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Kenneth Koch

KENNETH KOCH  (1925 - 2002)

 Nationality:    USA
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 Art Of Love, The         Artist, The         Banquet, The         Bertha         Change Of Hearts, A         Construction Of Boston, The         Death Of Sir Brian Caitskill, The         Edward And Christine         Election, The         George Washington Crossing The Delaware         Gold Standard, The         Guinevere; Or, The Death Of The Kangaroo         Heroine Of The Greek Resistance         Little Light, A         Moon Balloon, The         New Diana, The         One Thousand Avant-Garde Plays         Pericles         Popeye Among The Polar Bears         Red Robins, The         Rooster Redivivus         Some Avant-Garde Plays         Strangers From The Sea         Tinguely Machine Mystery, The; Or, The Love Suicides At Kaluka

Art Of Love, The

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poem by Mike Nussbaum

1st Produced:
Chicago    1976

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adaptation

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Artist, The

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music by Paul Reif, poem by Koch

1st Produced:
New York    1972

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1st Published:
poem in "Thank You and Other Poems", Grove Press, New York, 1962   -

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Banquet, The

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Contained in: "The Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Bertha

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1st Produced:
New York    1959

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in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Change Of Hearts, A

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Libretto by Kenneth Koch; Music by David Hollister

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in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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Construction Of Boston, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1962

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in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Death Of Sir Brian Caitskill, The

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1st Published:
Contained in: "The Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Edward And Christine

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Contained in: "The Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-037501399

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Election, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1960

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in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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George Washington Crossing The Delaware

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in 3 X 3

1st Produced:
New York    1962

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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Gold Standard, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1969

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in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Guinevere; Or, The Death Of The Kangaroo

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1st Produced:
New York    1964

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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Heroine Of The Greek Resistance

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Contained in: "The Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Little Light, A

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1st Produced:
amagansett, New York    1972

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Moon Balloon, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1969

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in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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New Diana, The

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New York    1984

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One Thousand Avant-Garde Plays

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Knopf, New York, 1988   -

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Pericles

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1st Produced:
New York    1960

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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Popeye Among The Polar Bears

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Music by Lawrence "Butch" Morris

1st Produced:
New York    1986

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Medicine Show

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Red Robins, The

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from own novel

1st Produced:
New York    1978

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Performing arts Journal Publications, New York, 1979   -

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adaptation

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Rooster Redivivus

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1st Produced:
Garnerville, New York    1975

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Some Avant-Garde Plays

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1st Produced:
Portland, Maine    1990

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Strangers From The Sea

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1st Published:
Contained in: "The Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Tinguely Machine Mystery, The; Or, The Love Suicides At Kaluka

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1st Produced:
New York    1965

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1st Published:
in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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