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Thomas Gibbons

THOMAS GIBBONS

  
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Abrams Artists Agency  

Thomas Gibbons is playwright-in-residence at Interact Theatre in Philadelphia, which has produced seven of his plays: Pretending to America, 6221, axis Sally, Black Russian, Bee-luther-hatchee, Permanent Collection, and a House With No Walls.His plays have been seen at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, off-off-Broadway at Blue Heron Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Northlight Theatre, actors express, Florida Stage, Unicorn Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage, New Repertory Theatre, aurora Theatre, and many others. He is the recipient of seven playwriting fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a Roger L. Stevens award from the Fund for New American Plays, a Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwriting award, two Barrymore awards for outstanding new play, and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.

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

         6221         Axis Sally         Bee-Luther-Hatchee         Black Russian         Exhibition, The         House With No Walls, A         Permanent Collection         Pretending To America         Silverhill         Uncanny Valley

6221

Synopsis:
MOVe a group that sees itself as a purifying force in a corrupt and racist world had its headquarters bombed in 1985. eleven people died and sixty-one homes were burnt down

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Axis Sally

Synopsis:
The story of Mildred Gillars who made propaganda broadcasts to American troops on behalf of the Nazis

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Bee-Luther-Hatchee

Synopsis:
Shelita Burns, an African-American editor, publishes Bee-luther-hatchee, the autobiography of a reclusive 72-year-old black woman named Libby Price. Shelita has never met Libby, and when the book wins a prestigious award she decides to deliver it to her in person. To her profound shock, the actual author of the book is a white man named Sean Leonard. Furious and resentful, Shelita accuses Sean of perpetrating a hoax, while he defends the book as a truthful work of imagination. their confrontation, played out on the edge of the racial divide, builds to a jarring act of violence. (This is the first part of a trilogy. See also Permanent Collection and a House With No Walls.)

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Interact Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa, United States)    1999

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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90-110 min Play/Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  2 males, 3 females (5-8 actors possible: 2-3 males, 3-5 females)

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Black Russian

Synopsis:
Mikhail Lincoln Lenin Smith arrives at Kennedy Airport in 1996. Coming back from Russia to the land of his father's birth. 1936 Eugene Smith defects to the Soviet Union

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Exhibition, The

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Centers on the interaction of two men; John Merrick (known as "the elephant Man") and Sir Frederick Treves, the renowned physician who takes him under his protection. So horribly deformed that he must cover his face and body, Merrick is given shelter at London Hospital, after being abandoned by the ruthless showman who had put him on public display, and his friendship with Dr. Treves, who raises funds for his support, becomes the focus of his life. the action is comprised of parallel monologues, interspersed with scenes between the two men as Treves tries to bring a sense of concern and civility to Merrick's tragic existence, and, in turn, becomes increasingly aware of the deep intelligence and sensitivity which lie behind Merrick's grotesque exterior. the climax of their relationship comes when Merrick, who has never known true human love and contact, asks Treves to touch him, to hold him as a Father would a son-but the physician cannot bring himself to do so. It is a failure which foreshadows the end of Merrick's short life and, for Dr. Treves, remains a tortured, enduing memory which haunts him for the rest of his days.

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Drama One act

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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House With No Walls, A

Synopsis:
a bitter public battle erupts when it is revealed that the site of a new museum enshrining American liberty is the ground on which George Washington's slaves' house once stood. an African-American political activist occupies the site, demanding that the house be recreated as a reminder of the reality of slavery in our history and a memorial to the slaves' lives. He is opposed by a controversial African-American conservative author, who argues that blacks must lay aside their pursuit of victimhood if they are to achieve true equality. their conflict is juxtaposed against the story of Oney Judge, one of Washington's slaves, as she struggles with the decision of whether to risk everything to escape her bondage. Moving in time between the present and the past, the play explores our relationship to troubling historical reality. How do we decide which elements of our history will be commemorated and which will be forgotten? (This is the third part of a trilogy. See also Bee-luther-hatchee and Permanent Collection.)

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Interact Theatre Company (Philadelphia, Pa, United States)    2007

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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100-120 min Play/Drama

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Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  4 males, 2 females (6-9 actors possible: 4-7 males, exactly 2 females)

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Permanent Collection

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Soon after African-American businessman Sterling North becomes the new director of the Morris Foundation, he discovers that this world-famous art collection includes several significant African sculptures tucked away in storage. His proposal to add them to the public galleries is opposed by the foundation's long-time education director, who is loyal to the idiosyncratic wishes of the late Dr. Morris. Spurred on by a zealous local journalist, this clash quickly escalates to public accusations of racism and a bitter struggle for control of the collection.Permanent Collection is a searing examination of racial politics that ultimately asks how much space -- literally and figuratively -- the white world gives to African-Americans. What is the cost of failing to view the world through another's eyes? (This is the second part of a trilogy. See also Bee-luther-hatchee anda House With No Walls.)

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Interact Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa, United States)    2003

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115-125 min Play/Drama

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Pretending To America

Synopsis:
Benjamin Olaya a literature professor attends a political rally. He is arrested beaten up thrown into prison and starved. He eventually gets to America and applies for political asylum. He thinks that he has a great chance of being accepted but on the day of his hearing he is told by his caseworker that the US government will accept asylum seekers from countries with a left wing government it tends to reject those from a right wing one

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Silverhill

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1891. Silverhill is a self sufficient Christian Communist Commune ruled over by Alden Prescott. There is marriage but everyone is free to sleep with whoever they wish - as long as it is the opposite sex. The Commune makes some money by selling quilts they make. The quilts make far more money than Alden admits and he has a large sum of money in a secret bank account.

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Adrienne Theater, Philadelphia, Pa    22 Oct 2010

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Uncanny Valley

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Drawing on current research in artificial intelligence and robotics, UNCANNY VALLEY charts the relationship between Claire, a neuroscientist, and Julian, a nonbiological human. As Julian is born a few body parts at a time over the course of the play, Claire teaches him how to be as human as possible: mirroring peoples speech, engaging in small-talk, playing a musical instrument. Their deepening friendship and Julians growing humanity lead to the revelations of an unhealed sorrow in Claires personal life and, ultimately, the purpose for which Julian has been created. UNCANNY VALLEY explores the painful divide between creator and creation, the inherent unpredictability of consciousness, and how we are redefining what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.

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The Adrienne, Philadelphia, Pa    03 Apr 2015

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InterAct Theatre

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Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2015)   978-0822233282

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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