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ROBERT LIMA (1935 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Robert Lima received the B. A. in English (1957) & the M.A. in Theatre and Drama (1961) both from Villanova University. There he performed in "Billy Budd" opposite Victor Buono and with Ron Delany, the Irish Olympic star, in Fry's "A Sleep of Prisoners." He worked in New York City off-Broadway at La Mama, Ara Welles's American Playwrights Forum and other venues; in film with Pendulum Productions; in broadcasting at The Voice of America. He received the Ph.D. in Romance Literatures with a focus on Spanish drama. As a critic of dramatic literature and playwrights, he has published The Theatre of Garcia Lorca, Dos ensayos de teatro espanol de los veinte, Valle-Inclan. The Theatre of His Life (also in Spanish: Valle-Inclan. El teatro de su vida), Dark Prisms. Occultism in Hispanic Drama (also in Spanish: Prismas oscuros. Ocultismo en el teatro hispanico), and Stages of Evil. Occultism in Western Theatre and Drama. He has published numerous articles in professional journals.
Plays by Robert Lima
Blood Pact | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Savage Acts" published by Estrano, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77354 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 1 non speaking male | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Ramon Del Valle-Inclan | |||||
Synopsis: | A knife grinder, a witch and a nubile young girl in a pact that ends in death | |||||
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Head of the Baptist, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Savage Acts" published by Estrano, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77355 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Ramon Del Valle-Inclan | |||||
Synopsis: | A young man tracks his foster father to Spain and threatens to expose him as a murdered. The young man is then found dead. | |||||
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Inmates of the Convent of Saint Mary Egyptiam, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Drama Contemporary - Spain" published by PAJ, New York, 1985 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77315 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 19 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Jose Martin Recuerda | |||||
Synopsis: | Mariana has links to a revolutionary group - she is in love with its leader. She is captured and imprisoned in a convent. She does not betray the revolutionaries and is executed. | |||||
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Paper Rose, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Savage Acts" published by Estrano, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77356 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | 3 children | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Ramon Del Valle-Inclan | |||||
Synopsis: | A drunken husband searches his dying wife's belongings for her savings. | |||||
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Sacrilege | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Savage Acts" published by Estrano, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77357 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Ramon Del Valle-Inclan | |||||
Synopsis: | A band of thieves are about to execute one of their number when he asks for Confession. | |||||
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Santa Rosalia Cantata de Camara | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sala de Conciertos de la Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango in | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango | |||||
| 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 | #96742 | |||
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Genre: | Vocal/Orchestral cantata | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | Chorus of 4 Male & Female voices | |||||
Notes: | Originally in an English libretto by Jason Charnesky and music by Bruce Trinkley. Spanish libretto by Robert Lima. The cantata is based on the painting "Santa Rosalia" by Fernando Botero, the internationally-renowned Colombian painter and sculptor. | |||||
Synopsis: | The painter Fernando Botero is interviewed about his painting "Santa Rosalia," which depicts the Italian saint, and why he chose to portray her in the rotund style which typifies his works. In the process, the life and death of the saint are presented. | |||||
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