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RICK ABBOT (1931 - 1992) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Jack Sharkey was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in the Creative Writing Field of the English Major. After that, he taught school for two years from 1953 to 1955. In mid 1955, Jack enlisted in the Army. He served at Sandia Base, New Mexico as a Special Services worker. He wrote, produced, and directed one show per month for the Enlisted Men's Club. After the Army, he worked as a copywriter for Sears, Roebuck and Company from 1957 to 1958. In 1958, Jack went to New York to begin a full-time freelance writing career. He wrote Science Fiction stories and novels, humor articles, and mystery novels. Jack wrote his first stage comedy in 1965. Soon afterwards, he went exclusively into playwriting which he continued until a few months before his death. He has 82 published plays written under his own name and four others --- Rick Abbot, Monk Ferris, Mark Chandler, and Mike Johnson. Mike Johnson wrote only stage thrillers. All the other plays are comedies and/or musicals. The plays are performed all around the world. Jack passed away on September 28, 1992 after a bout with cancer.
Plays by Rick Abbot
Allocating Annie | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | 0 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #29 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
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| man inherits an orphan on the eve of his wedding consternation abounds when she turns out to be full grown and gorgeous with an infant in her arms | |||||
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Beauty And the Beast Really | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #865 | |||
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Genre: | Children's musical Youth Audience | |||||
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Synopsis: | Unexpected and hilarious twists make this version of the classic an entirely different romp for the whole family. The cast of 7 play 9 roles: Beauty, The Beast, Father, Mother, Stepsister, Boyfriend, a hound dog, a theatrical entrepreneur and a hopelessly inept tap dancer whose thankless job is to distract the audience during the scene alterations. Underlying the hilarity is a solid message about true beauty. | |||||
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Bride of Brackenloch!, | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30 | |||
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Genre: | Gothic Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 8 | ||
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Synopsis: | a goofy spoof of all those gothic novels where the heroine is brought to the ancient manor by her handsome brooding groom | |||||
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But Why Bump Off Barnaby? | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #31 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery Farce Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | Late arriving police suspect everybody amidst secret treasure and mysterious limericks, as people keep vanishing | |||||
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Class Musical! | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1266 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | chorus | |||||
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Synopsis: | When ultra-feminist Professor Muriel Wiggins connives with the senior class girls to do a musical version of "Little Women" for Graduation weekend, she is unaware that ultra-chauvinist Professor Horace Treacher is likewise conniving with the senior class boys to do a musical version of "Helen of Troy" for the same weekend. When they discover that both shows are slated for the same slot, they can do nothing but perform "Little Women of Troy!!!" | |||||
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Dracula: The Musical? | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #32 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Spoof Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | from book by Bran Stoker | |||||
Synopsis: | Melodramatic spoof on familiar vampire story, with music and singing | |||||
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June Groom | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #33 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | In order to receive legacy recently married man must remain celibate. | |||||
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Play On! | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #34 | |||
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: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 7 | ||
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Synopsis: | Attempts to stage a play lead to continuous disasters for drama group. | |||||
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Sing On | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York | ISBN/ASIN: | 0 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35 | |||
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: | Comedy musical Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 7 | ||
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| sequel to Play On!, disaster prone theatre group find themselves in more dire straits | |||||
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Turn For The Nurse, A | ||
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| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36 | |||
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: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | The deceased leaves fortune to the maid much to the family's distress. | |||||
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