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John Scott

JOHN SCOTT  

 Nationality:    African American
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 After Work         Alligator Man, The         Black Sermon Rock         Citizen Belafonte         Cosmic Sniper         Good Ship Credit, The         I Talk With The Spirits         Karma         Karma 2         Karma's Kall         Play Division         Ride a Black Horse         Shades         Time Turns Black

After Work

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Wayne State University Theatre, Detroit    -

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Alligator Man, The

Synopsis:
Tommie Lee, a black jazz musician, attempts to es-cape the academic queries of a white Ph.D. and a black girl singer by devel-oping and furnishing an apartment in the sewer system beneath a nightclub

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1st Produced:
Bowling Green State Univer-sity, Ohio    1967

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Musical One Act

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Black Sermon Rock

Synopsis:
Sister Rose, a black storefront church "preacheress," attempts to conduct a simple burial ceremony for two black men. Her com-mercial ceremony is complicated by the spiritual return of the dead men and the ensuing strange effects their presence wields on the sermon, which ends in an orgiastic testimonial to the indestructible beauty of the black essence

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Part 3 of A trilogy, which includes Ride A Black Horse And Time Turns Black

1st Produced:
Bowling Green State University, Ohio    1972

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Genre:
One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 BM, 1 BF, singFrs, musicians, Fxtras

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Citizen Belafonte

Synopsis:
The life of Harry Belafonte

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Gilbert Theatre, Miami, Florida    -

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Cosmic Sniper

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Bijou Theatre, Toledo, Ohio    -

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Good Ship Credit, The

Synopsis:
A HooDoo captain manipulates the inhabitants (patients) toward a deeper understanding of the spirit of racial and personal identity. They devise ingenious ways to abuse the credit systern to get from the Island of Harloorn to the Island of Haitu. The blacks, Ivan-the-Terrific, Grace-the-Great, the Baby-Ru, and Madame Manong, decide to include whites on the voyage, which leads to some comic reversals

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1st Produced:
Reading, Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, Martinique Theatre, New York    1974

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Genre:
HooDoo Musical

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I Talk With The Spirits

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Wayne State University Theatre, Detroit    -

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Karma

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Richard Allen Center, New York    1978

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Karma 2

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Ensemble Professional Theatre, Miami, Florida    -

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Karma's Kall

Synopsis:
Karma, a black writer!activist, finds herself groping through the conflicting vagaries of pursuing love with her man while also fighting the demands of her junkie ex-husband. This woman's play examines the problems of black women, particularly those who must maintain their fem-ininity while struggling to develop the toughness required to survive

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1st Produced:
Bowling Green State University, Ohio    1973

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Play/Drama

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Play Division

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Ride a Black Horse

Synopsis:
A black sociologist is confronted by the bizarre demands of ghetto militants when he attempts to join with them to force commitments from the civic and educational leaders of the city. Failing, he is driven to the brink of irrationality, then pushed toward self-destruction by his wife and former girl friend, who is the mother of his only child

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Part 1 of A trilogy, which includes Ride A Black Horse And Time Turns Black

1st Produced:
National Playwright's Conference of the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Center Theater, Waterford, Conn    1970

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Genre:
Two Acts Play/Drama

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Shades

Synopsis:
The theme of interracial romance is examined through two couples who must look at the economic, career, social, and family pressures that their respective romances cause

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Reading, Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, Martinique Theatre, New York    1974

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Play/Drama

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Time Turns Black

Synopsis:
Rufus, a black West Indian taxi driver, and Weldon, a black lawyer, abduct the white liberal mayor of a city in an attempt to force civil rights and economic commitments at the national level. This intricate attempt is undermined by unforeseen and uncontrollable revolutionary forces that precipitate a holo

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Part 2 of A trilogy, which includes Ride A Black Horse And Time Turns Black

1st Produced:
Bowling Green State University, Ohio    1972

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 BM, 1 BF, 1 BB, 1 WM, 1 WB

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