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PADDY CHAYEFSKY (1923 - 1981) |
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Plays by Paddy Chayefsky |
Gideon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Plymouth Theatre, New York | 1961 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6718 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 18 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | 1b | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | As outlined by John McClain: "The people of Israel, having worshipped a succession of gods with small success, are about to be overwhelmed by the hordes of the Midianites. Gideon, pursuing his inept labors in the fields, is visited by a stranger in elegant robes who has a difficult time establishing himself as Jehovah, and an even more arduous task in convincing Gideon that he, Gideon, has been appointed the redeemer of his people. But the transformation is finally achieved, and Gideon, now inspired by the Lord's might, leads his army in the miraculous massacre of the enemy. Whenever his devotion to God wavers, it is restored by a miracle, and after the victory there is a sincere love scene between the man and the Almighty. It is a rare and touching moment. But God is an unrelenting and jealous leader, and he demands that his disciple kill the old men of Manasseh and Succoth, who worshipped false gods and prophets. Gideon finds himself powerless to carry out his command, holding human life too dear. Instead h | |||||
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Holiday Song | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: The Collected Works of Paddy Chayefsky volume One" published by Applause Theatre Book Publisher 1994 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-155831927 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #135370 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Latent Hetrosexual, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Dallas, Texas | 1968 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Stage Plays, Applause, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6719 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Apparently all a gay man needs to be cured is a wife. . . . . | |||||
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Middle Of The Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | ANTA Playhouse, New York | 1956 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1957 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-1580812535 | |||
| Music: | Studio cast recording: LA Theatre Works 2008 | doollee no | #6720 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| does a 53 year old lonely widower have a right to love a beautiful girl nearly 30 years his junior who has had an unhappy marriage | |||||
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Passion Of Josef D, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York | 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6721 | |||
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Genre: | History | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 20 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | music by David Amran | |||||
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Tenth Man, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Booth Theatre, New York | 1959 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1960 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #6722 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | a Rabbi convinced a young girl has a dybbuk, arranges an exorcism but at the culmination of the ritual it is a young man who is exorcised of the one that has prevented him loving anyone | |||||
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