Twain and Shaw Do Lunch

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Twain and Shaw Do Lunch, formerly known as Shaw and Twain Do Lunch, was written by Chambers Stevens [1] and made its world premiere at Miami's New Theatre in December 2011. [2] [3] It is based on a real meeting between Mark Twain and George Bernard Shaw. [4] [5] [6] The full-length comedic play has won the Fourteenth Annual Long Beach Playhouse New Works Festival in Long Beach, CA, [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] the 2005 Palm Springs International Playwriting Festival for Best Comedy, and has also appeared in the Futurefest at the Dayton Playhouse. [12]

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  2. ↑ New Theatre picks a new season | Drama Queen. Miamiherald.typepad.com (May 18, 2011). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ NEW THEATRE Announces Its 26th Anniversary Season. Florida.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ Twain and British interviewers. Twainquotes.com (June 30, 1907). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  5. ↑ Mark Twain, A Biography, 1907–1910 by Albert Bigelow Paine – Full Text Free Book (Part 1/6). Fullbooks.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain by Justin Kaplan. A Touchstone book. Page 382 paperback
  7. ↑ The Desert Post Weekly, "And the prize goes to..." by Marc Thompson on Thursday April 14, 2005
  8. ↑ The Desert Sun, "Festival reveals 'the process' by Bruce Fessier, Saturday, April 16, 2005
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ BARNES & NOBLE | Magnificent Monologues for Teens (Hollywood 101 Series): The Teens' Monologue Source for Every Occasion! by Chambers Stevens | NOOK Book (eBook), Paperback. Search.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  11. ↑ Broadway To Vegas March 14, 2004. Broadwaytovegas.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  12. ↑ Cover. Browncreative.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
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