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"Emmett Loverde is a wizard with words. His absurdist old west farcical tale The Killist excels in a genre where only the best writers dare tread, and very few succeed. 'The Pinto is the Mustang of Horses' indeed! ... I am still laughing!"

• Over eighty productions in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, South Africa, New Zealand, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
• Critics have called Emmett Loverde's plays "hysterical"(1), "fascinating"(2), "enjoyable"(3), "charged with wit and humor"(4), and infused with "keen insight"(5). Read more reviews.
• Easy and fun to perform and produce. See a list of theaters, schools, and production companies who have performed Mr. Loverde's plays.
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Santa's Letters Comedy for adults and children/youth Ten-year-old Edward Krieger doesn't want Santa Claus to stop by this year. Why not? Because there's too much yelling at his house. Through his letters, Santa inspires Eddie to bring Christmas to his family and friends all year long... even when that means doing something yucky like telling his big sister that he loves her. But as Eddie's family continues to struggle with loss and new hopes, Eddie asks one more Christmas wish of The Fellow In The Red Suit. This time Eddie needs a real miracle. 2 boys/3 girls/3 men/2 women; 110-120 minutes; 7 sets. Also available as a one-act. CLICK HERE read the play and for copies/performance rights for the full-length version CLICK HERE read the play and for copies/performance rights for the one-act version CLICK HERE to find out more about Santa's Letters View sample scenes from Santa's Letters below.		Till You Get To Baraboo Romantic comedy While attending the wedding of a dear friend a young man magically finds himself face to face with every woman he has ever loved and lost. Naturally he does a little romancing, a lot of soul-searching, and a bit of apologizing, too. 3 females/2 males (can be larger); 2 sets. Single copy: $10.00; single amateur/community theater performance: $50.00. CLICK HERE to read the play CLICK HERE for copies/performance rights
Beauty, Brains, and Personality Comedy Three friends gather for a dinner party at which one wreaks havoc by telling the others "Together we make up the perfect woman -- she's the Brains, she's the Personality, and I'm the Beauty." The three then scramble to save their friendship and self-respect -- with results both poignant and hilarious. 3 females/0 males; 90-100 minutes; 1 set. Also available as a one-act. CLICK HERE read the play and for copies/performance rights CLICK HERE to find out more about the play CLICK HERE to read reviews and articles about the recent production of Beauty, Brains, and Personality in Mumbai, India		The Maginot Line Comedy Kelly Maginot is throwing her girlfriends the perfect dinner party...or so she thinks. Her impossible mother, Brigitte, is in town. Plus her brother is secretly dating her friend Zoe, who just quit her job, her other friend Lorrie has postponed a wedding, and her sexy almost-boyfriend Enrique has picked tonight of all nights to declare his undying love for her even though he can't speak English and she can't speak whatever language he's using. Will Kelly make it through the evening in one piece or will she fly off the handle, pitch a fit, push people's buttons, and completely alienate everyone -- in short, will she become her mother?? 5 females/2 males; 90-110 minutes; 1 set. CLICK HERE to read the play and for copies/performance rights To listen to audio samples from The Maginot Line, click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, or HERE. CLICK HERE to find out more about the play
Love Fax Romantic Comedy Sexy barfly Kim captures the heart of uptight Hollis even as he composes a love letter to another girl. Turning men into panting puppy-dogs comes naturally to Kim... but tonight her own feelings are getting a bit out of control. 1 female/1 male/1 either; 90-100 minutes; 1 set. Single copy: $10.00; single amateur/community theater performance: $50.00. Also available as a one-act. CLICK HERE to read the full-length version of the play CLICK HERE to read the one-act version of the play CLICK HERE to listen to an audio sample from a recent performance CLICK HERE for copies/performance rights

Essential Details

(1) USC Daily Trojan

(2) Back Stage West/Drama-Logue

(3) LA Weekly

(4) Pepperdine University Graphic

(5) UCLA Daily Bruin