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The Temple of Dionysus

Awards:
Honorable Mention:
Drury University One-Act Play Competition.
Drury University, Springfield,. Missouri (2003)
Finalist
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival One-Act Play Competition (2004)

Reviews:
"A funny new one-act"
- Elaine Liner, Dallas Observer
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"The play proves a real gag-fest, and never makes the mistake of taking itself seriously"
Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News
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"An inventive work"
- Mark Lowry, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
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Inside the Loop

Reviews:
"A terrific evening" - Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News
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The First Christmas

Awards:
Quarter Finalist:
Chicago's Collaboraction Theatre's First Annual "Sketchbook" play festival. (2001)
Audience Award:
SUNY Brockport's "Festival of Ten". (2001)

Reviews:
"…Crisp and tight ..."
- Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News, December 7, 2001.

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"… well-written…" - Mark Lowry, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, December 9, 2001.
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Santa's Little Helper

Awards:
Finalist:
Ten By Ten in the Triangle 2004 -
The ArtsCenter Stage, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina (2004)

Reviews:
"Venhaus' writing here is sharp and tight, managing to get across loads of subtext in just a few pages." -
Elaine Liner, Dallas Observer December 11, 2003
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"Minute for minute, the best holiday-themed drama around" - Mark Lowry, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, December 6, 2003.
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"Local playwrights sparkle in 'Christmas at Ground Zero"
"For sure, you'll leave shouting, "Ho, ho, ho!" - Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News, December 5, 2003.
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Happy Holidays From Anderson, Davis, Seton and Fenner

Reviews:
James Venhaus provides the two funniest plays in this year's collection. -
Elaine Liner, Dallas Observer December 11, 2003
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"Minute for minute, the best holiday-themed drama around" - Mark Lowry, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, December 6, 2003.
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"Local playwrights sparkle in 'Christmas at Ground Zero"
"For sure, you'll leave shouting, "Ho, ho, ho!" - Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News, December 5, 2003.
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Other Press

March 31, 2004
This article in the
Dallas Morning News is about the publication and recent productions of The Temple of Dionysus.
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November 24, 2003
The following article in the
Dallas Morning News is about the Loyola University production of three of my short plays.
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