PADDY CHAYEFSKY   (1923 - 1981)


Paddy Chayefsky
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Plays by Paddy Chayefsky

PADDY CHAYEFSKY
Gideon
1st Produced:
Plymouth Theatre, New York
1961
Company:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
-
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
18
Female
6
Parts Other:
1b
Notes:
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Synopsis:
As outlined by John McClain: "The people of Israel, having worshipped a succession of gods with small success, are about to be overwhelmed by the hordes of the Midianites. Gideon, pursuing his inept labors in the fields, is visited by a stranger in elegant robes who has a difficult time establishing himself as Jehovah, and an even more arduous task in convincing Gideon that he, Gideon, has been appointed the redeemer of his people. But the transformation is finally achieved, and Gideon, now inspired by the Lord's might, leads his army in the miraculous massacre of the enemy. Whenever his devotion to God wavers, it is restored by a miracle, and after the victory there is a sincere love scene between the man and the Almighty. It is a rare and touching moment. But God is an unrelenting and jealous leader, and he demands that his disciple kill the old men of Manasseh and Succoth, who worshipped false gods and prophets. Gideon finds himself powerless to carry out his command, holding human life too dear. Instead h
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PADDY CHAYEFSKY
Latent Hetrosexual, The
1st Produced:
Dallas, Texas
1968
Company:
-
1st Published:
in Stage Plays, Applause,
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
12
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Synopsis:
Apparently all a gay man needs to be cured is a wife. . . . .
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PADDY CHAYEFSKY
Middle Of The Night
1st Produced:
ANTA Playhouse, New York
1956
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1957
ISBN/ASIN
978-1580812535
Music:
Studio cast recording: LA Theatre Works
2008
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
3
Female
8
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Middle Of The Night
does a 53 year old lonely widower have a right to love a beautiful girl nearly 30 years his junior who has had an unhappy marriage
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PADDY CHAYEFSKY
Passion Of Josef D, The
1st Produced:
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York
1964
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,
ISBN/ASIN
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Genre:
History
-
Parts:
Male
20
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
music by David Amran
Synopsis:
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PADDY CHAYEFSKY
Tenth Man, The
1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, New York
1959
Company:
-
1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1960
ISBN/ASIN
-
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
12
Female
1
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
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Synopsis:
a Rabbi convinced a young girl has a dybbuk, arranges an exorcism but at the culmination of the ritual it is a young man who is exorcised of the one that has prevented him loving anyone
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