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MOSES GOLDBERG |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Moses Goldberg recently retired after twenty-five years as Producing Director of Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre. He now works as a freelance director, teacher, and playwright. He has directed professionally at theaters from Washington to Florida, including -- in 1988 -- one of the first US/Soviet exchanges at Moscow's famed Taganka Theatre. His book of essays TYA: Essays on Theatre for Young Audiences was published in 2006. He has taught at Florida State University and Southwest Texas State University and now serves as an adjunct faculty member at McDaniel College
Plays by Moses Goldberg
Edgar Allan Poe: Tintinnabulations | ||
| 1st Produced: | Children's Theatre of Charlotte (reading), Charlotte, NC | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #122459 | |||
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Genre: | 60-70 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 6-13 actors possible: 3-8 females, 3-5 males | |||||
Notes: | Based on material originally developed by The Coterie Theatre and Judith Yeckel | |||||
Synopsis: | Heartbroken by the idea of losing his beloved wife, Virginia, who lies dying in their small country cottage, Edgar Allan Poe relives his past and writings as he copes with poverty and grief. From a tumultuous relationship with his foster father to the excruciating guilt felt by the servant in "The Tell-Tale Heart," Poe is taken over by his darkest memories and fantasies, including his most famous works "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Raven." | |||||
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Hansel and Gretel | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Dramatic Publishing Company | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #108054 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens play | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jemima Boone | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre, Louisville, KY | 01 Mar 1983 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #122460 | |||
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Genre: | 60-70 min Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | 7-15 actors possible: 3-6 females, 4-9 males | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Jemima Boone, daughter of famed frontiersman Daniel Boone, is mourning the death of her father when she is confronted by the ghost of Native American warrior Blackfish. Having survived many battles between the Shawnee people and English settlers in Kentucky, Jemima is outraged when Blackfish suggests that her father was like a son to him. But as she recounts memories of her father and their adventures on the front lines, Jemima sees that they may have been chasing the same dreams as the people they viewed as the enemy. | |||||
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Pinocchio | ||
| 1st Produced: | Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre, Louisville, KY | 01 Sep 1997 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc (2010) | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #122461 | |||
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Genre: | 70-80 min musical comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Moses Goldberg and Scott Kasbaum | |||||
Synopsis: | Enacted by a troupe of Commedia dell'Arte actors and set to a joyful score, Collodi's beloved tale comes to life in the form of Geppeto's wooden creation, mischievous Pinocchio. Navigating the treacherous world, Pinocchio encounters a double-crossing fox and cat, an evil coachman, and a ravenous dogfish. But for every deceitful character, Pinocchio finds compassion and wisdom from those who love him, helping him through his misadventures so that he can learn the value of hard work and family on his way to becoming a real boy. | |||||
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