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Charles Jones

CHARLES JONES

  
Nationality:    USA
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Charles Jones's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

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below is a list of Charles Jones's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Ichabod         Monkey Monkey         My Antonia         Papa's Angels

Ichabod

Ichabod
The Headless Horseman

Notes:
Music by Jonathan Cole; lyrics and book by Charles Jones. Based on the novel "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Anchorage Press 1992   978-0876023457

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Monkey Monkey

Monkey Monkey
The story of the Handsome Monkey King - his battles and tricks

Notes:
Based on the novel "Monkey" by Wu Ch'eng-en

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company    -

Music:
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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  9 either sex

Further Reference:
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My Antonia

My Antonia
expansive view of 19th century American frontier life from raw hardships to fulfilment

Notes:
From Willa Cather's Novel

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   978-0573694998

Music:
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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Papa's Angels

Synopsis:
1935 the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. Papa Jenkins is known far and wide for his good humour and guitar playing. However, he has suffered a severe heartbreak - but his children rally to make a lovely Christmas for him

Notes:
Written by Charles Jones And Collin Wilcox Paxton

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Christmas play

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  7 children; extras

Further Reference:
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