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John Chodes

JOHN CHODES

  (1939 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Charles Ryweck  

John Chodes has had a number of plays produced including the Longboat, Slaves, avenue a anthology and Frederick II, and the musical, Molineaux. He was advisor to Dustin Hoffman for the Paramount Pictures film Marathon Man as a result of his book Corbitt, the biography of Ted Corbitt, a marathon runner. Chodes a also wrote the book, Jenner, a biography of Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon gold medalist. His most recent book is Jabez Curry and the Re-education of the Old South.

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

         Avenue A Anthology         Frederick Two         Howling Wilderness, A         Molineaux

Avenue A Anthology

Synopsis:
the living and dead occupants of a century-old tenement describe their lives in monologue form, directly to the au-audience.

Notes:
modern version of Spoon River Anthology

1st Produced:
Henry Street Playhouse, NYC    -

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  doubling

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Frederick Two

Synopsis:
a musical based upon Frederick II, ruler of the Holy Roman empire in the 1200s and his dealings with the various popes who are in power during his reign.

Notes:
written by David Reiser And John Chodes

1st Produced:
unproduced    1994

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Howling Wilderness, A

Synopsis:
The Philippines 1902. Major Littleton Waller orders that eleven Filipino civil workers for the US army to be executed

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1st Produced:
Theater for the New City, New York    2001

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Molineaux

Synopsis:
a musical based upon the true story of a former American slave, Tom Molineaux, who battled his way to London in the early 1800s to challenge the world boxing champion, Thomas Cribb. Cribb, however, wants to retire and refuses to fight. Undaunted, Molineaux defeats all the contenders to the crown (while having a secret love affair with Cribb's mistress) and becomes one of the most popular sports figures in London. Boxing fans, however, don't want a foreigner (and especially a black man) to be their new champion and persuade Cribb to come out of retirement and defeat the young upstart. In what was hailed as "the battle of the century", Cribb actually beats Molineaux but loses the match because of cheating on the part of Cribb's manager and the timekeeper. Denied the championship, Molineaux falls into alcoholism and dies in Ireland.

Notes:
written by David Reiser And John Chodes

1st Produced:
Theatre Row Theatre, New York City    1995

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

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