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James DeVita

JAMES DEVITA

  
Nationality:    USA
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James DeVita'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 James DeVita's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Arthur - the Boy Who Would Be King         Artis Generis         Bambi - A Life In the Woods         Beth         Christmas Angel, The         Desert Queen, The         Dickens In America         Excavating Mom         Get         Gift Of the Magi         Huck Finn         In Acting Shakespeare         Lakeview         Looking Glass Land         Midnight Cry, A - the Underground Railroad To Freedom         Prince And the Pauper, The         Rose Of Treason         Story Of Joan Of Arc, The         Swiss Family Robinson         Thief Lord, The         Three Musketeers, The         Tom Sawyer         Treasure Island         Trials: the Story Of Joan Of Arc, And Beth         Waiting For Vern         Wonderland!         Zero Tolerance
Arthur - the Boy Who Would Be King

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1st Produced:
First Stage Milwaukee     2001

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adaptation

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Artis Generis

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1st Produced:
-     01 May 1998

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Bambi - A Life In the Woods

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aaTe Distinguished Play Award '98

1st Produced:
First Stage Milwaukee     1994

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1st Published:
Anchorage Press Plays    

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Beth

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Christmas Angel, The

Synopsis:
the family gather for Christmas. everyone has terrible problems and everything explodes - including the electricity

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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Desert Queen, The

Synopsis:
on the life of Gertrude Bell

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1st Produced:
American Players Theater     2008

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adult

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Dickens In America

Synopsis:
on the life of Charles Dickens

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1st Produced:
Milwaukee Chamber Theater     2007

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adult

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Excavating Mom

Synopsis:
the child of divorced parents Mallory has not seen her mother for years but has now gone to stay with her for the holidays. However, her mother has great problems at work and has little time for her daughter. Mallory finds she has the ability to conjure up dinosaurs

Notes:
produced As Dinosaur

1st Produced:
First Stage Milwaukee     1995

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Get

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Ten By Ten" published by Dramatic Publishing Company,    

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Gift Of the Magi

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1st Produced:
American Players Theater     2010

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  3 actors, two musicians

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Huck Finn

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Based on the book by Mark Twain

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Genre:
adaptation

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In Acting Shakespeare

Synopsis:
adapted from the play by Sir Ian McKellen

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Genre:
adult

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Lakeview

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1st Produced:
None-Of-The-Above Rep Theater     01 Sep 1998

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Genre:
comedy Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Looking Glass Land

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1st Produced:
First Stage Milwaukee     01 Feb 1997

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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

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Midnight Cry, A - the Underground Railroad To Freedom

Synopsis:
a young slave hears about the "Underground Railroad" that smuggles people out of the Slave States to freedom and risks all to go.

Notes:
Musical selections And Arrangements by Josh Schmidt And Sherri Williams Panell

1st Produced:
First Stage Milwaukee     2003

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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    

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Genre:
Ya Play

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Male:  8            Female:  6            Other:  extras

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Prince And the Pauper, The

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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

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Rose Of Treason

Synopsis:
True story of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Notes:
Intellectual Freedom Award

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1st Published:
Anchorage Press Plays    

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Story Of Joan Of Arc, The

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Swiss Family Robinson

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1st Produced:
Milwaukee First Stage     2000

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1st Published:
Eldridge Publishing Co   

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Genre:
adaptation

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Thief Lord, The

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1st Produced:
First Stage Milwaukee     2009

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Three Musketeers, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas

1st Produced:
Madison Repertory Theater     1999

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Baker's Plays   

Music:
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Tom Sawyer

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Based on the novel by Mark Twain

1st Produced:
Stage One, Louisville, Ky     1998

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Treasure Island

Synopsis:
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Notes:
an 8 man, 60 minute touring version is Also Available through the Author

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1st Published:
Meriwether Publishing   

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Trials: the Story Of Joan Of Arc, And Beth

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1st Produced:
Stage One, Louisville, Ky     2004

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Waiting For Vern

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1st Produced:
Collision Theater Ensemble     1993

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Genre:
adult

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Wonderland!

Synopsis:
Musical based on Lewis Carroll 's work

Notes:
Non musical version Also Available

1st Produced:
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1st Published:
Pioneer Drama Service   

Music:
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Zero Tolerance

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1st Produced:
Magical Theater Co    

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1st Published:
Youth violence   

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Genre:
TYA

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