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Laird Koenig

LAIRD KOENIG  (1927 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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 Dozens, The         Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane, The         Turn On

Dozens, The

Synopsis:
Richard Watts, Jr. writes: "The scene is one of the new African nations which is in the revolutionary process of overthrowing its once revered dictator. and there in the middle of the tumult are a black girl singer from America and her manager and more or less husband, who fancies himself as a stand-up comic. The girl has just made a big hit singing 'Love for Sale' to the pygmies; and she is much desired by the fleeing dictator, who watched her with admiration when he saw her in a New York club. The fugitive tyrant, whose name, by the way, is Kgaravu, hasn't given up hope of being restored to power and, since he is a virile and handsome young fellow, he sees no reason why he can't keep the beautiful girl with him. He feels he hasn't much of a rival in the manager, who keeps fighting with his singer and certainly isn't exactly of heroic stature. But he reckons without the guile and resourcefulness of a New York stand-up comic. The republic in which this triangular love story takes place is called Chaka, and it is, of course, imaginary. . .But the author has told his slender love story with humor and charm, and there is something dramatically striking in the basic situation of two black Americans set down in the land from where their ancestors came and finding it bringing out their native American feelings."

Notes:
Original, Broadway

1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, New York    1969

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane, The

Synopsis:
There is something peculiar about Rynn Jacobs, the thirteen-year-old little English girl who lives down that lonely lane, with a father no one ever sees. She looks innocent enough, but there is something unnatural in her composure; and what right has she to look an adult so straight in the eye? To a tight-knit American community on a bleak East Coast island, she must have something to hide. Busy-body Mrs. Hallett senses a mystery. Her son Frank senses a prey. Miglioriti, the local policeman, is powerless to help. Mario Podesta, a lame, self-styled magician, scarcely more than a child himself, falls under Rynn's spell and their poignant love story is the heartbeat of the play. He comes to understand that her secret is a very simple one; she is different because she sees herself as a person. and if you're a child as well, that is a very difficult position to defend. You may be driven to almost any lengths to survive. . .In the end, Rynn must stand alone against the chilling terror of Frank Hallett who has discovered her secret and uses it to control her. Her options narrow down as the play builds up to an almost unbearable climax.

Notes:
Originally intended for the stage, this suspense thriller is best known As A film

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1997   -

Music:
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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1boy 1 girl

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Turn On

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Windsor    1973

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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