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Gary L Blackwood

GARY L BLACKWOOD  (1945 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Born in Meadville, PA. in 1945, this playwright, short story writer and novelist began to learn theatre by acting in university, amateur and semi-professional theatre in both Dramatic and musical roles. after receiving a Ba from Grove City College, Cochranton, PA., in 1967, he worked in the retail and advertising businesses before becoming a library assistant in 1981. One of his plays, attack of the Mushroom People, was a winner in the Ozark Creative Writers Conference in 1981. His novel, "The Lion and the Unicorn," was published in 1983.

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below is a list of Gary L Blackwood's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Alien Creatures         Attack Of The Mushroom People         Come On In, The Water's Over Your Head         Futures_ A Dining Room Comedy Drama         Shakespeare Stealer (Full-Length), The         Shakespeare Stealer (One-Act), The

Alien Creatures

Synopsis:
a playwright, trying to collect his royalties from a regional theatre, finds himself cast in his own play and romantically involved with the director

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1st Published:
Players Press, Studio City, Ca   -

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Genre:
comedy Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Attack Of The Mushroom People

Synopsis:
a desperate poet kidnaps a book editor, meaning to force her to publish his work

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1st Produced:
University of Missouri at Rolla    1981

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1st Published:
Players Press, Studio City, Ca   -

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Genre:
comedy Drama

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Come On In, The Water's Over Your Head

Synopsis:
a young man's lively struggle to find a workable approach to life

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Music by Gary Hart

1st Produced:
Muse Theatre, Cleveland, OH    1972

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Genre:
musical allegory

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Futures_ A Dining Room Comedy Drama

Synopsis:
Members of a family, all at some turning point in their lives, reunite for the mother's second marriage

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1st Produced:
University of Missouri at Rolla    1982

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1st Published:
Players Press, Studio City, Ca, 1996   -

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Genre:
comedy Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Shakespeare Stealer (Full-Length), The

Synopsis:
In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he inadvertently becomes part of Shakespeare's acting troupe, he begins to reconsider his assignment. . . (a one-act version of this play is also available.)

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1st Produced:
Kennedy Center Lab Theatre (Washington, DC, United States)    2002

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
90-110 min Historical Drama for young audiences

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  3            Other:  12 males, 3 females, 3 either (9-18 actors possible: 7-15 males, 2-6 females)

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Shakespeare Stealer (One-Act), The

Synopsis:
In 1601, a Yorkshire orphan skilled in shorthand (and in lying) is hired by a mysterious stranger to steal the script of Hamlet. But when he inadvertently becomes part of Shakespeare's acting troupe, he begins to reconsider his assignment. . . (a full-length versionof this play is also available.)

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1st Produced:
Kennedy Center Lab Theatre (Washington, DC, United States)    2002

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
60-75 min Historical Drama for young audiences

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  2            Other:  7 males, 2 females (9-15 actors possible: 7-12 males, 2-6 females)

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