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RICHARD WESLEY (1945 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Innovative Artists NY Talent & Literary Talent |
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Plays by Richard Wesley |
Ace Boon Coon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Arts/West, San Francisco, Calif | 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 | #40456 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Explores the conflict that arises when one's political and social beliefs conflict with one's moral obligations. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Alicia | ||
| 1st Produced: | Waterford, Connecticut | 1973 | ||||
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 | #36760 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | aka Goin' Thru Changes | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Black Terror, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | WASTSA, Ira Aldridge Theatre, Washington, D.C | 1971 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Scripts, vol.1, no.2, Dec (also in "The New Lafayette Theatre Presents", Doubleday, New York, 1974), 1971 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36761 | |||
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Genre: | Political Melodrama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 8 BM, 2 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Explores the conflict between moderation and non-African oriented political ideologies in pursuit of the black man's freedom, justice, and equality | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Butterfly | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1985 | |||||
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 | #36762 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Eight Ball | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1973 | |||||
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 | #36763 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gettin' It Together | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Black, New York | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36764 | |||
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Genre: | Domestic Drama. One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 BM, 1 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Centers around the conflicts between a man and a woman who have dreams of love and a better life for themselves and the attempts of each to realize that goal | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Goin' Thru Changes | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1973 | |||||
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 | #36765 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 BM, 3 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Explores the social pressures that affect healthy relationships between men and women in black America. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Headline News | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 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 | #36766 | |||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Knock, Knock, Who Dat | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Black, University of the Streets, New York | 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 | #36768 | |||
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Genre: | Political Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A bickering black family unites with gunfire when the police break down the door | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Last Street Play, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, Urban Art Corps, New York | 1977 | ||||
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 | #40457 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6 BM, 1 BF | |||||
Notes: | Revision of The Mighty Gents | |||||
Synopsis: | Ten years have passed since the Gents ruled the Central Ward in Newark, and over the years the gang has stagnated. At thirty, the members have become a "surplus" people | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lets Do It Again | ||
| 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 | #40458 | |||
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Genre: | Screenplay/Comedy/Satire Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Sequel to Uptown Saturday Night | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mighty Gents, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1974 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36769 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6 BM | |||||
Notes: | aka The Last Street Play | |||||
Synopsis: | Explores the refusal of men to deal with the reality that they can no longer live in the past | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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On the Road to Babylon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Milwaukee | 1980 | ||||
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 | #36770 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | concept by Brent Nicholson, music and lyrics by Peter Link | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Past Is the Past, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1973 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36771 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 BM | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Explores the relationship between father and son and their need to understand one another and thereby change the direction of their lives | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Put My Dignity on 307 | ||
| 1st Produced: | Howard University, Washington, D.C | 1967 | ||||
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 | #36772 | |||
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Genre: | Drama/Satire One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Citation of Award, Samuel French National Playwriting Contest, 1965 | |||||
Synopsis: | A black factory worker strives for middle class status and plays the numbers for the means to obtain it. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Sirens, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1974 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36773 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 3 BM, 3 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Explores male/female conflicts that sometimes result in lifelong damage | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Springtime High | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1968 | ||||
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 | #40459 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Street Corner, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Arts/West, San Francisco, Calif | 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 | #36774 | |||
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Strike Heaven on the Face! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Phoenix Theatre Showcase, New York | 1973 | ||||
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 | #36775 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 BM, 2 BF, 2 WM | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Deals with the destructive effects of war on a black veteran returning to the negative effects of racism in America | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Talented Tenth, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Crosswinds - An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora, published by Indiana University Press, 1993 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36776 | |||
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Uptown Saturday Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | Warner Bros | 1974 | ||||
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 | #40460 | |||
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: | Screenplay/Comedy/Satire Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Let's Do It Again is a sequel to this title | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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