doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


William Hezlep

WILLIAM HEZLEP

  (1936 - )
Nationality:    USA
email:    Click here to contact     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    n/a

William Hezlep was born in Turtle Creek, PennsylvaniA. at seventeen he headed for bigger waters and spent three years on a destroyer in the North Atlantic chasing Russian subs and patrolling the Caribbean and Persian Gulf. Upon completion of his Navy service he attended Westminster College in Pennsylvania where he received his B.A.. He spent several years acting and then attended Wayne State University in Detroit where he was awarded a Hilberry Theatre Fellowship and was strongly influenced by Tyrone Guthrie. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from there. While in Detroit he performed in the Hilberry Classic Theatre Repertory Company for five years. He has also been an actor at L.S.U., the Pittsburgh Playhouse, toured with a Pittsburgh children's Theatre company and has done summer stock in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and MinnesotA. as a member of the Screen actors Guild he freelanced in industrial films and television. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and has been included in Outstanding educators of America, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in entertainment. Bill has written numerous One-act plays six of which are included in American Plays of the Past and American Plays of the Present. Of his six full length plays only Runestone has been published. He also created a childrens series of plays entitled the Travelers which chronicles the adventures of a brother and sister with their strange Scottish Nanny. the series includes Nessie, Ghost Town, Cayman Duppy, Pharaoh's Dagger, Treasure of the Mayans, Tower of London, How Come Christmas?, Red Cloud's Revenge, Merlin's Cave, Shipwrecked, Kokopelli's Cave, Trouble In the Mountains, Bog Bodies, Bigfoot, Curse of the Tomb Raiders and Time Travelers. Several of his children's plays have won awards. William Hezlep is a retired Professor emeritus of Theatre from Southwest Minnesota State University. His former students today work in all areas of Theatre, film and television. Scripts and rights are available from: Players Press P. O. Box 1132 Studio City, Ca 91614-0132 Telephone: 818-789-4980 e-mail: playerspress@att.net. You may contact William Hezlep at hezlep@chartermi.net or 507-532-3538

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

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

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

         Cayman Duppy         Ghost Town         It's A Living         Nessie         Obit For A Polar Bear         Pharaoh's Dagger         Pipestone Cafe         Time Pockets

Cayman Duppy

Synopsis:
Dirk and erin are in the Cayman Islands looking for buried treasure

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Ghost Town

Synopsis:
Dirk and erin help Crazy Sally search for a long lost goldmine

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

It's A Living

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Nessie

Synopsis:
Dirk and erin are in Scotland and discover that there is a monster in Loch Ness

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Obit For A Polar Bear

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Oracle Press 1986   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Pharaoh's Dagger

Synopsis:
Dirk and erin help Mohammed when he is threatened by treasure hunters in egypt - but reciting an ancient curse might not be a good idea

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Pipestone Cafe

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Time Pockets

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Players Press   -

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page