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ARTHUR J GRAHAM (1939 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Playwright, educator, and accountant. Born in Kingston, Jamaica. Became a U.S. citizen in 1963. Educated at San Diego State Univ. (B.Sc. in accounting, 1967) and the Univ. of California at San Diego (Ph.D. in English and American literature, 1980). His doctoral dissertation, entitled "The Manichean Leitmotif," "deals with the ideology and psychology of racism in American fiction." Also wrote The Captain and His Crew (children's story, 1972). Play copies available from Playwright.
Plays by Arthur J Graham
Daddy Was a Welfare Check | ||
| 1st Produced: | Performed at Stage 7, 1941 Seventh Ave., San Diego | 1975 | ||||
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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 | #50658 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 3 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Developed at San Diego State Univ. Experimental Theatre | |||||
Synopsis: | According to a review by Carlene Gayle, "A family once torn apart by welfare assistance, joined together to create a stable household without any type of government assistance - The final act ended on a somewhat happier note. "-The Voice News & Viewpoint (San Diego), Nov. 26, 1975. | |||||
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Last Shine, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Inner City Reader's Theatre, Los Angeles | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Last Shine, San Diego: Black Book Production, 1969 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50659 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 2 BM, 6 WM | |||||
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Synopsis: | Caught between the humiliation of an impersonal technology and the necessity of survival, an old "shine boy" learns some startling truths about his black identity, which truths are in opposition to his sycophantic and altruistic existence in a white world of make-believe intimacy, of nonreciprocal respect and admiration, and of ostensible financial security | |||||
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Nationals, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | The Nationals, San Diego: Black Book Production, 1968 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #50660 | |||
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 Drama, 3 acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 6 BM, 3 BF, 6 WM, 2 WF | |||||
Notes: | ("A Black Happening in Three Acts" [subtitle], | |||||
Synopsis: | In counterpoint to the arrogance of the white man's "errand into the wilderness-pimps, prostitutes, and winos turn revolutionaries within the historical and psychological setting of the Watts rebellion and establish a new order based upon cultural awareness and positive self-esteem | |||||
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