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Kirsten Childs

KIRSTEN CHILDS

  
Nationality:    African American
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Literary Agent:    The Gersh Agency  

Kirsten Childs's plays including 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 Kirsten Childs's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon, The         Fly         Funked Up Fairy Tales         Highwayman, The         Miracle Brothers         Northstar         Sundiata: Lion King Of Mali         Wasted
Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon, The

Synopsis:
What's a black girl from sunny Southern California to do? White people are blowing up black girls in Birmingham churches. Black people are shouting "Black is beautiful" while straightening their hair and coveting light skin. Viveca Stanton's answer: Slap on a bubbly smile and be as white as you can be! In a humorous and pointed coming-of-age story spanning the sixties through the nineties, Viveca blithely sails through the confusing worlds of racism, sexism and Broadway showbiz until she's forced to face the devastating effect self-denial has had on her life.

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Kirsten Childs

1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizon, New York     2000

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  doubling

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Fly

Synopsis:
Wendy tries to look after her widowed father. He only wants to talk about the death of Mrs Darling. Wendy does not. Peter Pan arrives Wendy sees it as a means of escape

Notes:
Music by Bill Sherman; lyrics by Kirsten Childs; Rajiv Joseph; book by Rajiv Joseph. Based on the book "Peter Pan and Wendy" by J M Barrie

1st Produced:
La Jolla Playhouse, Los Angeles     2020

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Funked Up Fairy Tales

Synopsis:
Welcome to the world of Titania, Faireetheeya and Magikwanda, teenage fairies with attitude. they wag their heads and suck their teeth as they turn things upside down to pass their Fairyland academy exam. Will they pull through with flying colors and earn their happy ending crowns?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Pittsfield Ma     2007

Organisations:
Barrington Stage

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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Highwayman, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music,lyrics and book by Kirsten Childs. Based on the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes

1st Produced:
McCarter Theater, Princeton, NJ     08 Aug 2000

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Miracle Brothers

Synopsis:
Once a year the river dolphins of Brazil can transform into other creatures. On the night of the transformation a group get together and decide to become humans. they pass through the portal and are changed. Three dolphins remain behind to open the portal next day but something untoward happens and they find themselves lost in the future

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Kirsten Childs

1st Produced:
Vineyard Theatre, New York     26 Aug 2005

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Northstar

Synopsis:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sundiata: Lion King Of Mali

Synopsis:
Influenced by traditional African dance, costumes and puppetry, the show is a festive retelling of the mythic tale from West Africa of the crippled young prince who finds his strength after being adopted by a pride of lions.

Notes:
Book by David Schechter and Barbara Pasternak; Lyrics by Scott Davenport Richards, Kirsten Childs and David Schechter; Music by Scott Davenport Richards and Kirsten Childs

1st Produced:
Town Hall, NYC    

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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Wasted

Synopsis:
a woman looks back at her life wasted by broken relationships, drugs and booze and Ty the boy who started it all

Notes:
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1st Produced:
George Street Playhouse, New Jersey     2008

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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