Norman Beim

Norman Beim
Norman Beim, a life time member of the Dramatist Guild, is a prize-wining playwright, veteran actor and director. His plays have been produced nationally and internationally and won a number of awards including the Robert J. Pickering Award (Coldwater Theatre), the David James Ellis Award (Theatre Americana), the Maxim Mazumdar Award (Alleyway Theatre) as well as the Samuel French Short Play Award with The Deserter. His comedy, Pygmalion and Galatea received a production in the Netherlands with two major stars, as did his comedy-drama, Success, which ran for over a year, and was produced in Brugge, Belgium. Two of Mr. Beim's novels have been published as well as ten collections of his plays. Two of his play collections have been used as textbooks for an English course at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. His plays are published by Samuel French and can be found on the shelves of public libraries throughout the country, and his work has received endorsements from Horton Foote, Jerry Stiller, Tony Randall, Katharine Hepburn, Rosemary Harris, and Mario Fratti. Recent New York productions of Mr. Beim's work have run Off Broadway at Turtle Shell Theatre where, for two seasons he was resident playwright. They include Stranger Than Fiction, the prize winning play about the McCarthy era On a Darkling Plain, and the unique musical, Fritz and Froyim which deals with German guilt in regard to the holocaust. His plays continue to be produced at theatres around the country.
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Choices
Norman Beim
Full-Length Play, ComedyChoices
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m
*Part of the collection 3 Bi-Sexual Comedies (Plus An Assortment of Plays) by Norman Beim.
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3 Bi-Sexual Comedies (Plus An Assortment of Plays)
Norman Beim
Collection / Anthology, Comedy3 Bi-Sexual Comedies (Plus An Assortment of Plays)
Collection / Anthology, Comedy
Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
Edith Byington is having an affair with Brenda Lewis, but she still mourns the death of her lover, Kenneth. Drew Timmons is having an affair with a married woman, yet he's still involved with a young man. A comedy about the vagaries of human sexuality. "A wry drawing room comedy written with a particularly endearing breeziness" - Playwrights HorizonsLove Among the Artists
Pamela Buford and Brian Hastings, two young actors, members of a local summer theatre company, get involved with a production of Othello, staring Keith Garrick and his wife, Kay Charles, two major stage stars. Keith has an offer from London to star as Othello in a repertoire that has Hamlet played by a black actor, and Othello played by a Caucasian. By staging the plays in stock he hopes to prove that color-blind casting doesn't make any sense. Romantic entanglements and ethnic casting are some of the problems that arise in this comedy.
The Road Not Taken
Jeff has broken up with Audrey because she's rather cynical about his pursuit of a career as an author. When his brother, Don, who's pursuing a career as an actor, shows up, and Jeff learns about Don's secret life, Jeff has second thoughts about life and art and the world at large. "A most gifted playwright" - Horton Foote
Choices
Choices is a valentine to the theatre. The leading characters are reminiscent of the Guitrys. Lucien Guitry was a legendary stage star in Paris, and his son, Sacha, was a popular actor and writer of Boulevard comedies. Henri (read Sacha Guitry) is facing a crisis. He's apprehensive about producing his first tragedy, which he's dedicating to the memory of his father. In addition to that, he's concerned about his son. The young man has agreed to appear in this new play, yet seems to have no interest in carrying on the family's theatrical tradition. "Norman Beim is the best. His dialogue is terse, precise and conveys ideas beautifully" - Maria Fratti
The Proper Technique
In order to meet her screen idol, Jack Gardner, May Strauss, the daughter of Leo Strauss, a famous guru, represents herself as a reporter for her university newspaper. Jack is intrigued by the girl, and is terrified about facing a Broadway audience for the first time. Jack's encounter with Leo and his method, leads to complications in regard to his return to the stage and his growing involvement with Leo's daughter. "You always tickle my funny bone" - Jerry Stiller
Politics As Usual
Andy Whitlock, a United States senator, is revealed sending nude pictures of himself to women on the internet. His marriage and his career are in danger.
Kidding Around
A group of high school students have been harassing a female student who has ended up committing suicide. The young people are faced with the aftermath of their bullying.
Fancy Meeting You
Jessica, escorted by her sister, Patricia, has arranged to meet a stranger she's been corresponding with on the internet. The "stranger" turns out to be Jessica's own husband, Dennis. Patricia leaves the husband and wife to thrash out their thirty year old marriage. -
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Norman Beim
Full-Length Play, ComedyCome Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 3m
*Part of the collection 3 Bi-Sexual Comedies (Plus an Assortment of Plays) by Norman Beim.
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Fancy Meeting You
Norman Beim
Short Play, ComedyFancy Meeting You
Short Play, Comedy / 2w, 1m
*Part of the collection 3 Bi-Sexual Comedies (Plus An Assortment of Plays) by Norman Beim.