doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Charles LaTourette

CHARLES LATOURETTE

  (1952 - )
Nationality:    USA
email:    Click here to contact     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    n/a

the playwright lived and worked in NYC Theatre from 1979-1984 (He lived in NY until 1990, but was not involved in the Theatre.) a graduate of the University of Oregon, he studied with StElla adler, director Gene Frankel and the great character actor Bill Hickey, among others. He acted, directed and wrote several plays. In addition, he wrote for NBC's another World as a free-lance writer. Plays produced by local Theatre companies in NY included: Steve & Steve at the Quaigh Theatre, Franks at the Theatre St. Peters Citicorp, all the Tomatoes at the Lion Theatre (later the Lamb Theatre), Chicken Little Was Right at the NY actors ensemble and HOOPS at the Divine Theatre. the author was represented by Donna CappElla of the Marge Fields agency. He was member of aea and aFTRa, and the Writers Guild. the writer is fourth-generation Oregonian, and now lives in the Portland area with his wife and two children.

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 Charles LaTourette's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Chicken Little Was Right         Hoops

Chicken Little Was Right

Synopsis:
the Willard family are eccentric folk; the son 13 is a tap dancing nuclear scientist working on a reactor in his living room with the assistance of his grandmother, a huge Mick Jagger fan. Father Fred thinks he's a duck. Sister Sue is sleeping with anything that moves. the radioactivity from the little "school science project" has alerted the CIa who send their two worst secret agents to investigate. Throw in a local Bishop who fences, and a couple of chicken suits, and all mayhem breaks-out as the situation leads to complete nuclear destruction. a cynical take on the dangers of nuclear power and uncontrolled government institutions - CLWR was well received in this off-bway showcase.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    1983

Organisations:
NY actors ensemble

1st Published:
-   -

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:
nuclear farce

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Hoops

Synopsis:
all the action takes place inside the gym of a psychiatric hospital in NY. alexis, is 14 and under observation for attempting to take her own life. She plays basketball incessantly and no one seems to be able to reach her accept her friend Jimmie, who plays ball with her and keeps trying to get her to leave the gym. In reality, Jimmie is the ghost of her dead Father who is beckoning alexis to "join him." a janitor comes in to clean up the gym and begins to break through to alexis by challenging her to a game of "horse" for information. With encouragement from the "janitor", alexis takes on her own mother in a game of one on one - "truth or dare" - where they begin to discuss the real issues that control their relationship. Jimmie appears (only to alexis) when he feels threatened, and finally leaves the gym, and his daughter, behind when mother and daughter finally reconcile.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
the Divine Theatre (East Village)    1983

Organisations:
Wild Duck Productions

1st Published:
-   -

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:
Contemporary Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page