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Kenneth Koch

KENNETH KOCH  (1925 - 2002)

 Nationality:    USA
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         Art Of Love, The         Artist, The         Banquet, The         Bertha         Change Of Hearts, A         Construction Of Boston, The         Death Of Sir Brian Caitskill, The         Edward And Christine         Election, The         George Washington Crossing the Delaware         Gold Standard, The         Guinevere; Or, The Death Of the Kangaroo         Heroine Of the Greek Resistance         Little Light, A         Little Red Riding Hood         Moon Balloon, The         New Diana, The         One Thousand Avant-Garde Plays         Pericles         Popeye Among the Polar Bears         Red Robins, The         Rooster Redivivus         Some Avant-Garde Plays         Strangers From the Sea         Tinguely Machine Mystery, The; Or, The Love Suicides At Kaluka

Art Of Love, The

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Notes:
poem by Mike Nussbaum

1st Produced:
Chicago    1976

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adaptation

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Artist, The

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Notes:
music by Paul Reif, poem by Koch

1st Produced:
New York    1972

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1st Published:
poem in "Thank You and Other Poems", Grove Press, New York, 1962   -

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Banquet, The

Banquet, The
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Bertha

Bertha
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1st Produced:
New York    1959

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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Change Of Hearts, A

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Notes:
Libretto by Kenneth Koch; Music by David Hollister

1st Produced:
Medicine Show theatre
549 West 52nd Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10019    1985

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1st Published:
in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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Libretto

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Construction Of Boston, The

Construction Of Boston, The
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1st Produced:
New York    1962

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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Death Of Sir Brian Caitskill, The

Death Of Sir Brian Caitskill, The
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Edward And Christine

Edward And Christine
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-037501399

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Election, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1960

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1st Published:
in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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George Washington Crossing the Delaware

George Washington Crossing the Delaware
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Notes:
in 3 X 3

1st Produced:
New York    1962

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Gold Standard, The

Gold Standard, The
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1st Produced:
New York    1969

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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Guinevere; Or, The Death Of the Kangaroo

Guinevere; Or, The Death Of the Kangaroo
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1st Produced:
New York    1964

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

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Heroine Of the Greek Resistance

Heroine Of the Greek Resistance
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Little Light, A

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1st Produced:
amagansett, New York    1972

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Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood exchanges banter with the Wolf, dresses as her grandmother and is strangled

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1st Produced:
-    1953

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1st Published:
Contained in: "The Banquet: The Complete Plays, Films and Librettos" Coffe House Press   978-1566893299

Music:
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Moon Balloon, The

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1970 promises 1969 that things will be better

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1st Produced:
Central Park, New York    31 Dec 1969

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1st Published:
in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

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New Diana, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1984

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One Thousand Avant-Garde Plays

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1st Produced:
Medicine Show theatre
549 West 52nd Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10019    1987

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1st Published:
Knopf, New York, 1988   -

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Pericles

Pericles
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1st Produced:
New York    1960

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "Bertha and Other Plays", Grove Press, New York, 1966   -

Music:
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Popeye Among the Polar Bears

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Lawrence "Butch" Morris

1st Produced:
New York    1986

Organisations:
Medicine Show

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Red Robins, The

Red Robins, The
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Notes:
from own novel

1st Produced:
New York    1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Performing Arts Journal Publications, New York, 1979
Vintage Books 1975   978-0394714677

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Rooster Redivivus

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1st Produced:
Garnerville, New York    1975

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Some Avant-Garde Plays

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1st Produced:
Portland, Maine    1990

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Strangers From the Sea

Strangers From the Sea
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "the Gold Standard a Book Of Plays" published by alfred a Knopf 1996   978-0375701399

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Tinguely Machine Mystery, The; Or, The Love Suicides At Kaluka

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1st Produced:
New York    1965

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in "a Change of Hearts", Random House, New York, 1973   -

Music:
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