ED SHOCKLEY
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Plays by Ed Shockley
All Roads Lead Home |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Center, Philadelphia | - | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
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Notes: Written by Ed Shockley and James McBride | ||||
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Bedlam Moon |
| 1st Produced: | Central High School Drama Society (Philadelphia, PA, United States) | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc | 2003 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
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Notes: Running time: 20-30 | ||||
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. | ||||
Bessie Smith:Empress Of The Blues |
| 1st Produced: | - | 1981 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | musical biography | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 8 actors plus pianist | |||
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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 | ||||
Bobos |
| 1st Produced: | John Houseman Theatre, New York | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | urban opera | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| 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 | ||||
Box, The |
| 1st Produced: | Drake Theatre at University of the Arts | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc | 2003 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Allegorical farce | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 5 principal actors and an optional chorus | |||
Notes: Running time: 70-120 | ||||
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. | ||||
Liar's Contest |
| 1st Produced: | Walnut Street Theatre | - | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 3 characters | |||
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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 | ||||
Merlin & Vivien |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Center Philadelphia | - | ||
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| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | sensual short play | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2 characters | |||
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Synopsis: A sensual short play in poetic prose exploring the fall of the great magician | ||||
Nobody's Listening |
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | Childrens | Youth Audience | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 6 actors | |||
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Synopsis: this anti-violence play toured the Charlotte/Mechlenberg schools for five successive years | ||||
Playground |
| 1st Produced: | Adrienne Theatre, Philadelphia | 2002 | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
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Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry |
| 1st Produced: | Seattle Children's Theatre | - | ||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | Adaptation | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| 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 | ||||