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Lionel Abel

LIONEL ABEL

  (1910 - 2001)
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Bernice Hoffman Literary Agency  

an eminent American playwright, essayist and Theater critic

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

         Absalom         Death Of Odysseus         Dirty Hands         Escurial         Pretender, The         Wives, The

Absalom

Synopsis:
King David has trouble deciding which of his sons should inherit

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1st Produced:
artists Theatre, New York    1956

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1st Published:
in Machiz, H ed. artis'theatre: four plays   -

Music:
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Male:  11            Female:  1            Other:  extras

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Death Of Odysseus

Synopsis:
Odysseus, master of Ithaca after his return is faced with fatal dilEmma

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1st Produced:
amato Opera House, New York    1953

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1st Published:
in Playbook:five plays for a new theatre   -

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Dirty Hands

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Notes:
Original Playwright - Jean-Paul Sartre

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1st Published:
Contained in: "No exit and Three Other Plays" published by Vintage International   -

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Translation

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Escurial

Synopsis:
the King, a monk and the Jester all wait as the Queen lies dying

Notes:
Original Playwright - Michel De Ghelderode

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Modern Theatre volume Five" published by Doubleday anchor   -

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Translation

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Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Pretender, The

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Wives, The

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1st Produced:
Stage 73, New York    1965

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