BILL CISSNA, WRITER


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Communication Gap



Bill's most-produced 10-minute script to date



In a college bookstore cafe, two classmates meet by chance. Katherine is a self-styled documentarian of her own life, while James is just looking to be sociable. The ensuing debate redefines polite conversation.

Published in Smith & Kraus' Best 10-Minute Plays: 2014.
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Productions:

Evening of Short Plays, Greensboro, NC, Feb., 2011

Vince Mazza ONE/Act Festival, BrooklynONE Productions, Oct., 2013

Oswego (NY) High School Drama Club, May, 2015

Arden Theatre Company's Apprentice Program, June, 2015

Dordt College (IA) Directors' Production, Nov., 2015

Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY, January, 2016

Studio 1 10-Minute Marathon, Burlington, NC, April, 2016

Niagara University (NY), January, 2017

University of Wisconsin-Platteville, May, 2017 and May, 2022

Seattle Preparatory School, May, 2018

ARTC Short Plays (Winston-Salem, NC), Feb., 2020

Bluffton University (OH), April, 2023.

Short film produced as fundraiser for the Annapolis Royal Drama Group, Nova Scotia, Canada, summer, 2020.

Photo courtesy of University of Wisconsin - Platteville
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