doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Nicholas A Patricca

NICHOLAS A PATRICCA

  
Nationality:    USA
email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    n/a

Nick Patricca is an internationally published and produced playwright, poet, and essayist. Victory Gardens premieres include the Examen, Gardinias n' Blum, the Fifth Sun, and the Defiant Muse. In Spring and Summer 2005, Patricca's play An Uncertain Hour was produced at Spirit Square Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina, and at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia by ASU Ensemble. the live performances of these productions were broadcast over the internet by CSCi MultimediA. Patricca holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, is senior professor emeritus of Theatre at Loyola University Chicago, an associate artistic director at Bailiwick Repertory Chicago, and a member of TOSOS II ensemble in New York. He has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including National Endowment for the Arts and Illinois Arts Council fellowships and grants, USIA, Illinois Governor's, and Chicago Artist Exchange Program awards, and the Cunningham Prize for Playwriting from DePaul University. In May of 2006, Nick received the Oscar Wilde Award for Outstanding Achievement in New Work for the Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, for his play "Oh, Holy Allen Ginsberg . . . ." In August of 2006, in Athens, Greece, he received an Onassis Distinction Prize for his play the Defiant Muse which received its world premiere at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater in Chicago in October of 2007. Recently, his play, the Defiant Muse, which enjoyed its world premiere at Victory Gardens' Biograph Theater in October of 2007, has been accepted for publication by the Dramatic Publishing Company (Woodstock, IL; London, England; Melbourne, Australia). Nick is also happy to announce that the award winning Mexican author Moises Zamora (Second Prize 'VI Opera Prima,' Madrid; First Prize, 'Border of Words Bi-national Prize,' Mexico-usa) is translating the Defiant Muse into Spanish for production in Mexico.

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 Nicholas A Patricca's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Decline of the West, The         Defiant Muse, The         Dream Machine         E' Lili'U E'         El Quinto Sol         Examen, The         False Dawn         Fifth Sun, The         Fifth Sun, The         Gardinia's 'n' Blume         Hail Mary I and Hail Mary II         Home Boy         Idea of Chaos (Sex, Death, Life, and Order) At Key West [An Event of Poet's theatre], The         La Pequena EstrElla de Gran Valor         Lemon Tree, The         Octave, The         Oh, Holy Allen Ginsberg         Pursuit of Happiness, The         Radiance of a Thousand Suns: the Hiroshima Project         Three Turns with Susan R: A Remembrance         Uncertain Hour, An         Uncertain Hour, The         Weight Room, The

Decline of the West, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1982

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Defiant Muse, The

Synopsis:
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was one of Mexico's most celebrated writers. She crosses swords with her literary alter ego Don Juan

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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

Dream Machine

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1989

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

E' Lili'U E'

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
in development

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

El Quinto Sol

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Spanish language version of the Fifth Sun

1st Produced:
-     1995

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Examen, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1980

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

False Dawn

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
in development

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Fifth Sun, The

Synopsis:
the story of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated in 1980

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Flexible cast 6 - 10 players

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Fifth Sun, The

Synopsis:
the story of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated in 1980

Notes:
One Act version

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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:
One act

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Gardinia's 'n' Blume

Synopsis:
A Jewish pharmacist and a Sicilian born barber join together to tackle the forces that would evict them from their premises in Chicago's Little Italy district

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1987

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Hail Mary I and Hail Mary II

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Home Boy

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1990

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Idea of Chaos (Sex, Death, Life, and Order) At Key West [An Event of Poet's theatre], The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

La Pequena EstrElla de Gran Valor

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Lemon Tree, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1989

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Octave, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1988

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Oh, Holy Allen Ginsberg

Synopsis:
Gerry a Roman Catholic priest has many worries: the results of an AIDS test, an imminent visit from someone from Diocesan headquarters, the possible closure of his church. And his long time lover - who is Jewish - has taken up with a twenty year old performance artist

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Chicago, Usa     1993

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Pursuit of Happiness, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1989

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Radiance of a Thousand Suns: the Hiroshima Project

Synopsis:
A graduate joins Robert Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project. Two women one Scottish, one Japanese childhood friends meet again many years after the War. A Japanese priest works with those affected by radiation from the bombs. And the Smithsonian Institute plans to exhibit the Enola Gay.

Notes:
Written by Nicholas A Patricca, Anne V McGravie, Dwight Okita And David Zac. Music by Chuck Larkin

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Three Turns with Susan R: A Remembrance

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1992

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Uncertain Hour, An

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2005

Organisations:
-

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:
Memory Play for Radio

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Uncertain Hour, The

Synopsis:
Primo Levi, a chemist, turns writer after his experiences in Auschwitz

Notes:
there is Also A radio version Available Also published by Dramatic Publishing Company

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  2            Other:  1 boy

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Weight Room, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     1981

Organisations:
-

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:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page