CLAY GOSS (1947 - ) |
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Clayton E. Goss playwright of the revolutionary 70s. Born in Philadelphia, PA. Educated at Howard Univ. (B.F.A. in drama, 1972
Plays by Clay Goss
Andrew | ||
| 1st Produced: | NFT, New York | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #48119 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 2 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 3 BM | |||||
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Synopsis: | The story of three friends, who were former gang members, and the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of one of them | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Billy McGhee | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Place, WRC-Channel 4 TV, Washington, D.C | 1974 | ||||
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 | #34548 | |||
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Genre: | Domestic Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 BM, 2 BF, 2 WM, 1 WF | |||||
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Synopsis: | Young boy has a chance of becoming a professional actor but must give up school friends and normal home life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Corner, The | ||
| 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 | #48120 | |||
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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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Hip Rumplestiltskin | ||
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Black, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York | 1973 | ||||
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 | #60748 | |||
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: | Fantasy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 5 BM, 5 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Rock-soul version of the fairy tale | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Homecooking | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #48121 | |||
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: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 3 BM extras | |||||
Notes: | part of Changes: Three Plays for Elgba | |||||
Synopsis: | Two childhood friends, now adults, have a chance meeting in the subway. One is a college student and aspiring writer, the other a sergeant in the Marines home from Vietnam | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Keys to the Kingdom | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60749 | |||
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: | Domestic Drama, 3 acts Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6 BM, 6 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Conflict arises when it is discovered that young member of the family has inherited property left by grandmother | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Mars: Monument to the Last Black Eunuch | ||
| 1st Produced: | Howard Univ., Washington, DC | 1972 | ||||
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 | #48122 | |||
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: | Mythic Ritual, 2 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 5 BM, 5 BF | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Concerns creativity and regeneration of the spirit. A middle-aged man, tired of his dull routine, finds solace in a Muslim newspaper article about black life on Mars | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Of Being Hit | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C | 1970 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60750 | |||
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: | Protest Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 3 BM | |||||
Notes: | part of Changes: Three Plays for Elgba. aka On Being Hit | |||||
Synopsis: | Portrait of a former boxing great who is now a janitor and dying of a kidney ailment | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Ornette | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ira Aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C | 1970 | ||||
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 | #60751 | |||
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: | Mythic Ritual/Drama, 3 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 BM, 3 BF, 1 WM, 1 WF | |||||
Notes: | part of Changes: Three Plays for Elgba | |||||
Synopsis: | Loosely based on the life/death of Charlie Parker (and jazz innovators of the 1940s in general) and the birth/awakening of avant-garde and spiritual jazz | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Our Side | ||
| 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 | #48123 | |||
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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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Oursides | ||
| 1st Produced: | NET, New York | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60752 | |||
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: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 BM, 1 BF, 5-7 M & F | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Black man and black woman reach a common bond of mutual understanding and love | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
Spaces in Time | ||
| 1st Produced: | DC Black Repertory Theatre, at the Last Colony Theatre | 1972 | ||||
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 | #60753 | |||
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: | staged poetry reading One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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