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WARREN PERRY (1963 - )
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Warren Perry, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, holds graduate degrees in medieval literature and creative writing from the University of Memphis and in Drama from the Catholic University of AmericA. His one man shows on Walt Whitman and Lyndon B. Johnson have been produced by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC (2006, 2007), and his addendum to the corpus of Elvis literature, Lanterns on Lamar, was produced by Yellow Taxi Productions of New Hampshire in March 2006. His play the Sitters was a finalist in the Riant Theatre Strawberry One-Act Festival in New York in August 2006 and will be included in the publication the Best of the Strawberry One-Acts Volume 4 in July 2007. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Shannon.
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HOV King Lyndon Lear Lanterns on Lamar Sherman In Atlanta Sitters, The Swift to My Wounded: Walt Whitman and the Civil WarHOV
Synopsis:
Two officers discuss war and linguistics during their daily commute up Interstate 95 to the Pentagon.
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1st Produced:
American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 2007
Organisations:
Riant Theatre
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Genre:
dark comedy
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: - Other: One (corpse)
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Synopsis:
Lyndon B. Johnson reflects on his accomplishments as he decides not to seek another term in office.
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1st Produced:
Nan Tucker McEvoy Theatre, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 2007
Organisations:
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in conjunction with the Washington DC 2007 Shakespeare Festival
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Genre:
Dramatic Monologue
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Male: 1 Female: - Other: One (offstage voiceover)
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Top of PageLanterns on Lamar
Synopsis:
August 16th 1977 and Elvis has just died. His ghost appears saying that there is treasure buried in the lawn at Graceland.
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1st Produced:
Pinkerton Black Box, Derry, New Hampshire 2006
Organisations:
Yellow Taxi Productions, Nashua, New Hampshire
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 4 Other: Four (fans, any sex)
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Top of PageSherman In Atlanta
Synopsis:
Sherman goes through the items currently bothering him in an attempt to understand why he has no friends.
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1st Produced:
American Theatre of Actors, 314 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 2008
Organisations:
Riant Theatre
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Genre:
Comedy
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: - Other: Four (voices offstage)
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Top of PageSitters, The
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One Act, three scenes, with various historical characters beginning with George Washington And concluding with Andy Warhol, the Sitters is the story of portrait Artists And their subjects
1st Produced:
the Producers Club, New York, NY 2006
Organisations:
the Riant Theatre, New York, NY
1st Published:
Riant theatre, New York, New York, 2007 -
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Genre:
comedy One Act
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 1 Other: 1
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Top of PageSwift to My Wounded: Walt Whitman and the Civil War
Synopsis:
Walt Whitman discusses his journals written during his time in Washington DC beginning in 1863. He talks about the soldiers and the Civil War, and he spends some moments reading his poetry and sharing his thoughts on the value of politics, life, and combat.
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1st Produced:
Nan Tucker McEvoy Theatre, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery 2006
Organisations:
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC Stage Guild, CU Later Productions
1st Published:
Smithsonian Institution, 2008 -
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Genre:
Historical Monologue
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: - Other: -
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