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David F Smith

DAVID F SMITH

  (1952 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Susan Schulman Literary Agency  

David was born in Atlanta and has lived in Georgia, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Florida and Minnesota. He studied at the Columbia University Creative Writing Center after a degree in English from Duke University. He is a member of the New Works Committee of the Minnesota Opera board of directors and currently has four libretti in development, two of which are adaptations of his plays. He is the father of five children and lives in Minneapolis.

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below is a list of David F Smith's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Good Life, The         Grace         Man with Blue Guitar         Wallace Stevens At Key West

Good Life, The

Synopsis:
the purchase of a beach house precipitates the break-up of a marriage, but new understanding comes with the pain

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Grace

Synopsis:
A courageous woman's lifelong struggle to overcome the demons of her childhood in Alabama; the true family story behind the Birmingham church bombing of 1963

Notes:
Requires A young African-American girl, Age 12-14 or so, who can dance some ballet steps. GRACE won second prize in the National History Play Contest And A grant from the Arch And Bruce Brown Foundation in 2003.

1st Produced:
Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Fl     2007

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Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  1g

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Man with Blue Guitar

Synopsis:
the private and mysterious poet Wallace Stevens guides us through critical moments and experiences in his life, showing us the conflicts and influences that led him to create his remarkable work. One act, ninety minutes.

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Live music, including piano onstage And incidental music in wings. Permission from Random House to quote from poems And journals.

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Genre:
Drama/Collage

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:   Dancer-Mime (no lines, preferably female)

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Wallace Stevens At Key West

Synopsis:
An imaginary encounter between the poet and his muse; imagines circumstances surrounding the composition of "the Idea of Order at Key West." Set in 1935

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commissioned by LiveArts Peninsula Foundation of St. Petersburg, FL

1st Produced:
Ruth Eckerd Hall In Clearwater, Fl     2005

Organisations:
Eckerd Theater Company

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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