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KENNETH JONES (1964 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Kenneth Jones, a lyricist, librettist and playwright, is a member of The BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. He wrote book and lyrics for the musical comedy Voice of the City (composed by Elaine Chelton), which was first presented in The York Theatre Company's Developmental Reading Series Off-Broadway. A two-week Equity workshop of the show was produced by The Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, OH., where Dayton City Paper named it one of the Top 10 theatre events of the year. He wrote lyrics and co-conceived Dear Santa, a darkly comic musical revue featuring adult actors singing letters to St. Nick (music and co-conception by composer Gerald Stockstill). It was seen in a summr 2007 concert at The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village. His current projects include a family-friendly Aesop's Fables musical called Rhymes With Aesop (with Dora Award-nominated Canadian composer Marek Norman); and shows with composer Roger Anderson. He lives in New York City, where he is managing editor for Playbill.com and a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Plays by Kenneth Jones
Genesis and Catastrophe | ||
| 1st Produced: | BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop | 1999 | ||||
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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 | #81542 | |||
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: | 15 min Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Corey Samuels; lyrics by Kenneth Jones; book by Kenneth Jones. Based on the short story by Roald Dahl. Altermate musical title is Expecting Catastrophe | |||||
Synopsis: | An exploration of the anxiety of a woman who has just given birth -- to baby Adolph Hitler | |||||
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Voice of the City | ||
| 1st Produced: | Loft Theatre Dayton, Ohio | 2006 | ||||
Company: | Human Race Theatre Company (Musical Theatre Workshop) | |||||
| 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 | #85554 | |||
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: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | Ensemble of 8-10 | |||||
Notes: | book and lyrics by Kenneth Jones, music by Elaine Chelton. First presented in York Theatre Company's Developmental Reading Series in 2004. A reviewed public workshop production was presented by Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio, in October 2006. | |||||
Synopsis: | In 1906 Greenwich Village, a heretofore unadventurous typing girl named Sarah returns from her first vacation with news that she has met and become engaged to a farmer. But before she can share her story she falls on sudden hard luck and finds herself alone in the world. New friends, doubting the farmer will ever make good on his promise to find her after the harvest, encourage her to live life fully in the city. Among her opportunities are a new career, a new man and a new sense of self. An O. Henry twist puts the choice in her hands. | |||||
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