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HELEN KROMER |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Born Columbus, OH. Educated Ohio State U.; BA., American Academy Dramatic Art, New York; Columbia U. Graduate School (English drama). Career in freelance contractual writing along with periods of teaching, feature writing, public relations work, various philanthropic agencies. Has written plays, books, radio and TV scripts, documentary films, filmstrips, musical revues, historical symphonic dramas. Recipient: 1963-71 yearly: Popular Panel Awards, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. 1967, Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN; 1960- Danforth Grant; Golden Reel Award at American Film Festival, 1956; George Washing-ton Honor Medal; Freedoms Foundation Award -1957; Blue Ribbon Awards, A.F.F., 1956, '59, '64.
Address (in 1981) : 173 West 78th St., New York, NY 10024 (212) 874-4463
Agent (in 1981) : Mcintosh & Otis, 475 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017 (212) 689-1051
Plays by Helen Kromer
Blackamoor, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | the AMAS Repertory Theatre, NYC | 1986 | ||||
Company: | AMAS Repertory Theatre By special arrangement with William de Silva | |||||
| 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 | #101706 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | by Joseph George Caruso. Music by Ulpio Minucci, Lyrics by Helen Kromer. Adapted from the Newbery award- winning novel "I, Juan de Pareja" by Elizabeth Borton Trevino. | |||||
Synopsis: | "The Blackamoor" is the story of two painters in 17th Century Spain. One, Diego Velazquez, was eventually appointed to the King. The other, Juan de Pareja, was his slave. The story covers the life of Juan from the time he is inherited by Velazquez until the time Velazquez dies. If the subject matter sounds intriguing and unique, it is. Through the course of the play we are given every opportunity to learn about Madrid during the inquisition and a plague. We are also brought to Rome, where Velazquez paints the Pope's portrait. Near the end of the play we even go to the wedding island of the King of France. Throughout these scenes, the writer, Joseph George Caruso, is masterfully subtle at creating an interesting, informative setting, telling us of the political tyranny and economic turmoil that plagued Spain at that time. Besides historical knowledge, however, "The Blackamoor" offers another message. That is, of course, the idea of a relationship between a famous white painter and his talented slave. In 17th Century Spain, we are told, slaves were prohibited from performing creative arts, such as writing and painting. Because Juan has a talent, and because Velazquez knows it, the play has its conflict. | |||||
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For Heaven's Sake! | ||
| 1st Produced: | North American Ecumenical Youth Assembly, Ann Arbor, MI | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Boston, MA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19751 | |||
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Genre: | musical revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music, Fred Silver | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hannah | ||
| 1st Produced: | Veterans Memorial, OSU Players and Columbus Players Club, OH | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Boston, MA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44669 | |||
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Genre: | Parable in Music, full length | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | 1g 1b | |||||
Notes: | music, Fred Silver | |||||
Synopsis: | Hannah Huckleby, a middle-aged widow, moves into a community and joins the local church choir but she sings off key and the choir members decide she must be dismissed. Three delegates sent one after another become involved instead with the Huckleby household as Hannah's helplessness in the face of overwhelming problems touches them. In the process they are changed and they change the household. Hannah goes on being her bumbling "angel unaware" self, except astonishingly, she has learned to sing on key. | |||||
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Like It Is | ||
| 1st Produced: | Repertory Theater, Indianapolis, IN | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Boston, MA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44670 | |||
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Genre: | musical revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music, Fred Silver | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Sure As You're Born | ||
| 1st Produced: | Repertory Theater, Indianapolis, IN | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Boston, MA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44671 | |||
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Genre: | musical revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | music, Gene Benton | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Take Any Street | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Friendship Press, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44672 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Under One Roof | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | in anthology, We, Too, Belong, Dell Publishing Co, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44673 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Verdict of One | ||
| 1st Produced: | Oberlin U. by Cleveland Play House, OH | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Bakers Plays, Boston, MA, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #44674 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | 3 m/f | |||||
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Synopsis: | Based on the physicist's premise that "all the progress of mankind to date results from the making of careful measurements," the play suggests that conversely, retrogression can also be measured. Through a series of flashbacks, a crime of rape-murder committed on a crip-pled girl by an emotionally disturbed teenager is investigated not in terms of commission but of omission. Edward Roe Cox, promising young physicist, is indicted for complicity in the crime though he was two miles away when it was committed. The prosecution, following the intricacies of societal involvement, brings Cox to the point of confession, measuring events by scientific criteria. | |||||
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