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J E Robinson

J E ROBINSON

  (1965 - )
Nationality:    African American
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J. E. Robinson (born 08 Oct 1965). His play in one-act, "Brothers Kipling," appeared Off-Off-Broadway in 2003, followed by the play in one-act "Mother's Day" appearing in 2005 as part of the Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays (Louisville, Kentucky). An essayist and fiction writer as well as a playwright, Robinson published the novel "Skip Macalester" in 2006 and "The Day Rider and Other Stories: A Collection" in 2013; for his work, he has received three Pushcart Prize nominations, the Illinois Arts Council Literary Award, and the Award in Gay Literature from the 2014 San Francisco Book Festival.

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

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below is a list of J E Robinson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Mother's Day         Spades         Strong Man, The
Mother's Day

Synopsis:
Republican Congressman Alfred Macalester prepares to run for the United States Senate, but he needs to see his longtime mistress at his mother's house. Alfred's wife Rose is coming, though, along with an operative from the state party, who knows a little too much for Alfred's good. Alfred's mother, Madelyn, has a surprise of her own in store: can the operative get all to say "Mama Goes to Washington?"

Notes:
The runner-up in the 2007 E. Desmond Lee Playwriting Competition, sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

1st Produced:
Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, Louisville, Kentucky     01 Jun 2005

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Genre:
comedy

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Spades

Synopsis:
After a stint as a Hollywood screenwriter, novelist Wallace Thurman returns to Harlem as a sick, dissolute man. His friends, fellow writers, wonder "why?"

Notes:
Award of Excellence. Commendation from Judges, Shakespeare in the 'Burg One-Act Play Competition.

1st Produced:
Downtown Urban Theater Festival. New York, NY     2015

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Genre:
one act comedy

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Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Strong Man, The

Synopsis:
Decades ago, at the head of his gang, Pearl Crabtree was strong enough to kill any man; is he now strong enough to kill one of his own?

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1st Produced:
Theatre 80 St. Marks, New York, New York     20 Apr 2018

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Genre:
drama

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Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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