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T JAMES BELICH (1976 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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aka Colorado Tolston. T. James Belich is the author of over a dozen plays which range in genre from mystery to children's to religious. His works have been performed as near as Minnesota and as far away as Africa and Australia. Mr. Belich has been heavily influenced by the works of C. S. Lewis, and his favorite playwrights include Pirandello and Chekhov. In addition to playwriting, Mr. Belich has also been active in the theater in a variety of other capacities. He has played a wide range of roles, including Malvolio in Twelfth Night and the Little Monk in Brecht's Galileo. He has also worked behind the scenes in positions ranging from lighting designer to stage manager to producer. In addition to his career as a playwright, Mr. Belich also has a background in the sciences, having studied physics at both Bethel University and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.). He also loves to travel, and his favorite destinations include Great Britain, Costa Rica, and China. Mr. Belich currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife Kelly.
Plays by T James Belich
Ace of Diamonds | ||
| 1st Produced: | Pekin, IL | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #34812 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | "Ace of Diamonds" centers around the recent theft of a mysterious ruby called the Bloodstone. It connects six strangers who are brought together by Iago, the mastermind behind the theft. Although the six guests claim to be strangers to one another, past relationships (and past hatreds) are soon revealed. Their discussion of the theft takes a deadly turn when one of the six guests is murdered. The remaining five guests soon learn that Iago is, in fact, one of them. What they do not learn is one very important fact about themselves: All the guests present were involved in the Bloodstone's theft. They are all thieves. And now that Iago has the Bloodstone, his plan is to incite the thieves to murder each other so that nothing can be traced back to him. It all appears to work brilliantly as the thieves are murdered one by one, but with stakes this high, even Iago may not hold the Ace. . . | |||||
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Eponine | ||
| 1st Produced: | Little Theatre Company, Auurn, New York | 2004 | ||||
Company: | Loose Ends Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80037 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Meeting by chance in Central Park a young man finds he has the chance to fulfil a homeless girl's dreams | |||||
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Forgotten Fire: The Tale of the Burning Sword | ||
| 1st Produced: | Little Theatre, Te Awamutu, New Zealand | 2005 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80038 | |||
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Genre: | Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Three travelling players tell the story of a great sword that was lost to a dark enchanter. | |||||
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Illinois Jane and the Pyramid of Peril | ||
| 1st Produced: | Twin Cities, MN | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pioneer Drama Service, 2005 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #34813 | |||
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Genre: | Adventure Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 3 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When the map to a pyramid lost for 3000 years is discovered, it is up to the greatest adventure hero of all time to unlock its mysteries. . . Dr. Illinois Jane, cartographer extrodanaire! Along with her faithful sidekick, Sid Knickerbock, Illinois Jane must stop the evil Frenchman Pierre LeMalodeur from reaching the pyramid first and stealing the Elixir of Life, the secret to immortality. With it the Frenchman would be free to wreak his fiendish French plans on an unsuspecting world. But our illustrious heroine and reluctant sidekick are hot on his trail, determined to ensure that in the time-honored way of things the villain is vanquished. Along the way Illinois Jane must brave booby traps beyond description, face down pirates, and even fight off French henchmen on the top of a moving train. Meeting all these challenges and more with style and panache, Illinois Jane rushes to the rescue in a harrowing climax as she matches wits with LeMalodeur in the heart of the Pyramid of Peril! | |||||
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Illinois Jane and the Rainforest of Retribution | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sauk Rapids-Rice High School (Sauk Rapids, MN, United States) | 2008 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #102689 | |||
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Genre: | 50 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 3 males, 3 females, 1 either (7-15 actors possible: 3-12 males, 3-12 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Deep in the Amazon rainforest, an ancient empire has left behind a powerful Oracle. With it in her possession, the evil Russian Countess Natasha Novelova plans to take back the throne of Russia and only Dr. Illinois Jane, cartographer extraordinaire, can stop her! In this action-packed adventure, Illinois Jane and her sidekick, Sid Knickerbock, pursue the Countess and Ivan the Irritable into the jungle where they must face crocodiles, a giant anaconda, volcanoes, and more. | |||||
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Light Never Dies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Box Theater, Bethel College, St Paul, Minnesota | 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80039 | |||
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Genre: | Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A wizard and his apprentice must battle an ancient evil | |||||
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ReFusion: Tale of the Oracle | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Box Theater, Bethel College, St Paul, Minnesota | 1998 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80040 | |||
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Genre: | Fantasy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | A new born world descends into evil | |||||
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Rexque Futuris | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80041 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | After fifteen centuries King Arthur still sleeps awaiting his return. Each year he is allowed to awaken for one day to send knights on a quest for Excalibur. Only the most faithful will be able to find it. | |||||
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Slip in Time, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | Willerby Methodist Drama Group, Kingston-upon-Hull | 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80042 | |||
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Genre: | Mystery | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A detective is warned by a mysterious stranger that guests at a house party will be murdered | |||||
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Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Twin Cities, MN | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #34814 | |||
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Genre: | Folk Tale | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 6 | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on a folk tale from India, this story tells of a poor Brahman who learns that, truly, no good deed goes unpunished. In an act of mercy he frees a Tiger from a cage only to become destined for the starving beast's next dinner. The Brahman's pleas for his life only secure a promise from the Tiger to abide by the decision of an outside judge. In vain the Brahman searches for someone sympathetic to his cause, but he is rebuffed as a self-serving fool first by the Buffalo, then by the Sacred Fig Tree, and lastly by the Road. When a foolish Jackal offers to help, the desperate Brahman soon finds himself at wit's end explaining the situation to the dim-witted beast, his only hope of escaping the jaws of the impatient Tiger! | |||||
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Twilight of the King | ||
| 1st Produced: | Twilight Productions (Twin Cities, MN, United States) | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #34815 | |||
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Genre: | 35-40 min Biblical comedy/drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1 male, 1 female, 4 either (6 actors possible: 1-5 males, 1-5 females) | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Just another night in Bethlehem? So think two Roman guards stationed there on the night of Christ's birth. Bored with their mundane existence, the guards thirst for excitement, and are astonished when their wish appears to be granted with the arrival of three astrologers from the east. Suddenly the guards are embroiled in mysterious prophecies of a new king, born under a strange star, as the astrologers foreshadow the bloody role the guards are about to play in the service of an enraged king. A reinterpretation of a biblical tale that crackles with humor and suspense. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wind in the Willows, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Union Academy (Monroe, NC, United States) | 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80043 | |||
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Genre: | 70-80 min Theater for young audiences | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 1 male, 2 females, 18 either (14-30 actors possible: 0-28 males, 0-29 females) | |||||
Notes: | Based on the book by Kenneth Grahame | |||||
Synopsis: | What begins as a peaceful summer on the River is soon disrupted by Toad and his obsession with motorcars. After crashing several cars, he then steals one and lands himself in jail. His friends Mole, Badger, and Water Rat make every effort to protect Toad's residence, Toad Hall, but are instead ousted by the Ferrets and Weasels of the Wild Wood. Will Toad escape from jail and regain Toad Hall? Will he learn a lesson about his boastful and impetuous ways? A spirited adaptation of a timeless classic. | |||||
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World That Never Was, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80044 | |||
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Genre: | Science Fiction | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The Earth is split into two factions, the United Republic of Earth and Oceanic Alliance. They are on the brink of war and a discovery made by a scientist who only saw peaceful uses for it is now being used to plunge Earth into a war that will destroy everything. | |||||
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