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Kenneth Arnold

KENNETH ARNOLD  (1944 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Born in Washington in 1944, Mr. arnold went to school at Lynchburg College and Johns Hopskins. He's had verses published in several magazines.

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below is a list of Kenneth Arnold's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 House Of Bedlam, The         Pope Joan         She Also Dances

House Of Bedlam, The

Synopsis:
Based on the last days of the poet Ezra Pound in Rapallo, Italy. Escaping from the retreating German army, Pound takes his wife to the apartment of his mistress, Olga Rudge, where they are joined by the natural daughter Olga bore him. The resulting conflict brings to a head the domestic and political troubles that Pound had been creating for himself as a collaborator with the Mussolini regime. His arrest by the American army lands him in a cage, where his black guard, Whiteside, gives him a painful education in humility and humanity.

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New Playwrights Theater, Washington, DC    -

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Pope Joan

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Philadelphia Company, Pa    -

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Play in 14 episodes

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She Also Dances

Synopsis:
an exploration of the relationship between a young woman confined to a wheelchair and the young man hired to push her around the campus of the college they attend. He's a gymnast who realizes that he wants to be a dancer. Together they make a dance in which they both see the possibility of liberation.

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Genre:
full length Play/Drama

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