, and will be on again in October at the Haven Arts Theatre, Spring, Tx.
It's doing so well, it now has its own website!
A "MUST SEE PRODUCTION" raves
the Shoreline Area News!
A rave review in the Shoreline Area News by Kindle Carpp!
Upcoming productions:
October, 2024 - Haven Arts Theatre, Spring, TX
October 11-24th, 2024 - Unqualified Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Samuel French OOB Festival!
Blood and Coal Dust had a fantastic reading in New York City at The Vineyard's Dimson Theatre as part of the prestigious Samuel French OOB Festival, on August 15th, 2024, directed by Will Steinberger, with Chad Anthony Miller as Thomas, and Patrick Voss Davis as Carl. Not to tease, but there's more news to come about the play!
L to R: Will Steinberger (Director), Arthur M. Jolly (playwright), Chad Anthony Miller (Thomas) and Patrick Voss Davis (Carl).
| September 12-14th, 2024 | Bath Time is Fun Time | Tivy Theatre, Tivy HS Kerrville, Texas |
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| September 19th, 2024 | She Will Have Freesias | Butler Community College El Dorado, Kansas |
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| September 24-26th, 2024 | The Last Man on Earth | Midwest Dramatists Conference Olathe, Kansas |
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| October 4th-12th, 2024 | The Lady Demands Satisfaction | Haven Arts Theatre Spring, TX. |
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| October 11-20th, 2024 | The Lady Demands Satisfaction | Unqualified Theatre Minneapolis, MN |
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| November 22nd & 23rd, 2024 | Mrs Dilber's Christmas Carol | Wayland Theatriks, Wayland Union Fine Arts Center, WI. |
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| November 2024 | Archibald the Monster | San Carlos Children's Theatre 1314 Old County Rd, Belmont, CA 94002 |
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| December 2024 | Mrs Dilber's Christmas Carol | Loft Ensemble Theatre North Hollywood, CA 91602 |
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RIP Linsey Falls
On a sad note, I am deeply sorry to hear of the sudden passing of Linsey Falls - a brilliant actor, much loved in the Chicago Theatre scene. He originated the role of Lord Abernathy in the premiere production of The Lady Demands Satisfaction, and will be greatly missed. My sincere condolences to his friends and his family. The audiences of Chicago will miss him.
Buy me a latte?
So this site is almost at 1.5 million visitors (see the counter above), and I added a button for the "Buy me a coffee" website, thinking it might offset the cost of hosting the free monologues to download. Well.. it didn't. There was an initial burst of tips from some lovely friends, for which I am very grateful... and since then... Nada. Ah well, one day I might be surprised!
What are you writing?
I'm still working on a play about The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie - developed with Houston's Alley Theatre. Here's some inside info, courtesy of Brendan Bourque-Sheil and the Landing Theatre New Works Podcast!
On Writing Monologues
A drama teaching friend of mine asked me to muse on what makes a strong standalone monologue for her class... so here's my take on it!