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ALEXANDER THOMAS |
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Literary Agent: Paradigm |
Alexander Thomas was born and raised in Albany, New York. He studied acting at New York City studios such as the Stella Adler Studio and others. He originated his solo play Throw Pitchfork at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California, and premiered it Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2002. Later that same year the play premiered regionally in upstate New York at The Kitchen Theater in Ithaca. Throw Pitchforkwas also produced at JAW West Festival at Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon, and October Fest at The Ensemble Studio Theater in New York City. It was the closing act at The 4th Annual Thespis Monodrama Festivel in Kiel, Germany where it won a special honors award. Mr. Thomas currently resides in London, England.
Plays by Alexander Thomas
Black Stuff | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Eagle/Hawk Productions | |||||
| 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 | #56209 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy Performance Art, 105 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written by LeVan D. Hawkins & Alexander Thomas. VENUE 14: The Gene Frankel Theatre | |||||
Synopsis: | In this Chicago-based multimedia comedy called "hysterical & incisive" by the L.A. Times, two black men re-enact their lives after having identical dreams of dying and being denied entrance to the black section of heaven because they weren't "black enough". | |||||
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Throw Pitchfork | ||
| 1st Produced: | October Festival, Ensemble Studio Theatre (work in progress production) (New York, NY, United States) | 1999 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playscripts, Inc - New York | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #51469 | |||
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Genre: | 75-80 min Dramedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 male (1-5 actors possible: 1-5 males, ) | |||||
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Synopsis: | Willie Thomas, an overworked, alcoholic, African-American father, passes on a legacy of self-hate and anger to his four sons: Jimmy, Wesley, Cleve, and the youngest, Alex. Each finds his own way to digest this legacy -- Jimmy through hard drugs, Wes through petty crime, Cleve through education and the arts. The older brothers are seen through the eyes of young Alex, who had a pitchfork thrown at him by his father during a drunken rage. He desperately searches for self-definition as he attempts both to emulate and separate himself from his brothers and father. His search crystallizes when his father's true story is revealed -- as a child, Willie suffered a cruel injustice at the hands of a racist Alabama penal system, which virtually robbed Willie of his childhood. Written for one energetic actor, Throw Pitchfork explores serious terrain with much comedy. | |||||
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