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Clay Goss
Nationality: American (1947 - )
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Biography and Notes (further contributions welcome) :

Clayton E. Goss playwright of the revolutionary 70s. Born in Philadelphia, PA. Educated at Howard Univ. (B.F.A. in drama, 1972


Plays by Clay Goss

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Andrew 
Billy McGhee 
Corner, The 
Hip Rumplestiltskin  
Homecooking 
Keys to the Kingdom 
Mars: Monument to the Last Black Eunuch 
Of Being Hit 
Ornette 
Our Side 
Oursides 
Spaces in Time  

Clay Goss     Andrew
Company
Synopsis:

The story of three friends, who were former gang members, and the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of one of them
First Produced 1972 NFT, New York
Published 1974 Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr
Genre Drama, 2 acts
Parts Male
Female
Other 3 BM
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Clay Goss     Billy McGhee
Company
Synopsis:

Young boy has a chance of becoming a professional actor but must give up school friends and normal home life.
First Produced 1974 The Place, WRC-Channel 4 TV, Washington, D.C
Published
Genre 1 Act Domestic Comedy
Parts Male
Female
Other 2 BM, 2 BF, 2 WM, 1 WF
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Clay Goss     Corner, The
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Female
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Clay Goss     Hip Rumplestiltskin
Company
Synopsis:

Rock-soul version of the fairy tale
First Produced 1973 Theatre Black, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
Published
Genre 1 Act Fantasy
Parts Male
Female
Other 5 BM, 5 BF
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Clay Goss     Homecooking
Company
Synopsis:

Two childhood friends, now adults, have a chance meeting in the subway. One is a college student and aspiring writer, the other a sergeant in the Marines home from Vietnam
First Produced 1970 Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C
Published 1974 Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr
Genre 1 Act Drama
Parts Male
Female
Other 3 BM extras
Notes
part of Changes: Three Plays for Elgba

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Clay Goss     Keys to the Kingdom
Company
Synopsis:

Conflict arises when it is discovered that young member of the family has inherited property left by grandmother
First Produced
Published 1974 Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr
Genre Domestic Drama, 3 acts
Parts Male
Female
Other 6 BM, 6 BF
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Clay Goss     Mars: Monument to the Last Black Eunuch
Company
Synopsis:

Concerns creativity and regeneration of the spirit. A middle-aged man, tired of his dull routine, finds solace in a Muslim newspaper article about black life on Mars
First Produced 1972 Howard Univ., Washington, DC
Published
Genre Mythic Ritual, 2 acts
Parts Male
Female
Other 5 BM, 5 BF
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Clay Goss     Of Being Hit
Company
Synopsis:

Portrait of a former boxing great who is now a janitor and dying of a kidney ailment
First Produced 1970 Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C
Published 1974 Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr
Genre 1 Act Protest Drama
Parts Male
Female
Other 3 BM
Notes
part of Changes: Three Plays for Elgba. aka On Being Hit

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Clay Goss     Ornette
Company
Synopsis:

Loosely based on the life/death of Charlie Parker (and jazz innovators of the 1940s in general) and the birth/awakening of avant-garde and spiritual jazz
First Produced 1970 Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C
Published
Genre Mythic Ritual/Drama, 3 acts
Parts Male
Female
Other 4 BM, 3 BF, 1 WM, 1 WF
Notes
part of Changes: Three Plays for Elgba

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Clay Goss     Our Side
Company
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Genre Play
Parts Male
Female
Other
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Clay Goss     Oursides
Company
Synopsis:

Black man and black woman reach a common bond of mutual understanding and love
First Produced 1972 NET, New York
Published 1974 Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr
Genre 1 Act Drama
Parts Male
Female
Other 1 BM, 1 BF, 5-7 M & F
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Clay Goss     Spaces in Time
Company
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First Produced 1972 DC Black Repertory Theatre, at the Last Colony Theatre
Published
Genre 1 Act staged poetry reading
Parts Male
Female
Other
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