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MICHAEL D JACKSON (1968 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Michael D. Jackson has seen his plays, See You in Yosemite, My Magic Kingdom and Coffeehouse produced in California. Astor and Irving, Three Women, Old Soul, Revolution and A Taste of Heaven have been produced in New York, the latter winning the "Excellence in Playwriting" honor from the NYC International Fringe Theatre Festival. Twelve of his plays are published in the anthology, Making Progress: America's Queer History in 12 Plays and Three Women is included in Best Plays of The Strawberry One Act Festival, Vol. III. Michael is the adaptor of five musicals for Music Theatre International's Broadway Junior Collection and the McGraw Hill General Music Practitioners' text book. He has also written articles on film and theatre topics for Outward News Magazine, Circus World, New England Vintage Film Society, Off Off Broadway Review and is the author of New York Stages: A Journal of New Millennium Theatre.
Plays by Michael D Jackson
Astor And Irving | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2004 | |||||
Company: | Metropolitan Playhouse | |||||
| 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 | #54181 | |||
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Genre: | Serio-comic/Biography One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Depicting the American character in New York City in the early part of the 19th Century, John Jacob Astor engages Washington Irving to write his biography. Things get riled up when a Madam, Maria Williamson, arrives to pay Astor his rent money | |||||
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Coffeehouse | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lambda Players at the Geery Theatre, Sacramento, CA. | 1999 | ||||
Company: | Lamda Players | |||||
| 1st Published: | AuthorHouse: anthologized in MAKING PROGRESS: AMERICA'S QUEER HISTORY IN 12 PLAYS, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54182 | |||
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Genre: | full legth Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | Business hasn't been so good for Margie's coffehouse since chain coffee houses have been popping up all around her. To combat this problem, Margie enlists the help of her drag queen friend, Minga, to start a karaoke night and help boost interest in the enterprise. All through the fateful opening night of karaoke, we meet the regulars and new comers to the coffee house. There is Jeremy, a 19 year old who came out in high school and is searching for a boyfriend on the internet. There is Fanny, a bisexual girl who is having her first art show at the coffee house and dabbles in a little personal ad dating herself with a straight college guy, who is having trouble finding a way to break up with his girlfriend. Harry, an old-timer of the establishment and a survivor of the Stonewall riots, uses his unorthodox methods for hurrying a 21 year old out of the closet and into a date with Jeremy. Each member of the cast is on the brink of change and is preparing to move on to a new plateau in life, making the first steps toward a better future. | |||||
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Dirty Trick | ||
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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 | #54183 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Happy Hour | ||
| 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 | #98926 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A group of friends meet in Limbo after all having suffered with AIDS | |||||
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Hidden People | ||
| 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 | #54184 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Homo For The Holidays | ||
| 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 | #54185 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Just Plain Mary | ||
| 1st Produced: | Olde Coloma Theatre, Coloma State Park, California. | 1988 | ||||
Company: | Olde Coloma Theatre | |||||
| 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 | #54186 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Melodrama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 1 boy, 1 dog. Chorus of 3 men and 3 women | |||||
Notes: | Written specifically for the Olde Coloma Theatre. | |||||
Synopsis: | A melodrama featuring early 20th Century songs. Mary longs for love. She meets Billy, an actor from the Ziegfeld Follies, who is engaged, but the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Mary's father is unwillingly involved in a dirty deal with the villainous Mr. Jipps, who kidnaps Mary's younger brother Tommy when plans don't go his way. Billy risks his life to save Tommy and prove to Mary that she is the true love of his life | |||||
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Maurice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Studio Theatre, Sacramento | 1999 | ||||
Company: | Lambda Players | |||||
| 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 | #106158 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Based on the novel by E M Forster | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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My Magic Kingdom | ||
| 1st Produced: | Studio Theatre, Salinas, CA | 1987 | ||||
Company: | Western Stage | |||||
| 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 | #54187 | |||
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Genre: | Solo show/Biography Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | The play was also produced at CSUS (1997) and the Golden State Museum, Sacramento (1998). | |||||
Synopsis: | A one man play about the life of Walt Disney. Walt Disney holds an interview during the last months of his life to relate his accomplishments as they relate to the development of his new idea for an experimental living community: EPCOT | |||||
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Old Soul | ||
| 1st Produced: | Flatiron Playhouse, New York | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Native Aliens Theatre Collective | |||||
| 1st Published: | AuthorHouse: anthologized in MAKING PROGRESS: AMERICA'S QUEER HISTORY IN 12 PLAYS, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54188 | |||
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Genre: | drama gay One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | explores the history of gay life in New York during the 1920s through the eyes of a Columbia college student and his subsequent career in city government. His name is Matthew Pennington, an average fellow who escapes the confines of his small town and happens to fall in love with his school mate, John Carlton. Although the 1920s in New York represented an incredibly available gay community, the pair experience the pitfalls of living a gay life before liberation. In counterpoint to Matthew's story is Jim, a gay Columbia student living in the present. The play bounces back and forth between the past and present as Matthew and Jim go to college, come out in their own contemporary ways, discover first love and the similar pains and joys that go along with it. Mysteriously, Matthew and Jim meet on a park bench. Here the two eras of gay life collide and we find out the truth: that Jim is really Matthew reincarnated. Matthew encourages Jim to get out of his rut and focus on fulfilling his dreams. Jim takes the meeting to heart and dives into life full force, helping Matthew's soul to complete his purpose. | |||||
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People Like Us | ||
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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 | #60855 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | The son of a prominent Hollywood family comes out to them in 1954. He then joins a group fighting for gay rights | |||||
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Revolution | ||
| 1st Produced: | TBG Arts Center, New York | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Gay Fest | |||||
| 1st Published: | AuthorHouse: anthologized in MAKING PROGRESS: AMERICA'S QUEER HISTORY IN 12 PLAYS, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #75197 | |||
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Genre: | Docu-drama/gay | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Judy Garland is a character and has been effectively played by both a man and a woman | |||||
Synopsis: | depicts the last years of the 1960s in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Amazingly, the gay liberation movement exploded on both coasts at the same time. This docu-drama follows Tom as he forges his way through coming out in college, falling in love and realizing the need to fight for his gay rights. He comes in contact with many of the major figures of the era, who helped to shape a gay consciousness and the start of the modern gay liberation movement. The era is painted on stage by a montage of scenes based on historical events, all combined with myth and fantasy | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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See You In Yosemite | ||
| 1st Produced: | Studio Theatre, Sacramento, CA. | 1990 | ||||
Company: | California State University, Sacramento | |||||
| 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 | #54190 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | dog | |||||
Notes: | In the original production the dog was pantomimed. Steve, Claudia and Peter, though child characters, are played by adults. The original production was presented in two acts, but the play has since been edited to a one act. | |||||
Synopsis: | Dorothy, her two kids, Steven and Claudia, and their friend Peter are off on a road trip to Yosemite national park. Dorothy is a single mother in the 1950s and the family doesn't have a lot of money, so they escape life from time to time by camping in Yosemite. On this particular trip they run into a number of obstacles along the way, revealing their individually peculiar characters. | |||||
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Taste Of Heaven | ||
| 1st Produced: | Firsthand Theatre Project, 78th Street Theatre Lab, New York. | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Firsthand Theatre Project, Sunnyspot Productions, New Conservatory Theatre Centre, NYC Fringe Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | AuthorHouse: anthologized in MAKING PROGRESS: AMERICA'S QUEER HISTORY IN 12 PLAYS, 2004 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54191 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on the diaries of F. S. Ryman, 1885-1890. | |||||
Synopsis: | drawn from a few of the diary entries of F. S. Ryman, a minor writer, who kept diaries from the 1870s to the 1920s. The diary is used as a spring-board to write the following play, though it all stems from truth, and the language follows that of Ryman's writing (including the slang), the play is fiction based on truth. It follows the meeting of Ryan, a bisexual young man, who follows a mostly heterosexual life, and his growing friendship with Rob, a young gay man. Through college and into traditional married life, the play explores the pair's secret experimentation with a gay intimate relationship and how such a thing was managed in the America of the 1880s | |||||
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Three Women | ||
| 1st Produced: | Producer's Club II. New York | 2007 | ||||
Company: | Riant Theatre Company, Strawberry One Act Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | Anthologized in THE BEST PLAYS FROM THE STRAWBERRY ONE-ACT FESTIVAL, V.III., 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #54192 | |||
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Genre: | serio comic One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Finalist at the Strawberry One-Act Festival, 2007. | |||||
Synopsis: | Three world famous female writers, Dorothy Parker, Lorraine Hansberry and Maxine Hong Kingston meet in limbo for a tea party. They have no idea of why they have been brought together, but as they wait for the answer they learn about each other's differences and common experiences as professional female writers of the 20th Century. | |||||
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