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Robert L Hecker

ROBERT L HECKER

  
Nationality:    USA
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Robert L. Hecker grew up in California where he graduated from the Pasadena Playhouse School of Theatre and the Westlake College of Music. A long time member of the Writers Guild and the Dramatists Guild, he's had several plays produced in various US venues, including several stage plays and musicals produced Off-Broadway. One of them, his musical "Honestly Abe," ran for more than two years. His newest musical, Yankee Peddler, is scheduled for an Off-Broadway production in the fall of 2015. In addition he has had 14 novels published (available on Amazon) with a new one scheduled for publication.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Robert L Hecker's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Flak House         Ghost Dancer         Honestly Abe         That Other Woman

Flak House

Synopsis:
Hence FLAK HOUSES, English manor houses, run by the American Red Cross, where war-weary fliers were sent for a week to help prevent combat fatigue. No war allowed! All men wore civilian clothes, played baseball, basketball, sang and danced for a few days: But then, hanging over their heads like the Sword of Damocles, was the knowledge that in a week they could be dead. "Come on: Let's sing and dance and the hell with the war!" But for some, it wasn't that easy. Even a rollicking Flak House, Red Cross girls, big bands, great songs, jitterbugs and swing dancing, or a heart wrenching romance with an English girl could not make them forget that death was out there. . .waiting.

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1st Produced:
Actors Temple Theatre, 47th St. NYC    2014

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Ghost Dancer

Synopsis:
What are the forces that drive a militant revolutionary, forces that make a person so devoted to a 'cause' they will sacrifice their own life and the lives of those they love? Set in a Cuba, "Ghost Dancer" is ripe with powerful conflict, rich with a touch of Latin music and dance, and as you can imagine when dealing with revolutionaries, driven by dynamic roles. Like a Greek tragedy, it may be a little edgy, a little provocative, but is relevant to modern social problems. Karen Romero, whose mother was Native American , is a militant revolutionary. When the American Indian movements in the U.S. lost their passion, she found a new quest: Cuban liberation. To break into the upper echelon of a Liberation Movement, she sought out and married Tony Romero whose father and grandfather died as ardent leaders of the movement. She assumed that Tony would follow in their revolutionary footsteps. But he had inherited his father's name, not his passions, and although at Karen's urging, he had tried to carry on their passions, a year in a Cuban prison had had him realize that the world of militant violence was not for him. Now, all he wants from life is his job to come home to the woman and baby he loves. And, perhaps, some salsa music. But Karen's determination drives them both to the brink of destruction.

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1st Produced:
Mint theater
311 West 43rd Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10036    19 Nov 2011

Organisations:
the Show Goes On Productions

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Honestly Abe

Synopsis:
Honestly Abe features Abraham Lincoln when he was a teenager in Indiana, the least known but the most formative--and entertaining and joyous--period of his life. This was a time when Abraham was in conflict with his father and when his stepmother had an indelible influence on his life, a time when he had his first taste of "lawyering," a time when he fell in love with Kate Roby, and when the loss of his sister, Sally, his last blood relative, was a devastating blow! But his passionate vow of revenge turned into one of his most celebrated pranks.

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1st Produced:
Actors Temple Theatre, 47th St. NYC    2011

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Abraham Lincoln as a teenager

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That Other Woman

Synopsis:
What does a woman do after ten years of marriage to her high school sweetheart and he says "I want a divorce." A woman with no children, work experience no hope for the future.? She moves in with her sister who has been married four times and tells her to get a job, any job, and watch out for men who will be after your body. Terrified but determined, Emily Porter sets out to make a new life for herself, but complication: she falls in love, a disaster that threatens to destroy all she has accomplished. Does it?

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