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Clay Goss

CLAY GOSS

  (1947 - )
Nationality:    African American
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Clayton e. Goss playwright of the revolutionary 70s. Born in Philadelphia, PA. educated at Howard Univ. (B.F.A. in Drama, 1972

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

         Andrew         Billy Mcghee         Corner, The         Hip Rumplestiltskin         Homecooking         Keys To the Kingdom         Mars: Monument To the Last Black Eunuch         Of Being Hit         Ornette         Our Side         Oursides         Spaces In Time

Andrew

Synopsis:
the story of three friends, who were former gang members, and the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of one of them

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1st Produced:
NFT, New York    1972

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1st Published:
Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974   -

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Genre:
Drama, 2 acts

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  3 BM

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Billy Mcghee

Synopsis:
Young boy has a chance of becoming a professional actor but must give up school friends and normal home life.

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1st Produced:
the Place, WRC-Channel 4 TV, Washington, D.C    1974

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Genre:
Domestic Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2 BM, 2 BF, 2 WM, 1 WF

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Corner, The

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Hip Rumplestiltskin

Synopsis:
Rock-soul version of the fairy tale

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1st Produced:
Theatre Black, Brooklyn academy of Music, New York    1973

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Genre:
Fantasy One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5 BM, 5 BF

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Homecooking

Synopsis:
Two childhood friends, now adults, have a chance meeting in the subway. One is a college student and aspiring writer, the other a sergeant in the Marines home from Vietnam

Notes:
part of Changes: Three Plays for elgba

1st Produced:
Ira aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C    1970

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1st Published:
Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974   -

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  3 BM extras

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Keys To the Kingdom

Synopsis:
Conflict arises when it is discovered that young member of the family has inherited property left by grandmother

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1st Published:
Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974   -

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Genre:
Domestic Drama, 3 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  6 BM, 6 BF

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Mars: Monument To the Last Black Eunuch

Synopsis:
Concerns creativity and regeneration of the spirit. a middle-aged man, tired of his dull routine, finds solace in a Muslim newspaper article about black life on Mars

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1st Produced:
Howard Univ., Washington, DC    1972

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Genre:
Mythic Ritual, 2 acts

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  5 BM, 5 BF

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Of Being Hit

Synopsis:
Portrait of a former boxing great who is now a janitor and dying of a kidney ailment

Notes:
part of Changes: Three Plays for elgba. Aka On Being Hit

1st Produced:
Ira aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C    1970

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974   -

Music:
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Genre:
Protest Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  3 BM

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Ornette

Synopsis:
Loosely based on the life/death of Charlie Parker (and jazz innovators of the 1940s in general) and the birth/awakening of avant-garde and spiritual jazz

Notes:
part of Changes: Three Plays for elgba

1st Produced:
Ira aldridge Theatre, Howard University, Washington, D.C    1970

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Genre:
Mythic Ritual/Drama, 3 acts

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  4 BM, 3 BF, 1 WM, 1 WF

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Our Side

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Oursides

Synopsis:
Black man and black woman reach a common bond of mutual understanding and love

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1st Produced:
NeT, New York    1972

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1st Published:
Homecookin', Washington, D.C.: Howard Univ. Pr, 1974   -

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  1 BM, 1 BF, 5-7 M & F

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Spaces In Time

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
DC Black Repertory Theatre, at the Last Colony theatre    1972

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Genre:
staged poetry reading One act

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