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Frederick Gaines

FREDERICK GAINES

  (1937 - 2010)
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Ellen Neuwald Inc  

Fred Gaines (August 28, 1937 - April 19, 2010) will be remembered as a playwright, a collaborator, and a champion of theater. On May 27, 1961, Fred married Judith Lindgren. He graduated from the University of Nebraska and continued his education with graduate degrees in Theatre from the University of Nebraska and the University of Manchester in England with a PhD from the University of Minnesota. He was writer in residence at the Children's Theatre in Minneapolis and later freelanced as a playwright, residing with his family in rural Somerset, Wisconsin. His early plays were produced in many theaters in Minneapolis and his "House of Leather" was moved to the Ellen Stewart Theatre in New York. In 1977, Fred joined the faculty at Lawrence University, teaching and directing in the Theatre Department until his retirement in 2000. He also continued as a playwright and has had plays produced in many professional theaters across this country as well as several in Europe. He received many fellowships in playwriting including a Fullbright, a McKnight, a Eugene O'Neill and a Guggenheim. He received a National Endowment for the Arts Award and a Wisconsin Arts Award in Playwriting and held the Barber Professorship in Theatre and Drama at Lawrence. He was named to the Grand Island High School Hall of Honor and received the Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Nebraska College of Fine and Performing Arts.

Research:    Frederick Gaines papers (PA 22), Performing Arts Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

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         Cellophane Xerox         Christmas Carol, A         Circle Is the Sun, A         Dracula         Ghost Dancer         Hound Of the Baskervilles         House Of Leather         Jerusalem         King Arthur and the Magic Sword         King Solomon Is Dead         Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, The         New Chautauqua, The         Oliver Twist         Peter Pan         Rip Van Winkle         Seventh Indian Cavalry, The         St Joan         Stars And Stripes Forever         Temporary Place, A         Three Musketeers, The         Treasure Island         Wilde!         Wrinkle In Time, A

Cellophane Xerox

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Christmas Carol, A

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This classic Christmas tale is reenergized to include a doll toting girl, and recreate the role of ebenezer Scrooge making him less an evil tyrant and more a gentle old man with psychological hang-ups. This interpretation of a Christmas Carol leans toward being a study of the character of Scrooge while still playing out our favorite Holiday tale of the magic of Christmas.

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Charles Dickens, Author

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Ctc, Seattle     1968

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Circle Is the Sun, A

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Dracula

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Based on the novel by Bram Stoker

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Ghost Dancer

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Hound Of the Baskervilles

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Based on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle

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House Of Leather

House Of Leather
In a whorehouse during the American Civil War there is a secret arms factory making weapons for both sides

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Music by Dale Menten; lyrics by Dale Menten And Frederick Gaines; book by Frederick Gaines

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Ellen Stewart Theatre, New York     1970

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Original cast recording: Fontana (SRF-67591) 1970

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Jerusalem

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King Arthur and the Magic Sword

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Set in 5th Century Britain, the Roman empire is in disarray, and throughout Britain warlords continually battle for the right to be called Pendragon, chief ruler of the land. Raised by Merlin the Magician, Arthur is destined for greatness and is the only one who can wield the powerful sword, excalibur, to lead his nation to victory.

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The Children's Theatre Company-Minneapolis.     1985

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TYA 90 min

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King Solomon Is Dead

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Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, The

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Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman

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Based on the story by Washington Irving

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New Chautauqua, The

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Oliver Twist

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What do you do with a boy who asks for more? Feed him on cockroaches served in a canister? Oliver is an orphan growing up in 19th century england, and misfortune seems to befall him at every turn. He escapes the orphanage, only to be taken in by an evil man and his band of hooligans, including the artful Dodger leader of the pick-pockets! exciting as it is harrowing, this Dickens tale is sure to keep audiences entertained!

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Based on the novel by Charles Dickins

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Seattle Children's Theatre     1990

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adaptation 90 min

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Peter Pan

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The boy who would not grow up

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Based on the play and book by J M Barrie

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Rip Van Winkle

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Seventh Indian Cavalry, The

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Music by Dale Menten; lyrics by Dale Menten And Frederick Gaines; book by Frederick Gaines

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St Joan

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Stars And Stripes Forever

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Temporary Place, A

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Three Musketeers, The

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Treasure Island

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Avast, Jim lad

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Based on the novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Wilde!

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Wrinkle In Time, A

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Arkansas Arts Centre, Little Rock    

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