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Eugene Perkins
Assassination of a Dream
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Synopsis:
An opportunistic black politician finds himself confronted by black justice
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| First Produced |
1967
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Morality Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other
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5 BM, 1 WM
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Eugene Perkins
Black Fairy
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Synopsis:
A black fairy, who lacks understanding about her culture, feels she has nothing to offer black children
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| First Produced |
1974
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| First Published |
1976 Chicago: Third World
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| Genre |
Mythic Childrens Musical
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
3 BM, 2 BF, 5 BB, 4 BG, 1 WM
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Eugene Perkins
Black Is So Beautiful
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Synopsis:
Stresses and shows the importance of having pride
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| First Produced |
1970
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Childrens Play
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
3 BB, 3 BG, 1 BF, 1 WE
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Eugene Perkins
Brothers
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Synopsis:
The story of four brothers who are divided be-cause of their political ideologies
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| First Produced |
1974
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Domestic Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
7 BM, 3 BF
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Eugene Perkins
Cinque
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Synopsis:
Depicts the events that led to theAmistad mutiny and the implications they have for black survival
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| First Produced |
1975
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Historical Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
8 BM, 4 BF, 6 WM
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Eugene Perkins
Cry of the Black Ghetto
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Synopsis:
Depicts the problems confronting a black policeman and his family
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| First Produced |
1970
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Domestic Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
2 BM, 1 BF, 1 BB, 1 WM
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Eugene Perkins
Fred Hampton
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Synopsis:
Demonstrates the conspiracy behind the police raid that caused the death of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party
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| First Produced |
1975
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Historical Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
3 BM, 4 WM
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Eugene Perkins
Ghetto Fairy
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| First Produced |
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Childrens Play
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| Parts |
Male
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Notes
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Eugene Perkins
God Is Black, but Hes Dead
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Synopsis:
A confrontation between black militants and the black Christian church
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| First Produced |
1975
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Morality Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
6 BM, 2 BF
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Eugene Perkins
Image Makers, The
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Synopsis:
, this a lively anti-war romp in which schoolgirl Kate finds the ghost of a Japanese soldier hiding under her bed.
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| First Produced |
1973
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Satire/Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
6 BM, 4 WM, 1 WE
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Eugene Perkins
It Can Never Be in Vain
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Synopsis:
A revolutionary leader becomes dis-illusioned with the struggle and takes refuge in the West Indies
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| First Produced |
1973
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
4 BM, 1 BF
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Eugene Perkins
Legacy of Leadbelly, The
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Synopsis:
Depicts the circumstances surrounding the death of the blues singer, Huddie Leadbelly
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| First Produced |
1966
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act Historical Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
1 BM, 1 BF, 4 WM
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Eugene Perkins
Maternity Ward
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| First Produced |
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Male
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Notes
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Eugene Perkins
Nothing but a Nigger
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Synopsis:
A play about a pool halt scene that unites five "street brothers" around a common enemy
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| First Produced |
1969
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
One Act drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Other |
5 BM, 1 WM.
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Eugene Perkins
Our Street
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| First Produced |
1974 KUUMBA, Chicago, III.
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
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Male
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Eugene Perkins
Professor J. B.
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Synopsis:
A drama about a black middle class family torn between political aspiration and the Afrikan Liberation Movement
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| First Produced |
1973 : Experimental Black Actors Guild, Chicago, III
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Domestic Play
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
7 BM, 2 BF
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Eugene Perkins
Quinn Chapel
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Synopsis:
A play about the development of Quinn Chapel, A.M.E. Church, the first black institution in Chicago (1844)
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| First Produced |
1975
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Historical Play
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
10 BM, 4 BF
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Eugene Perkins
Thunder Is Not Yet Rain
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Synopsis:
A group of revolutionaries attempt to wage a battle against the white establishment
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| First Produced |
1968
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
9 BM, 1 BF, 2 WM, 1 WF.
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Eugene Perkins
Turn a Black Cheek
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Synopsis:
Based on the lives of the four black students who started the sit-in demonstrations in Greensborough, North Carolina
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| First Produced |
1965
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| First Published |
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| Genre |
Historical Protest Drama
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| Parts |
Male
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| Female |
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| Other |
6 BM, 1 BF, 2 WM
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