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Roy London

ROY LONDON

  (1943 - 1993)
Nationality:    USA
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Born in New York City; BA. antioch College (Drama-Mathematics). Consultant and writer for the Museum of the City of New York and Mu-seum of the Diaspora in Tel aviv. Writer of several films for TV, most recent California Gold Rush and auction!, a mystery pilot. People of North Carolina, poetry for film and published. actor: Broadway, Off and Off Of f Broadway, film and TV, Royal Shakespeare Company, repertory. Director: Manhattan Theatre Club, ensemble Studio Theatre, Circle Repertory. Teacher: act-ing (Manhattan Theatre Club). Playwright in Residence, Circle Repertory Company. Recipi-ent: National endowment for the Arts grant in playwriting (1974-75). Commission from ear-play; New York State CaPS grant, 1977.
address (in 1981): 4491/2 N. Sycamore, Los Angeles, Ca 90036
agent (in 1981): Bret Adams, Ltd., 36 east 61st St, New York, NY 10021 (212) 752-7864. there is an award winning documentary about Roy London: "Special Thanks To Roy London", starring a huge range of movie stars who coached with him. (Check out: http://www.specialthankstoroyLondon.com/)

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         Amazing Activity Of Charley Contrare And T 98th Street Gang, The         Disneyland On Parade         Emily Tis thee I Love         Here Wait         In Connecticut         It's A Small World         Meet Me In Disneyland         Mrs Murray's Farm
Amazing Activity Of Charley Contrare And T 98th Street Gang, The

Synopsis:
the story is the odyssey of Charley Contrare, who leaves home while still a boy and spends a lifetime seeking to "find" himself; to know who and what he really is. While his mother waits at home, and then eagerly packs her bags hoping to join Charley in Hawaii, we meet Charley at ages 16, 30, 60 and 90. In this free-flowing fantasy world, filled with theatrically vivid episodes from Charley's various "pasts," each Charley challenges the reality of his alter egos - until, at last, the true Charley arrives, releasing his mother from her long vigil, and setting right the kaleidoscope of "amazing activities" which have comprised his multi-faceted life.

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1st Produced:
Circle Repertory Company, NYC    

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1975   

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Genre:
Comedy/Fantasy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Disneyland On Parade

Synopsis:
finds Louis (dressed as Prince Charming) and Jane (costumed as a mouse/coachman) in a rather sticky situation that develops when she accuses him of (a) getting her pregnant and (b) being infatuated with Laurie-June Stern (the CinderElla of the Parade). In the end it all works out when Jane, coming to her senses, realizes that the man she really loves is Stuart (also known as Goofy).

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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre In Los Angeles    

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Emily Tis thee I Love

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Here Wait

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1st Produced:
Cast Theatre, Los Angeles, Ca    

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In Connecticut

Synopsis:
a family breaking apart and refinding each other on moving day; a young moving man who studies philosophy and an older couple who lose the house to which they intended to retire; a series of lies found out; a comedy of crossed intentions resolving itself in everyone mov-ing to a place they had not expected to go

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1st Produced:
Geva, Rochester, NY    

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Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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It's A Small World

Synopsis:
a man and a woman are stalled in a ride of the same name and strike up a conversation. He is enjoying a day off; she is revisiting the place where she spent her last hours with her mother before "Big Mamoo" suddenly decided to join the Peace Corps and go off to Africa. One thing leads to another, and they soon decide that it is indeed a" small world" as they exchange confidences and quickly realize that they were meant for each other.

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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre In Los Angeles    

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Meet Me In Disneyland

Synopsis:
arlene (in her Pinocchio costume) is getting ready to juggle oranges in the Disneyland Main Street electrical Parade. Her concentration is disrupted by the arrival of Dan, her would-be suitor, an amateur impressionist who tries to charm her by pressing his claim in voices ranging from Richard Nixon to Richard Burton, with a host of unlikely characters in between. arlene is amused-if not bowled over-but she agrees to meet him after the parade-and what more can a fellow ask?

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1st Produced:
Ensemble Studio Theatre In Los Angeles    

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mrs Murray's Farm

Synopsis:
the time is 1776, the place Robert Murray's farm, in what is now mid-Manhattan. Preparations are in progress for a gala dinner in honor of General Howe, commander of the British forces which now encircle the beleaguered American troops in lower Manhattan. Mrs. Murray, a witty and ambitious woman with Tory leanings, sees the dinner as a means to curry favor with the expected victors; while her servants, rebels all, hope that delaying General Howe at table will create an opportunity for the hardpressed Americans to escape uptown. Happily, and despite the conflicting motives of the lively and diverse characters involved in the action, this is precisely what occurs-to the bewilderment of the British, the delight of the servants and, in the end, to the grudging admiration of Mrs. Murray as well.

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1st Produced:
Circle Repertory Company, NYC    

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    

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Genre:
full length Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  -

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