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WILLIAM PACKARD (1933 - 2002) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Graduated Stanford University with honors in Philosophy. Playwright-in-Residence, Institute of Advanced Studies. He has three collections of poetry, To Peel an Apple, Peaceable Kingdom, and First Selected Poems. He has translated and adapted from the French, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Burmese, Korean and Babylonian. Founder and editor of the New York Quarterly. Professor at the Washington Square Writing Center; teaches at Hofstra University, Wagner, the New School and Cooper Union. His novel, Saturday Night at San Marcos, will be published soon. He also teaches playwriting at the H.B. Studio. Recipient: Robert Frost Award to Breadloaf; Outer Circle Critics Award.
Address (in 1981): 232 West 14th St., New York, NY 10011
Agent (in 1981): Bertha Case, 345 West 58th St., New York, NY 10019 (212) 541-9451
Plays by William Packard
From Now On | ||
| 1st Produced: | HB Studio, NYC | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Experiment Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55816 | |||
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Genre: | verse play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Funeral, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | in Four Plays: Bird Girl Press, P.O. Box 521, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10011, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55818 | |||
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Genre: | Long one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Family is gathered for funeral of father, but is actually psychic funeral of daughter, who is systematically destroyed in course of play | |||||
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In the First Place | ||
| 1st Produced: | The White Barn, Westport, CT | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Experiment Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55813 | |||
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Genre: | verse play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Killer Thing, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Bird Girl Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55822 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A thirteen-year-old girl runs away from home, encounters a hermit in the woods; later an anonymous man comes on to the same hermit, admits he raped and killed the thirteenyear-old girl, in addition to about twenty-seven other persons he has killed and buried out in the woods | |||||
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Marriage, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in Four Plays: Bird Girl Press, P.O. Box 521, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10012, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55819 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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My Name Is Bobby | ||
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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 | #55821 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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On the Other Hand | ||
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| 1st Published: | Experiment Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55815 | |||
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Genre: | verse play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Once and for All | ||
| 1st Produced: | IASTA, NYC | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Experiment Press, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55814 | |||
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Genre: | verse play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Phedre | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26816 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Jean Racine | |||||
Synopsis: | translated in rhymed alexandrine couplets | |||||
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Sandra and the Janitor | ||
| 1st Produced: | HB Studio | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Best Short Plays of 1971, Chilton Book Co, Radnor, PA, 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55817 | |||
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Genre: | Short Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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War Play | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 >>> | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Four Plays: Bird Girl Press, P.O. Box 521, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10013, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #55820 | |||
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Genre: | Long one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Soldier in eastern war, young girl from native town, ghastly effect of war is gradually disgorged. | |||||
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