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Russ Cowan

RUSS COWAN

  (1962 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Russ Cowan was born in Salem, Oregon, in 1962. after college, he began a career in Theatre which encompassed acting, directing and writing. He is the recipient of the Vancouver (Wa) Arts Council's Peekema award, and a three-time recipient of the Oregon Theatreical awards Society's OTaS award. a Founding member of the Portland, Oregon chapter of the Lehman engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, his works include the original comic revue Nothing Is Sacred! (co-author & lyrics, 1982), book and lyrics for the musicals Zorro the Fox (with Pete Roth, 1989), Going to Pot: the Reefer Madness Musical (with Jeffrey Kauffman, 1999), book, music and lyrics for House of the Seven Gables (2005), and most recently, the book and lyrics for Madder Music & Stronger Wine (with arthur S. Sullivan, 2008). He is currently working on a musical version of the Wind in the Willows with composer Kurt Misar.

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

         Going To Pot: the Reefer Madness Musical         House Of the Seven Gables         Madder Music And Stronger Wine         Nothing Is Sacred!         Zorro the Fox

Going To Pot: the Reefer Madness Musical

Synopsis:
as a deterrent to marijuana use, a Judge stages a reenactment of a case he's presided over, showing the evils of the drug.

Notes:
a musical comedy based on the classic B-movie. Music by Jeffery Kauffman

1st Produced:
Firehouse Theatre, Portland OR    1999

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Original cast recording: Key To Chi Records (93002) 1999

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Musical

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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House Of the Seven Gables

Synopsis:
When the heir to a disgraced 1850's Maine family is released from prison, it sets in motion events that will change their lives forever.

Notes:
a musical romance based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (2005)

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Male:  4            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Madder Music And Stronger Wine

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a musical revue based on classic works of Victorian era erotic literature. Music by Sir Arthur S. Sullivan

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Musical

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Nothing Is Sacred!

Synopsis:
a sketch comedy revue with songs

Notes:
Co -authored by Russ Cowan Phill Green, Dan Hotchkis, Tausha Kent And Nancie Hammond.

1st Produced:
Chateau L'Bamm, Portland OR    1982

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Zorro the Fox

Synopsis:
When Don Diego returns to California after college, he finds he must become a masked vigilante to fight for the downtrodden.

Notes:
a musical Adventure based on the novel by Johnston McCulley. Music by Pete Roth (1988)

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Genre:
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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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