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Herb Schapiro

HERB SCHAPIRO

  
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Herb Schapiro's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Herb Schapiro's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Ainsky: A Living History Of One man In His Time And Ours         Big Game, The         Bring In the Morning         Don't Cry, Child, Your Father's In America         Kill the One-Eyed Man         Leading Lady         Lend-A-Hand-To-Girls Club Or Ann And Ada, The         Little Something Before You Go, A         Love Song Of Saul Alinsky, The         Me Nobody Knows, The         Survivors         Teddy         That Strange Encounter Of Wallenberg And Eichmann         Underwear         Where Does It Hurt and How Can We Help You?
Ainsky: A Living History Of One man In His Time And Ours

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1st Produced:
Emelin Theatre    

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Big Game, The

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Actors Studio, NYC    

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Bring In the Morning

Synopsis:
Cougar and the members of his gang drifting nowhere in a New York slum

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Music by Gary William Friedman; lyrics and book by Herb Schapiro

1st Produced:
Variety Arts Theater, New York     23 Apr 1994

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  5            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Don't Cry, Child, Your Father's In America

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1st Produced:
Henry St Playhouse, NYC    

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Kill the One-Eyed Man

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Provincetown Playhouse, NYC    

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Leading Lady

Synopsis:
Based on events in the life of Victoria Woodhull, seeing her as a great performer on various stages of the American scene, one of our first superstars - of sex, business, religion, politics

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book And lyrics by Herb Schapiro

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  chorus

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Lend-A-Hand-To-Girls Club Or Ann And Ada, The

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Genre:
three acts Play/Drama

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Little Something Before You Go, A

Synopsis:
A Little Something Before You Go: A woman gives a dinner in memory of her recently deceased husband, inviting friends and landlords, creditors and strangers, in: a wild attempt to fill something of the vacuum she feels. An absurdist farce based on the fanciful possibility that all kinds of people can yet sit down at the same table together, out of spite, weariness, pride, whatever, perhaps just because it's so dark and nasty outside.

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Stanley Drama Award

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Actors Studio, NYC    

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Genre:
2 acts Comedy

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Love Song Of Saul Alinsky, The

Synopsis:
the play is based on the life of Saul Alinsky, who, starting out from Chicago's mean streets, became a master organizer in American cities from the '30's through the '60's. With his imaginative techniques, colorful language, and wild humor, Alinsky taught communities how to win over an indifferent 'establishment' and resurrect themselves. His ideas are still a force today. We see Alinsky on the road in 1972, at the end of his career and exhausted after an off-day, weighing the worth of all his efforts. Alone in his motel room, he conjures up the trials and triumphs of past campaigns - in urban ghettos, middle-class neighborhoods, and colleges. He relives encounters with Al Capone, Mayor Daley, Marshall Field, Senator Joe McCarthy, Albert Einstein, Catholic bishops, and Vietnam vets. He revives his passion for democracy that enabled him time and again to succeed against the odds. the next day, rejuvenated, Alinsky sets out on what will be his final campaign for a 'newer world.' Advocating the simplest of means to effect change, he prevails on his audience to find within their everyday lives the tools to rebuild their communities and secure - something of what we are all looking for - laughter, beauty, love, and the chance to create."

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Genre:
Entertainment, 2 acts Comedy

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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Me Nobody Knows, The

Me Nobody Knows, The
Comments: "these are children's voices from the ghetto. In their struggle lies their hope, and ours. they are the voices of change."

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Music by Gary William Friedman; Lyrics by Will Holt; Adapted by Robert H. Livingston And Herb Schapiro; Based on the book "the Me Nobody Knows" edited by Stephen M. Joseph; Original idea by Herb Schapiro; Additional lyrics by Herb Schapiro

1st Produced:
Chelsea Theater Center, The     1970

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Original cast recording: 150 Music (02) 1970

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Survivors

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Actors Studio, NYC    

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Teddy

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A satirical fable on Nixonism and other problems in the age of Aquarius. Main character: a bear (Teddy) of Chaplinesque humanity, who awakes after a bad dream in midwinter to discover that the woods are gone, goes in company of his Bert Lahrian Ranger to New York (Wall Street, etc.) to find out why and save his people.

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Music By Gary William Friedman, book And lyrics by Herb Schapiro

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Genre:
Musical Fable Musical

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That Strange Encounter Of Wallenberg And Eichmann

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Underwear

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Provincetown Playhouse, NYC    

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Where Does It Hurt and How Can We Help You?

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Provincetown Playhouse, NYC    

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