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N R DAVIDSON (1940 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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DAVIDSON, N. R., JR. (Norbert R.), Playwright and magazine editor. Born in New Orleans, LA. Received the A.B. from Dillard Univ. and the M.F.A. from Stanford Univ.. During the 1960s, he was playwright-in-residence with the Dashiki Project Theatre in New O
Plays by N R Davidson
Contraband, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1973 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8863 | |||
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Genre: | Epic Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 5 BM, 6 BF, 2 WM, 1 WF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A group of slaves are held in bondage in Texas long after the Emancipation and the end of the Civil War by a cruel slave master. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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El Hajj Malik | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dillard University, New Orleans, La | 1968 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | New Plays from the Black Theatre, ed. by Ed. Bullins, New York: Bantam, 1969 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39573 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 2 Act Historic Ritual Historical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6 BM, 4 BF, 2 dancers | |||||
Notes: | Subtitled "The Dramatic Life and Death of Malcolm X.". Prod. Off-Bway by the Afro-American Studio, at the Martinique Theatre, Nov.29, 1971-Jan. 9, 1972, for 40 perfs.; dir. by ERNIE McCLINTOCK. Prod. in Chicago during the 1973-74 season, both by the Ebon | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on Malcolm's biography, writings, and speeches, utilizing drama, prose, poetry, slides, and dance. Developed out of a group improvisation by students in the M.F.A. program at Stanford, Spring 1967 | |||||
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Falling Scarlet | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39574 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 2 Act Musical Comedy Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 8 BM, 6 BF, chorus | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Happy times down South during slavery days | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Further Emasculation Of, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dashiki Project Theatre, New Orleans | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Unpub. script in the Schomburg Collection, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39575 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 BM, 2 BF, 1 WF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A mental patient finds his road to recovery blocked by the social and family forces that originally drove him insane | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jammer | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39576 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Expressionistic Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 WF, 4 BM (3 teenagers) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The sexual myths surrounding a black stud-hustler and his sportive combat with a white woman are the subject of entertainment and admiration for a neighborhood youth | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jimy Cry | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dashiki Theatre, New Orleans, La | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39577 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 2 Act Musical Comedy Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 8 BM, 6 BF, 2 WM | |||||
Notes: | Subtitled: The Reason Why | |||||
Synopsis: | Happy times down South during the Great Depression. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Nicey | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39578 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Verse Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 BM 1 BF | |||||
Notes: | Subtitled: Arias for Carol | |||||
Synopsis: | A black woman questions her life and her relationship with her present lover | |||||
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Short Fun | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Unpub. script in the Hatch-Billops and Schomburg collections, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39579 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 3 BM | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Some neighborhood winos discuss their sexual and drinking habits while sharing a bottle in an alley | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Window | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1971 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #39580 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 3 Act Psychological Drama Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 BM, 1 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two young black college professors attempt to aid a Vietnam veteran (a former student) who is suffering from a nervous breakdown, but find their own homosexuality and the failure of the American educational system muddles their efforts | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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