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GAMAL ABDEL CHASTEN |
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GAMAL ABDEL CHASTEN has been a Professional Writer and Performance Poet for the past eight years. The last six years he has spent as a co-writer and co-creator as a member of Universes Theater/Poetry ensemble. As an Actor/Playwright his credits read as follows: Off Broadway: Slanguage (New York Theater Workshop) Off-Off Broadway: Reg.e.gaines TIERS (Live From The Edge), IN CASE YOU FORGET (Labyrinth Theatre), You Can Clap Now (HERE), GOD TOOK AWAY HIS POEM by Chasten (Labyrinth Theatre-Barn Series). GOD TOOK AWAY HIS POEM, a one man show, is based on the influence of sports icon Muhammed Ali on the life of a single African American father raising his son in the 1970's, and their struggles. Directing credit: Stakes Is High (Henry Street Settlement and The Krane Theater) The Last Word, Written and Directed by Gamal Abdel Chasten (PS 122 Fresh Terrain series at The University of Texas), Affiliation: New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect.
Plays by Gamal Abdel Chasten
Ameriville | ||
| 1st Produced: | Public Theater | 05 Jan 2011 | ||||
Company: | UNIVERSES | |||||
| 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 | #123393 | |||
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Genre: | 90 min Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | Written & Performed By: Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz, Gamal Chasten, William Ruiz | |||||
Synopsis: | This is part of the Under the Radar Festival. An explosive fusion of storytelling and the infectious rhythms of jazz, gospel, and hip-hop, Ameriville puts the state of the Union under the microscoperace, poverty, politics, history, and government, examining our country through the lens of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. New York based UNIVERSES is an ensemble of multi-disciplinary writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, down home blues and Spanish boleros, creating their own inimitable brand of performance. | |||||
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God Took Away His Poem | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
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 | #62457 | |||
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: | Monologue Play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | GOD TOOK AWAY HIS POEM is about a young boxer in the70's who looks to face his idle in the ring, but when tragedy befalls he is left to deal with his disappointments and regrets while raising a son. | |||||
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Last Word, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2003 | |||||
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 | #62458 | |||
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: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Omar's Party | ||
| 1st Produced: | Southern Rep New Play Bachanal | Jan 2011 | ||||
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 | #131824 | |||
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: | Ten minute play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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