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Direct links to Lulu.com, Smashwords.com, and BarnesAndNoble.com for purchasing perusal copies of J. R.'s scripts and poetry collections.


Siblings by J. R. Simons

J. R.'s award-winning (Honorable Mention in the 1997 Scripts Division of the Writer's Digest National Writing Competition) one-act play about two brothers and their sister coming to grips with life as they clean their deceased father's apartment after his funeral. 2m, 1f. Drama. Performance Royalties $35.00 per performance. Request via email to jovialities@excite.com. Perusal scripts available by clicking here: Buy my book at Lulu!

Also available in digital format for your Nook or Nook for PC at Barnes & Noble online.

Morgan's Heroes by J. R. Simons
The first Jovialities murder mystery script to be offered for sale. J. R. Simons. 3m, 2f. The year is 1943. A German scientist is attempting to defect and has arrived in England where he is to meet with a Captain Robert Morgan. Capt. Morgan arrives at the Dance Hall with his Lieutenant and their dance hall girls on their arms. But why doesn't the Captain understand the secret code and what does the dance hall singer know? A great period piece spoofing the popular 1960's TV series Hogan's Heroes. Performance royalties: 50.00 per performance. For perusal copies click here: Buy my book at Lulu!
Et Tu? by J. R. Simons
3m., 2f.  Guests are invited to an auction where they can bid on priceless Roman artifacts.  Characters from all over the world are fighting for these items, which is a bit ironic, considering the items may be cursed!  Brush up your Shakespeare for this fast paced mystery that is great for large crowds.  For perusal copies click here:  Buy my book at Lulu!
Streetlight Sonata, Poems by J. R. Simons
A collection of 25 poems about living in rural and suburban Ohio.  Available in digital format for your Kindle, Nook, Kobo or other e-reader at Smashwords and in print at Lulu.
The Aphrodite Jones Show by J. R. Simons

2m, 2f. She is the Prophetess of Love.  Aphrodite Jones is the newest daytime talk show sensation.  She has brought her crew here to tape a show on Love right in your presence.  But it seems that love just isn't enough.  There are angry feelings of hatred afoot and in the end, someone's going to get it.  Who will it be?  And who will do it?  Will it be the talk show hostess?  The cameraman?  The Producer?  The Publicity Director?

Available in print at Lulu and in digital formats for your Kindle, Nook, Kobo or other e-Reader at Smashwords.

And G Don't Stand for Goofy, Neither by J. R. Simons

Andy Gallati has just moved into his new house and is busy beautifying his yard when he meets his odd next door neighbor, Abner G. Whit. Hilarity ensues as these two opposites battle for control of a small strip of land between their houses and Abner protests the placement of a telephone pole in his front yard. This 10-minute one-act play is suitable for reading and for producing in just about any venue or setting. A separate production license, available through The Jovialities Entertainment Co., Ltd., is required for public readings and performances.

Perusal copy available in digital fomat for your Nook or Nook for PC at Barnes & Noble online.


Protest by J. R. Simons

PROTEST was the 3rd prize winner in the 2009 Comedy Sketch Competition held by Cleveland’s Laughter League comedy troupe. It was performed by the cast of The Laughter League in October 2009.

Perusal copy available in digital format for your Nook or Nook for PC at Barnes & Noble online.

Bacchanal by J. R. Simons

2m, 2f.  A German Baron has arrived with his wife and Assistant to show off his new line of sparkling wine.  A local Newspaper Reporter is also invited to taste and review the vintage.  But affairs surface, and treachery abounds, as the wine may contain more ingredients than needed!  This show is full of laughs, and the guests may actually get to taste the wine!

Perusal copies available in print and for download at Lulu.com.


Death Takes A Furlough by J. R. Simons

1m, 3f.  A soldier on leave arrives at the USO to see his high school sweetheart and her friends singing trio perform.  Little does everyone know that all the girls are betrothed to the shy young man.  Laughs and sentiment abound in this script that can be performed in any style from WWII to the present.

Perusal copies available in print and for download at Lulu.com.

COMING SOON! - The Phantom of The Opera by J. R. Simons
In 1989 while directing the Drama Department at Elyria High School, J. R. was looking for a smash play to produce in Spring 1990. His students wanted to perform The Phantom of the Opera. Musicals were not the forte of the EHS Drama Department (those were produced by the Music Department) and both John Kenley's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptations were not available for amateur production. So, J. R. set out to find a suitable non-musical adaptation.

No existing adaptation was to his liking. So, J. R. read Gaston Leroux's novel. Finding that the English translation was published in 1911, J. R. realized that the English translation of the novel had fallen into the public domain. J. R. quickly adapted the novel and in February 1990, the EHS Drama Department premiered a new adaptation of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera.

Perusal copies of J. R.'s Phantom can be ordered directly from J. R. at jovialities@excite.com. Performance rights can be requested in the same manner.  Look for Phantom to be released in both digital and print formats through Smashwords and Lulu by the end of 2011!

 


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