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Barbara Zinn Krieger

BARBARA ZINN KRIEGER

  
Nationality:    USA
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Barbara Zinn Krieger's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Barbara Zinn Krieger's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Applemando's Dreams         Beautiful Warrior         Butterfly         Jose Limon: the Making Of An Artist         Little Kit         Merry Muldoons, The         Orphan Singer, The         Sky Boys         Upside Down Boy, The         Wanda's Monster
Applemando's Dreams

Synopsis:
a young boy's imagination transforms his town

Notes:
Music by James Kurtz; book by Barbara Zinn Krieger. Based on the novel by Patricia Polacco

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
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Beautiful Warrior

Synopsis:
a Chinese Buddhist nun and her student are put to the test

Notes:
Music by Jin Xiang; book by Barbara Zinn Krieger. Based on the book by emily Arnold McCully

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Butterfly

Synopsis:
Drawn from Patricia Polacco's own family history (recounted in her book of the same title), this is a story of acceptance, courage and conviction set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied 1942 France. Monique is forever changed when she encounters Sevrine, a Jewish girl her age, hiding in her attic. Monique discovers that her mother and the family priest, members of the French Resistance, are giving refuge to Sevrine's family. When their secret is discovered, Monique rallies her courage to help lead her new found friend to safety
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Music by Charles Greenberg; book by Barbara Zinn Krieger. Based on the novel by Patricia Polocco

1st Produced:
New York     2008

Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Jose Limon: the Making Of An Artist

Synopsis:
Based on an unfinished memoir by the famed dancer and choreographer Jose Limon, Jose Limon: the Making of an artist tells his story of struggle and survival through a combination of music, dance, and theatre. It examines his life, from his exodus with his family to the United States at age five during the Mexican Civil War, through his struggle to find an artistic outlet, and finally to his triumph as one of the greatest male dancers/choreographers of all time
- press release

Notes:
book And lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger, music by Charles Greenberg

1st Produced:
Lovinger Theatre @ Lehman College, NY     2009

Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
youth audiences Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Little Kit

Synopsis:
a Victorian orphan sets out to find her family

Notes:
Music by Charles Greenberg; book by Barbara Zinn Krieger. Based on the novel by emily Arnold McCully

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Merry Muldoons, The

Synopsis:
a family of travelling vaudeville players discover a huge amount of money which they make off with. the thief in pursuit

Notes:
Based on the book by Brooks McNamara

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Orphan Singer, The

Synopsis:
a gifted child is brought to an orphanage in Venice where her voice enchants Vivaldi

Notes:
Music selected by Rick erikson; book by Barbara Zinn Krieger. Based on the novel by emily Arnold McCully

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Sky Boys

Synopsis:
The Depression. Streetwise kid Mickey climbs the scaffolding around the Empire State Building looking for work. He meets photographer Lewis Hine and becomes his apprentice

Notes:
Music by Charlie Greenberg; lyrics and book by Barbara Zinn-Kreiger

1st Produced:
Abrons Art Center, New York     May 2011

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Upside Down Boy, The

Synopsis:
an immigrant boy in Queens, New York is helped to adjust by a teacher

Notes:
Music by Cristian Amigo; lyrics by Juan Felipe Herrera And Barbara Zinn Krieger; book by Barbara Zinn Krieger. Based on A novel by Juan Felipe Herrera

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
Making Books Sing

1st Published:
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Music:
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Wanda's Monster

Wanda's Monster
Wanda and a purple fuzzy monster

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Laurie Berkner; book by BarbaraZinn Kreiger. Based on the book "Wanda's Monster" by Eileen Spinelli

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts   

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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