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EDWARD CLINTON
(1948 - )Nationality: USA
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Born and raised in Chicago and evanston, Illinois, Edward Clinton began his career as an actor, making his professional debut in Chicago with alvina Krause's eagle's Mere Repertory Company followed by his New York debut at Wyn Handman's American Place Theatre, where he appeared in Ed Bullins' play the Pig Pen. Mr. Clinton received a full scholarship to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied acting with Lloyd Richards, Olympia Dukakis, Peter Kass and Jerzy Grotowski. after ten years of performing roles in New York and regional Theatre, Mr. Clinton left acting to pursue writing full time. He is a playwrighting fellow of the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights' Center. His play Benefit Of Doubt was first done at the world renowned Playwrights' Center where it was directed by Lynne Meadow, founder and artistic Director of the Manhattan Theatre Club. Mr. Clinton's play Benefit Of a Doubt went on to have its world premiere production at the Folger Theatre in Washington D.C., directed by emmy award winning director Barnet Kellman and starring academy award nominee Carol Kane. This initial production was followed by subsequent productions of the play around the country, including a New York presentation featuring academy award winner Chris Cooper (SeaBISCUIT).
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Benefit Of A Doubt Boogeyman, The Lady Who Cried Fox, The Question Of Faith, A Remember Me Ten Years Later Thirty Years Later Twenty Years Later You'll Love My WifeBenefit Of A Doubt
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raises questions about the ills of modern society, ranging from the breakdown of the family unit to the treatment of retarded children
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Comedy/Drama Comedy
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Top of PageBoogeyman, The
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related one acts explore property and the American relationship
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Boogeyman, First Of the Month, Small Claims
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3 * 1 acts One act
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Top of PageLady Who Cried Fox, The
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a jealous actor who is always on the road finds his wife has taken a young male room mate to meet expenses, the show does not go on
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Samuel French, NY, 1976 -
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Comedy
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Top of PageQuestion Of Faith, A
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a once act play dealing with a religious couuple who will not let a medical procedure be performed on their daughter owing to the religious beliefs. the matter is brought to court and prosecuted by the couple's best friend
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Play/Drama
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageRemember Me
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Ten Years Later, 'Twenty Years Later And Thirty Years Later As A full length play
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Top of PageTen Years Later
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takes place in a veterans hospital ten years after the end of the Vietnam War. a soldier in the hospital re-lives his entire Vietnam War experience one night in nightmarish detail. Whole sections of the man's life and service in the war come floating back in dreams and flashbacks about the war, his life and his relationships with other people in his life.
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Short Play One act
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Top of PageThirty Years Later
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a woman who served as a combat nurse in Vietnam is interviewed by her niece about her war time experiences. the woman vet is getting dressed in her uniform to attend the funeral of her best friend, also a Vietnam vet. the innocent questions posed by her niece bring back all the woman's experiences, most of which she has never shared with anyone before.
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Top of PageTwenty Years Later
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a one character, one act play which takes place one night in the life of a Viet-nam vet. It's a one-sided conversation with a buddy who never made it back, twenty years after the fact. (Usually performed with Ten Years Later, although it does stand alone.)
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Top of PageYou'll Love My Wife
Synopsis:
a five character, one set version of Tartuffe, set on a Texas oilman's ranch, which is turned topsy-turvy when a fake religious man, Mufti-Baba appears.
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Southbury, Connecticutg 1978
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Southbury Playhouse
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Samuel French, London, 1979 -
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Comedy
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Male: 4 Female: 2 Other: -
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