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Frank Gagliano

FRANK GAGLIANO

  (1931 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Big Sur         City Scene, The         Conerico Was Here To Stay         Congo Square         Father Uxbridge Wants To Marry         From the Bodoni County Songbook Anthology, Book 1         Hanna         Hide-And-Seek Odyssey Of Madeleine Gimple, The         In the Voodoo Parlour Of Marie Laveau: Gris-Gris, And the Comedia World Of Byron B         Library Raid, The         Night Of the Dunce         Paradise Gardens East         Prince Of Peasantmania, The (Inny)         Private Eye Of Hiram Bodoni, The         Ressurection Of Jackie Cramer, The         San Ysidro         Total Immersion Of Madeleine Favorini, The

Big Sur

Synopsis:
a middle-aged man, Jeremy Chester, having won a car in a raffle, decides to take to the road and head west, his intention being to "talk to people, not to pass them to dialogue." His journey becomes an odyssey as, along the way, he picks up nine passengers of varied types and backgrounds an Italian, a hippie, a black militant, a policeman-and finds the essential humanness in each. ecology, the military, racism, old age, protest: all are explored and illuminated as we come to understand that the incongruities and anachronisms of contemporary life are more than merely annoying or depressing-they are lethal. Yet the journey goes on, heading for Big Sur and the redeeming state of naturalness which may already have escaped us forever.

Notes:
televised 1969

1st Produced:
Tallahassee, Florida    1970

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1971   -

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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City Scene, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
includes Paradise Gardens east And Conerico Was Here To Stay

1st Produced:
New York    1969

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1963   -

Music:
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Conerico Was Here To Stay

Synopsis:
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Notes:
in the City Scene

1st Produced:
New York    1965

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1966   -

Music:
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Congo Square

Synopsis:
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Notes:
music Claibe Richardson

1st Produced:
Providence, Rhode Island    1975

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Father Uxbridge Wants To Marry

Synopsis:
as Richard Watts, Jr. briefly outlines: ". . .begins on an elevator, where the operator is about to lose his job through automation and is appealing to his passenger, who happens to own the apartment house where he is employed. It then turns to his memories, which are chiefly preoccupied with his mother, his wife, the women he is living with after the marital split-up and his mute daughter, until he starts thinking of the two priests who are important to him. Father Uxbridge is actually the less important of the pair, a somewhat casual clEric who believes the celibacy of the clergy will soon be a thing of the past. But Father Ongar is a much more dynamic figure. He is really a sardonic, darkly Satanic type, who sees no mercy nor love-kindness in God, no goodness in mankind. It is he, with his savage bitterness, who has the important influence over the mind and soul of the troubled, simple-minded elevator operator." and it is an influence that, unhappily, fails to provide the solace and guidance so needed to achieve purposeful understanding of this world and resigned acceptance of the next. So the "little man" is crucified in the name of the modern humanity-defiant in the face of forces he cannot comprehend, but powerless to avert their pernicious control of his destiny.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Waterford, Connecticut    1967

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1968   -

Music:
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Genre:
allegorical Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  1 girl (non-speaking role)

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From the Bodoni County Songbook Anthology, Book 1

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Morgantown, West Virginia    1986

Organisations:
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Hanna

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1992

Organisations:
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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hide-And-Seek Odyssey Of Madeleine Gimple, The

Synopsis:
Madeline Gimple is an orphan who invents herself parents (Hansel and Gretel Gimple) and concocts all manner of outlandish stories about them to convince herself-and others-that they truly exist. She is also set upon by the Balloon Man, a villainous creature who is responsible for any number of nefarious schemes, including making people buy things just to create litter. This, of course, complicates the life of the Litterman who, with Steve, Chris and alphonse (three versions of the same character and played by the same actor) contrives to save Madeline from the Balloon Man and give him his comeuppance. Filled with fast-paced action, charming songs and dazzling magic tricks, the play is a constant joy and a theatrical event unique of its kind.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Waterford, Connecticut    1967

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1970   -

Music:
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Genre:
Children's Play with Music Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  1 girl, plus many non-speaking roles for both

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In the Voodoo Parlour Of Marie Laveau: Gris-Gris, And the Comedia World Of Byron B

Synopsis:
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Notes:
aka Voodoo Trilogy

1st Produced:
Waterford, Connecticut    1973

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Library Raid, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
aka Night of the Dunce

1st Produced:
Houston    1961

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1967   -

Music:
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Night Of the Dunce

Synopsis:
Roads end Branch of the public library is a decaying, ominous place, where no one comes to borrow books any more, despite the efforts of the staff to keep it a going concern. But the tension that hangs in the air affects them too, and they bicker among themselves, egged on by the scheming young temporary staff member who has wormed his way into the head librarian's confidence. then mysterious phone calls are received, shadowy figures lurk outside, and a pair of unknown young men drop in and prowl aimlessly about the stacks. the head librarian, Mrs. Vickers, is willing to believe that their interest is reading-until the moment of seizure suddenly threatens, and the two young men turn out to be members of a gang of toughs calling themselves the Dunces. their purpose is to take over the library and destroy it. Surrounded and besieged, Mrs. Vickers and her staff wage a seesaw battle to protect what they have and hold back the tide of ugliness which threatens to engulf them. In the end the night of threatened evil continues unresolved, but the courage and resourcefulness which have come forth to stave off destruction remain resolute as the lights dim and the defenders wait uncertainly for the attack which is sure to come.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Paradise Gardens East

Synopsis:
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Notes:
in the City Scene

1st Produced:
New York    1969

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1966   -

Music:
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Prince Of Peasantmania, The (Inny)

Synopsis:
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Notes:
music James Reichart

1st Produced:
Waterford, Connecticut    1968

Organisations:
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1st Published:
agency for the Performing Arts, New York, 1968   -

Music:
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Private Eye Of Hiram Bodoni, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
New York    1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Ressurection Of Jackie Cramer, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
music Raymond Benson

1st Produced:
Providence, Rhode Island    1976

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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San Ysidro

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Milwaukee    1985

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
cantata

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Total Immersion Of Madeleine Favorini, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Las Vegas, Nevada    1981

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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