REN DRAYA |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Draya holds a doctorate in dramatic literature and teaches writing and literature in Manhattan. She received a 1964 CAPs grant for playwriting.
Plays by Ren Draya
Mothers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 13th Street Theatre, NYC | 1981 | ||||
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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 | #123667 | |||
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: | 90-minute black comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | This play is about five women--unmarried, young and pregnant. Two scripts are available--in one the raw language has been cleaned up to make the piece suitable for family audiences. | |||||
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Queenie and Bea | ||
| 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 | #123668 | |||
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: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Placed in top 5, Margo Jones Playwriting contest, 1935. | |||||
Synopsis: | This concerns two old women, one white and one black, who move from mutual hostility and fear to friendship. It addresses the issues of old age, independence vs. companionship, racial and religious prejudice. Despite the heavy themes, there is considerable humor and a positive resolution. | |||||
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