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WILLIAM ROETZHEIM (1955 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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William Roetzheim is the author of five plays, seventeen published books, over 100 articles, three columns, and fifteen spoken word audio CDs (Producer and Director). He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. His writing has won seven gold medal and eighteen finalist medals in national and international writing competitions. He has a B.A., an MBA, and he has completed post-graduate studies in Computer Science and Fine Art. He founded and then sold two successful software companies (Marotz, Inc. and Cost Xpert Group, Inc.), holds two patents, and is considered to be one of the world's leading experts on parametric modeling of software project costs. Prior to entering the world of technology he was a Naval Flight Officer and flew S3-A Viking aircraft from the USS Forrestal. While in college he won first place in the NCAA National Gymnastic Championships and was twice designated as an All American athlete. He and his wife currently own and operate a Victorian Bed and Breakfast in the mountains outside of San Diego, CA.
Plays by William Roetzheim
Dickinson | ||
| 1st Produced: | Producers Club, 358 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 >>> | 01 Jun 2010 | ||||
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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 | #92496 | |||
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Genre: | Biographical drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | The story of Emily Dickinson, told primarily as a one night conversation (perhaps even confrontation) between the playwright and the poet. This play also deals with issues of sexual identity, mental illness, and incest. | |||||
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Eliot | ||
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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 | #92495 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | Ensemble | |||||
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Synopsis: | The story of T.S. Eliot, told in the form of a surrealistic Broadway style musical reminiscent of a cross between Moulin Rouge and Cabaret. Libretto and lyrics by William Roetzheim, music by the Czech composer Vladimir Spasojevic. This musical also deals with issues of sexual identity. | |||||
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Frost | ||
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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 | #92498 | |||
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: | Biographical Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | The story of Robert Frost, told as if he has come back from the dead to visit the stage for another of his famous readings and chats with the audience. This play also deals with issues of mental illness. | |||||
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Lowell | ||
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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 | #92497 | |||
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: | Biographical Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | The story of Amy Lowell, told in the form of a drawing room comedy. The focus of this play is on the transition from things traditional to things "modern," including poetry, music, art, industrial art, and sexual mores'. The destruction of things traditional to make way for things new is a common theme. The play also deals with issues of woman's rights and gay rights. | |||||
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Pound | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Row Studio, NY | 2009 | ||||
Company: | American International Theater, Inc. | |||||
| 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 | #92499 | |||
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: | Biographical Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | This play gives Ezra Pound his trial on charges of treason that the government never permitted. This play also deals with issues of freedom of speech, economic theory with an emphasis on the Social Credit movement of the 1930s, and anti-Semitism. | |||||
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