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George Herman

GEORGE HERMAN  (1928 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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George Herman is the recipient of 36 awards for his writing. His children's play Nine Dragons is now an illustrated book from Tuttle (Boston). He is the author of a Company of Wayward Saints, which won a McKnight Foundation Humanities award in 1964, and is still in print and widely produced. In 1983 the Hawaii State House of Representatives honored him for his 16 years in the islands as "a skillful director, actor, playwright and a perceptive, candid drama critic." His first novel, written at 65, was a national finalist in the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers program. Mr. Herman now lives in Portland, Oregon, among fir, pine, maple, wild cherry, and cedar trees with an imperial cat, an overly-protective dog, a feisty cockatiel, several robust squirrels, two raccoons, a wife, and the oldest of his 11 children. He is never lonely.

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 2000 Miracles     Bouja     Brighten The Corner     Company Of Wayward Saints, The     Devil Of The Second Stairs     Echo Of Wings, An     Eve Of All Saints     From Sea To Shining Sea     Greensleeves     Hidden Place, The     King Has Gone To Tenebra, The     Man In The Cordoban Hat, The     Mr Highpockets     Nine Dragons     Phoenix And The Fox, The     Saints At Twilight, The     Simple Little Affair, A     Smell Of Cinnamon, A

2000 Miracles

Synopsis:
Two Italian States are at war. The Duke of one has a Cardinal in attendance. His rival not to be outdone looks for a Saint to attend him.

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1st Produced:
Honolulu Community Center    1970

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Bouja

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Mama Lodemann exchanges her wonderful soup with Thor the God of the weather. In return she gets to sell sunshine in her store.

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Brighten The Corner

Synopsis:
The death of an old nun.

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Performed with two other plays under the overall title: "Little Rome - Iowa"

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One act

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Company Of Wayward Saints, The

Synopsis:
the company is a Commedia dell' arte group who wander by mistake into the eye of an allegory

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Samuel French, NY,    -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  6    Female:  3    Other:  -

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Devil Of The Second Stairs

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Samuel French, NY,    -

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Echo Of Wings, An

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Performed with two other plays under the overall title: "Little Rome - Iowa"

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Eve Of All Saints

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From Sea To Shining Sea

Synopsis:
The story of Sam from adolescence to maturity. How he threw out the oppressive foreign power, tamed the natives and later went on to invent the electric light and comic book.

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Greensleeves

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Hidden Place, The

Synopsis:
a lively, imaginative boy learns that he has a terminal disease, and his reactions to this discovery strain his relationships with his mother, his doctor, his classmates, and his best friend, with whom he shares a secret tree house. Encouraged by a wise man jogging along the shore, the boy questions why he was born to die so young, what he might expect after death, and how to accept his fate. In the process he also re-examines his attitude toward his father, who was killed in Vietnam, and comes to understand the hidden place beyond life.

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1st Produced:
Honolulu Theater for Youth (Honolulu, HI, United States)    1982

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
50-60 min Fantasy/Drama

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Male:  5    Female:  3    Other:  5 males, 3 females, 2 either (8-12 actors possible: 5-9 males, 3-5 females)

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King Has Gone To Tenebra, The

Synopsis:
Henry of Navarre is king of France. He looks back over his life as he prepares to declare religious freedom for his people

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Northern Michigan University    1985

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Man In The Cordoban Hat, The

Synopsis:
an eccentric Spanish artists has lived in exile because of his opposition to the Franco regime. There are plans to open a museum dedicated to his work and he must decide if he wishes to become involved with it

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Mr Highpockets

Synopsis:
Death comes for abe but he argues for a few more years

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Southern Illinois University    1969

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Nine Dragons

Synopsis:
Deep within a great mountain on a remote island live the last nine dragons in the world. When conflict erupts between the island's two human cultures, the oldest and wisest dragon reveals a solution that prevents the war from taking place. This spectacular allegory fuses Chinese and Polynesian myth and imagery.

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1st Produced:
Honolulu Theater for Youth (Honolulu, HI, United States)    1980

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Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
60-70 min Fantasy/Fable

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Male:  8    Female:  7    Other:  8 males, 7 females (13-16 actors possible: 6-8 males, 5-7 females)

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Phoenix And The Fox, The

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Saints At Twilight, The

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Simple Little Affair, A

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Performed with two other plays under the overall title: "Little Rome - Iowa"

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Contained in: "Little Rome, Iowa" published by iUniverse Inc, 2003   -

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Genre:
One act

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Smell Of Cinnamon, A

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Samuel French, NY, 1958   -

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Genre:
Melodrama

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