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Layon Gray

LAYON GRAY

  
Nationality:    USA
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Layon Gray's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         All-American Girls: A Negro League Of their Own         Black Angels Over Tuskegee         Diary Of A Catholic School Dropout         Meet Me At the Oak         Negro League Of their Own, A         Soldiers Don't Cry         Webeime

All-American Girls: A Negro League Of their Own

Synopsis:
the play examines racism, deceit, and betrayal after the coach of an all-Negro female baseball team goes missing in 1945 Chicago. the Drama denotes an era in American history where women were called on to keep baseball alive as the men went off to fight in World War II.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Actors Temple theatre
339 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10036    25 Aug 2010

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  9            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Black Angels Over Tuskegee

Synopsis:
Based on true events, Black angels Over Tuskegee tells the story of six men who explore their collective struggle with Jim Crow, their intelligence, patriotism, dreams of an inclusive fair society, and brotherhood as they become the first African-American fighter pilots in the U.S. army air Forces. the show goes beyond the headlines of the popular stories of the Tuskegee airmen and exposes the men who exhibited the courage to excel, in spite of all the overwhelming odds against them.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
St. Luke's Theatre, NY    15 Feb 2010

Organisations:
the Black Gents, edmund Gaynes, and the Layon Gray experience

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Diary Of A Catholic School Dropout

Synopsis:
Two hours before she is executed, a woman must come to terms with the repercussions of the decisions that she has made in life before the inevitable happens. With little time on her side, she searches her soul for inner peace as her mind wanders back down the road that put her in this current predicament.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
aDa Award 2004

1st Produced:
Actors Temple theatre
339 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10036    09 Dec 2010

Organisations:
the Black Gents of Hollywood and the Layon Gray experience

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
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Meet Me At the Oak

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Negro League Of their Own, A

Synopsis:
In 1945 Chicago, a group of African American women are assembled to play an exhibition game against the all white reigning champions Rockford Peaches. Lead by their hard-nosed coach who played in the Negro Leagues, racism, sexism, deceit, and betrayal are brought to light as this powerful Drama unveils the hidden story beneath the surface.
- nytheatre.com

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1st Produced:
Actors Temple theatre
339 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10036    05 Oct 2011

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  10            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Soldiers Don't Cry

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Valley theatre League Award 2004

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Webeime

Synopsis:
It is about an imprisoned black man who reflects on his life and the events that may or may not have put him there. the story is told through dialogue, song, and dance
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Midtown International Theatre Festival, NY    2007

Organisations:
Negro ensemble Company

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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