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Thomas Pawley
Crispus Attucks
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Synopsis:
An ex-slave becomes involved in a protest against the British presence in America and loses his li
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| First Produced |
1948
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| Genre |
Historical Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other
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4 BM, 1 BF, 13 WM, 1 WF, extras
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Thomas Pawley
F.F.V.
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Synopsis:
The young son of a color-conscious, near-white Negro family precipitates a crisis by deciding to marry a dark skinned Negro girl
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| First Produced |
1963
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Domestic Historical Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
2 BM, 5 BF
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Notes
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Thomas Pawley
Freedom in My Soul
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Synopsis:
A group of black hotel employees de-cides to strike against the white management
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| First Produced |
1939
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Protest Play
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
13 BM, 1 WM, extras
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Notes
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Thomas Pawley
Jedgement Day
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Synopsis:
A backsliding churchgoer reforms after a nightmarish dream about the final judgment
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| First Produced |
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| First Published |
1941 Negro Caravan, ed. by Sterling Brown et at., New York: Dryden Pr
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| Genre |
One Act Comedy
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
7 BM, 2 BF
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Notes
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Thomas Pawley
Messiah
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Synopsis:
Nat Turner, a mystic and slave, leads an abortive rebellion against white slave owners in Southampton, Virginia
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| First Produced |
1948
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
8 Scenes Historical Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
8 BM, 2 BF
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Notes
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Thomas Pawley
Rise Up Shepherd
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Synopsis:
An old alcoholic upsets his relatives in a middle class black family
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| First Produced |
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Domestic Farce
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
5 BM, 2 BF, extras
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Notes
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Subtitled: Zebedee
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Thomas Pawley
Smokey
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Synopsis:
A black farmhand, who is about to be taken from a jail and lynched, sacrifices himself so his buddy can escape
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| First Produced |
1939
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Protest Melodrama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
2 BM, 4 WM
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Notes
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Thomas Pawley
Tumult and the Shouting, The
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Synopsis:
A black college pro-fessor loses his struggle against the system
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| First Produced |
1969 Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo
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| First Published |
1974 Black Theater USA, ed. by James V. Hatch and Ted Shine, New York: Free Pr
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| Genre |
Historical Domestic Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
9 BM, 4 BF, 1 WM, 1 WF, extra
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