GORDON BENNETT   


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Plays by Gordon Bennett

GORDON BENNETT
Defeat of the Horseless Carriage, The
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Genre:
two-act epic drama, two hours
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Parts:
Male
9
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6
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with doubling
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Synopsis:
open stage requiring a variety of properties, thirties costumes] A movement to ban the automobile from the nation's highways is launched by the feisty, personable Lizzie Boardman. The story is told via the lecture hall-Lyceum framework with transitional ragtime music. An older Lizzie tells her story to the audience while a younger Lizzie plays the role in reenacted scenes. Humorous and engaging.
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GORDON BENNETT
ElMS SinNoMore
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congregations in Pa. and Va
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Genre:
two-act religious musical
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Male
8
Female
3
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plus a four-voice chorus
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Synopsis:
This is a takeoff on Gilbert and Sullivan rewritten with a church and pastoral plot, using the original music with new lyrics by Hugh Morrison Pease. As in "Pinafore" we have young lovers of unequal station. Instead of the Pinafore Captain, we have the Chaplain; instead of the Admiral, we have a Bishop. The sinister Dick Deadeye turns up as Rick Redeye, the church custodian, a cynic who sees a hypocrite under every pew.
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GORDON BENNETT
From Nineveh to Now
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Bethany Press, Paoli, Pa
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Genre:
trilogy
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This collection is based on Old Testament stories of Jonah, Noah and Daniel.
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GORDON BENNETT
God of Laughter
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Eastern University, PA
2000
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Friendship Press, New York.
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Genre:
Historical Drama, 2 Act
One Act
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Male
6
Female
4
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or 6m 6f
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won the 2003 full-length play award from Christians in Theatre Arts in their national competition.
Synopsis:
God of Laughter is a historical drama about the celebrated comedian Moliere, his life and times in 17th Century France. By turns interspersed with hilarity, confrontation, pathos, desperation, and reconciliation, the play offers an arresting look backstage into Moliere's relationships, and we see him creating his own works out of life experience. The two acts cover the last 15 years of his life, and we find that, besides the flesh and blood antagonists that plagued him, time itself becomes a major obstacle for this most ambitious and talented satirist. The supreme irony of Moliere dying of TB following the fourth performance of The Imaginary Invalid in which he takes the role of a hypochondriac, along with a riveting deathbed scene involving his wife Armande and her lover Baron as well as a "visit" from his old friend and mentor, Madelaine Bejart, makes for a powerful denoument.
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GORDON BENNETT
Happy Tales, Fables and Plays
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John Knox Press, Atlanta, Ga.
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A collection of 16 short readers theatre pieces. Titles include "Mosquito Tale," "Joybox," "The Man Who Wouldn't Shake Hands," and "Michael Quest."
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GORDON BENNETT
Holy Trinity, The
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Genre:
20 min
One Act
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Male
2
Female
1
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Synopsis:
Set in a mental ward, three psychotics interact in this work. Two men, who think of themselves as God and the Holy Spirit, confront a woman who thinks of herself as Jesus.
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GORDON BENNETT
Public Enemy Number One
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Eastern College
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Genre:
70 min
One Act
Parts:
Male
5
Female
4
Parts Other:
or 4m 5f with doubling
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Synopsis:
Episodic form similar to Rice's "The Adding Machine." Expressionistic play, with humor and satire, depicting the effects of the automobile on a man, his family and society.
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GORDON BENNETT
Role Players, The
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Eastern College
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Genre:
40 min
One Act
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
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Synopsis:
Two therapists attempt to help two neurotics deal with their deepsea ted guilt and fear. When they discover that the clients identify with Judas and Mary Magdalen, they role-play some biblical scenes.
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GORDON BENNETT
S is for Sloane
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Performance Publishing Co., Elgin, Ii.
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Genre:
comedy
One Act
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Male
2
Female
3
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Synopsis:
This comedy features an eccentric old gentleman filing a most unusual lawsuit.
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GORDON BENNETT
Solomon Grundy
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Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Co.
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Genre:
two act
comedy
Parts:
Male
5
Female
4
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Synopsis:
The leading character is a funeral director. In the style of Moliere.
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GORDON BENNETT
Sweet Land of Liberty
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Genre:
45 min
One Act
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Male
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Synopsis:
In this exercise in American fantasia, Uncle S-am and Aunt Sal are folksy raconteurs who introduce ironic historical scenes to prove that America has, from the beginning, practised the highest ideals. This work is a kind of dramatic wishful thinking.
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GORDON BENNETT
Verily
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Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Co.
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Genre:
Short Play
One Act
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Male
2
Female
4
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Verily, a short two-act drama, concerns two psychotic individuals and their two counselors. Both patients are delusional: Jerome believes himself to be Judas Iscariot and Marla, Mary Magdalene. The setting is a mental institution, and the counselors have brought them together, hoping that if they act out their biblical roles it may provoke some kind of self-awareness and change their conditions. Remarkable things do happen as they interact in the biblical settings, prompted by their counselors, and ultimately they find a redemptive forgiveness that promises to change their lives.This is arresting drama, not without humor, and with flashbacks and surreal elements that community theatres and more advanced church drama groups will find challenging.
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