Fran Handman

Fran Handman is a writer and playwright.

THEATRE
AN EVENING WITH FRAN HANDMAN – zoom – 5 short plays-American Renaissance
Theater Co.
SHORT PLAYS- Musical and non-musical. produced by Turtle Shell Productions, Samuel
French, 13th St. Repertory, Turnip Marathon, UnitedArtists, Wings Theatre, Triangle Theatre, Midtown International Short Play Lab, American Renaissance Theatre Company
ADDING MACHINE, the Musical, staged readings sponsored by TRU (Theatre Resources Unlimited) and American Renaissance Theatre. Staged Reading,
Midtown International Theatre Festival, 2015
SHORT CIRCUITS Revue/sketches & songs at Neighborhood Playhouse5,
PUCELANDIA Family musical – Turtle Shell Productions–
CHILDREN’S SHORT PLAYS – Youthfest, Turtle Shell productions,
90TH ANNIVERSARY GALA STARRING JIM DALE AND BROADWAY STARS –
Episcopal Actors Guild – wrote connecting script for Jim Dale.

TV & ANIMATION
POLKA DOT DOOR - TV scripts – ½ hour children’s show on TV-Ontario, including original stories and songs.
FIX & FOXI scripts -Children’s animated show,RTV Family Entertainment, Germany

PUBLICATIONS
The Upside Down King of Minnikin – Annick Press, Toronto, Canada
Two of my children's short plays, "Get To the Point" and "Sweet Teeth" published in Larry Harbison’s “The Best Scenes for Kids Ages 7–15."

AWARDS,GRANTS,MISCELLANEOUS
August van der Becq award for Daring, Me & my Masks Monologues – The Sticking Point
AWARD Kaufman Development award for Pucelandia
AWARD Kaufman Development award for Adding Machine, The Musical.
AWARD Moondance International Film Festival Adding Machine, The Musical
AWARD Kaufman Development Award for A Magical Goose Called Sam,
AWARD It’s Only Temporary Ntl.Can.competition best sitcom CDCD TV,Canada

WORKSHOPS: LEHMAN ENGEL’S BMI Musical Theatre. Participated in the lyricist and librettist workshops, American Renaissance Theatre Co.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Dramatists Guild, TRU, LPWT
Writers Guild of Canada,
SOCAN, (Canadian ASCAP/BMI) AEA, SAG-AFTRA

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