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RUSS COWAN (1962 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Russ Cowan was born in Salem, Oregon, in 1962. After college, he began a career in theatre which encompassed acting, directing and writing. He is the recipient of the Vancouver (WA) Arts Council's Peekema Award, and a three-time recipient of the Oregon Theatreical Awards Society's OTAS Award. A Founding member of the Portland, Oregon chapter of the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, his works include the original comic revue Nothing Is Sacred! (co-author & lyrics, 1982), book and lyrics for the musicals Zorro the Fox (with Pete Roth, 1989), Going to Pot: The Reefer Madness Musical (with Jeffrey Kauffman, 1999), book, music and lyrics for House of the Seven Gables (2005), and most recently, the book and lyrics for Madder Music & Stronger Wine (with Arthur S. Sullivan, 2008). He is currently working on a musical version of The Wind in the Willows with composer Kurt Misar.
Plays by Russ Cowan
Going to Pot: The Reefer Madness Musical | ||
| 1st Produced: | Firehouse Theatre, Portland OR | 1999 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Key To Chi Records (93002) 1999 | doollee no | #83806 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | A musical comedy based on the classic B-movie. Music by Jeffery Kauffman | |||||
Synopsis: | As a deterrent to marijuana use, a Judge stages a reenactment of a case he's presided over, showing the evils of the drug. | |||||
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House of the Seven Gables | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 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 | #83807 | |||
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: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | A musical romance based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (2005) | |||||
Synopsis: | When the heir to a disgraced 1850's Maine family is released from prison, it sets in motion events that will change their lives forever. | |||||
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Madder Music and Stronger Wine | ||
| 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 | #83808 | |||
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: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | A musical revue based on classic works of Victorian Era erotic literature. Music by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Nothing Is Sacred! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Chateau L'Bamm, Portland OR | 1982 | ||||
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 | #76388 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Co -authored by Russ Cowan Phill Green, Dan Hotchkis, Tausha Kent and Nancie Hammond. | |||||
Synopsis: | A sketch comedy revue with songs | |||||
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Zorro the Fox | ||
| 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 | #83809 | |||
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: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | A musical adventure based on the novel by Johnston McCulley. Music by Pete Roth (1988) | |||||
Synopsis: | When Don Diego returns to California after college, he finds he must become a masked vigilante to fight for the downtrodden. | |||||
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