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Ed Shockley

ED SHOCKLEY   

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Literary Agent:  Kaufmann, Feiner, Yamin, Gildin & Robbins LLP   

Ed Shockley attended high school at the prestigious St. Paul's School, followed by Columbia University and MFA studies as a Future Faculty Fellow at Temple University. He is the author of more than fifty plays, which have enjoyed both commercial and critical success. He is best known for the record-setting musicals Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues and Bobos (co-authored with James McBride). Other notable works include The Liars' Contest(winner of the HBO New Writers Competition) and the stage adaptation of Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. He is the recipient of the Stephen Sondheim Award for Outstanding Contributions to American Musical Theatre, the $25,000 Richard Rodgers Award (presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters), the New Professional Theatre Writers Festival prize, the American Minority Playwrights contest prize, two Pennsylvania State Arts Council fellowships, the Lila Wallace/Reader's Digest Production Fellowship, and numerous other awards. Mr. Shockley has taught at many universities and schools, including New York University, Nassau Community College, St. Paul's School, and Temple University (Future Faculty Fellow), and he has coached thousands of authors through the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival and Young Writers Day lecture tours. Currently he is a senior lecturer at both University of the Arts and Rutgers University (Camden Campus), and is artistic director of the Philadelphia Dramatists Center.

Plays by Ed Shockley

ED SHOCKLEY

All Roads Lead Home

1st Produced:

Theatre Center, Philadelphia

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Notes:

Written by Ed Shockley and James McBride

Synopsis:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Bedlam Moon

1st Produced:

Central High School Drama Society (Philadelphia, PA, United States)

2003

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1st Published:

Playscripts, Inc - New York

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Music:

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Genre:

20-30 min Comedy

Parts:

Male

1

Female

2

Parts other:

1 male, 2 females

Notes:

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Synopsis:

New Year's Eve, 1980, the Bronx. Larry, a struggling young writer, awaits the arrival of his hot date, with Marvin Gaye playing suggestively on the stereo: Cheap wine wrapped in a towel (it has bubbles, she'll never know it's not champagne). Doorbell. Showtime! Surprise -- at the door is Larry's ex-girlfriend Kuumba, who has come in classic ex fashion to muscle her way back into his life, through a complex series of innocent-looking machinations.

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ED SHOCKLEY

Bessie Smith:Empress Of The Blues

1st Produced:

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1981

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Genre:

musical biography

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

8 actors plus pianist

Notes:

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Synopsis:

A musical biography of the blues legend. The comic dream play focuses on the early years leading to her first northern performance in 1922. Act two is a recreation of her concert with a surprise visit from Blues great Ma Rainey

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ED SHOCKLEY

Bobos

1st Produced:

John Houseman Theatre, New York

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Genre:

urban opera

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

17 actors/singer/dancers

Notes:

written by Ed Shockley andJames McBride

Synopsis:

This urban opera, co-authored with Grammy award winning composer and best selling novelist James McBride, has been called "the future of American musical theatre" by Quincy Jones. The sung thru libretto tells the story of a young man's unwitting descent into the world of street crime and his courageous escape. The work premiered at the American Musical Theatre Festival and broke a ten year old box office record. Winner of the Richard Rodgers award and the Stephen Sondheim Award for Outstanding Contributions to American Musical Theatre, it went on to further development at the New York and Disney/Ascap music theatre workshops before opening at the John Houseman Theatre in New York

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ED SHOCKLEY

Box, The

1st Produced:

Academy Of The Pacific (Honolulu, HI, United States)

2003

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n/a

1st Published:

Playscripts, Inc - New York

ISBN/ASIN:

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Music:

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Genre:

70-120 min Allegorical farce

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

5 either (5-20 actors possible: 0-5 males, 0-5 females)

Notes:

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Synopsis:

The Box is an allegorical comedy inspired by the myths of Prometheus and Pandora. A childlike character, Epth, lands on a desolate beach holding a box said to contain the answers to every question. Embarking on a quest for survival and something like enlightenment, Epth must contend with a mischievous imp, an addle-brained zealot, a fearsome ferry driver, and a wise-cracking, shape-shifting beast. Encounters with these four magical and zany figures constantly redefine Epth's adventure, which parallels the significant developmental stages in life.

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ED SHOCKLEY

Kadija and Swann

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#97653

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Genre:

One act

Parts:

Male

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Female

2

Parts other:

-

Notes:

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Synopsis:

Two girls and a dead rabbit. One girl thinks she is pregnant because she used the boys toilet at school

Further Reference:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Liar's Contest

1st Produced:

Walnut Street Theatre

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#40016

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Genre:

Play/Drama

Parts:

Male

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Female

-

Parts other:

3 characters

Notes:

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Synopsis:

The hilarious story of two backwoods characters in a classic encounter with Beelzebub. The work contrasts Afro-American and European story telling styles in a complex theological comedy. Selected from over 3000 submissions for inclusion in the HBO New Writers Project at the Stella Adler Theatre in L.A. The play debuted to rave reviews at the Walnut Street Theatre then continued on to productions in New York, Stockton, Seattle, Baltimore, Houston and more

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ED SHOCKLEY

Merlin & Vivien

1st Produced:

Theatre Center Philadelphia

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1st Published:

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#40017

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Genre:

sensual short play

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

2 characters

Notes:

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Synopsis:

A sensual short play in poetic prose exploring the fall of the great magician

Further Reference:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Nobody's Listening

1st Produced:

Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA >>>

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1st Published:

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#40019

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Genre:

Childrens Youth Audience

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

6 actors

Notes:

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Synopsis:

this anti-violence play toured the Charlotte/Mechlenberg schools for five successive years

Further Reference:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Playground

1st Produced:

Adrienne Theatre, Philadelphia

2002

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#81230

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Genre:

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Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

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Notes:

-

Synopsis:

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Further Reference:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

1st Produced:

Seattle Children's Theatre

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1st Published:

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#40018

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Genre:

Adaptation

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

12 actors minimum. (Six adults/six youth)

Notes:

from a Newberry Award winning novel by Mildred D. Taylor

Synopsis:

this authorized adaptation ran for nearly 100 performances in it's initial presentation and received unanimous critical praise

Further Reference:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Stalking Horse, The

1st Produced:

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#97654

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Genre:

n/a

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

-

Notes:

-

Synopsis:

n/a

Further Reference:

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ED SHOCKLEY

Strange Career of John Hopewell

1st Produced:

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1st Published:

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#97655

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Genre:

n/a

Parts:

Male

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Female

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Parts other:

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Notes:

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Synopsis:

History of Afro Americans in Long Island

Further Reference:

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