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KEN JONES (1962 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Katalyst, LLC (agent: Kat McEntee) |
Ken Jones is an award winning playwright and screenwriter. Ken received degrees in playwriting from the University of Florida, University of Virginia and Harvard University. Jones participated in the Warner Bros. Television Writer's Workshop and went on to serve as the Head Writer for LightPoint Entertainment at the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida. His play, A RED EAGLE FALLING, was produced in New York City's WRITER'S THEATRE in 1986, and in 1989, TIME magazine chose Ken Jones' play, DARKSIDE for its Critics' Choice. Jones has had over 350 productions of his plays. Other plays include: THE MIDDLE OF YESTERDAY, THY BROTHER'S KEEPER, BURGERTOWN, THE SPACE BETWEEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY, VICTIMS OF THE ICE AGE, THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT, THE ROCK COLLECTION and THE BIG ONE. Many of his play have been published, and his works are listed in several anthologies and monologue books. His screenplays include TRIANGLES AND TRIBULATIONS, OVER THE MOON, and DREAM THIEF. He has won a Telly Award, a Communicator's Award, the Post-Corbett award for Literary Artist, the DuPont Fellowship, the Delauney Playwriting Award, the Denver Prima Facie Award, the Kentucky Playwright's Award, and he received an Emmy nomination in 1994. He lives in Burlington, Kentucky, USA, with his wife, Christine, and their 3 children. He is the Chairman of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Northern Kentucky University.
Plays by Ken Jones
Big One, The | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #44268 | |||
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Burgertown | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Building, Chicago | - - - | ||||
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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: | ocr-6851558 | |||
| Music: | Original Kentucky cast recording: Original Cast Records (6851558) 2005 | doollee no | #42911 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Comedy Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | Music by Jamey Strawn; lyrics by Christine Jones; book by Ken Jones | |||||
| A fry cook invents a burger sensation which changes the world and his life | |||||
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Cavemen And Candidates | ||
| 1st Produced: | Falcon Productions at the Westwood Theatre | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | jonesk@nku.edu, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42910 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Originally titled Victims Of The Ice Age | |||||
Synopsis: | An anthropologist is pulled into the world of politics by his ex-college roommate who now happens to be a US Senator. | |||||
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Church Girls, Unmatilla USA: The Musical | ||
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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 | #128652 | |||
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Genre: | musical comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Cure, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | part of Short and Sweet, Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, The Edge, Auckland | 12 Jul 2011 | ||||
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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 | #130596 | |||
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Genre: | ten min play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Darkside | ||
| 1st Produced: | Denver Center For The Performing Arts | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #18395 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extra | |||||
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Synopsis: | flashbacks as two American astronauts are stranded in a lunar landing whilst a third orbits in the command module | |||||
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Dead To The Last Drop | ||
| 1st Produced: | Commonwealth Theatre Company in Cincinnati, OH | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing LLC | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #128651 | |||
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Genre: | Interactive Murder Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Faculty Meeting, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing LLC | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #128650 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
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Great Easter Egg Hunt, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Play Festival- American Repertory Theatre | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #18396 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | one day in an isolated town that reflects the greed, cowardice, regret, avarice, love, stupidity, hope, passion and drama of life in America | |||||
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Middle Of Yesterday, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Kentucky Commonwealth Theatre | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing LLC, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42909 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | The story of a man suffering from Azheimer's Disease and his journey through the disjointed world of his past. | |||||
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Red Eagle Falling, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Writer's Theatre, NYC | 1986 | ||||
Company: | Project III Ensemble | |||||
| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing LLC, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44263 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | It has been produced 35 times throughout the U.S., Canada, and Germany. The play has been won a Delauney Playwriting Award for Best Drama. | |||||
Synopsis: | Against a background of World War I, A RED EAGLE FALLING tells the story of one man's loneliness and torment as he confronts the truths of war. Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, after receiving a head wound begins to see and speak with the images of the pilots he has shot down. Soon his tiny barracks is filled with the spirits of British pilots, haunting the once unemotional Baron. Only with intervention from his love, Katie, can he begin to focus on his duties and continue to fly. | |||||
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Rock Collection, The | ||
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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 | #44267 | |||
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Space Between Monday And Tuesday, The | ||
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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 | #44265 | |||
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Thy Brother's Keeper | ||
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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 | #44264 | |||
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Victims Of The Ice Age | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Heuer Publishing LLC, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44266 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy; Farce Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extra | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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