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E Dale Smith

E DALE SMITH

  
Nationality:    USA
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E Dale Smith's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of E Dale Smith's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Divine/Intervention         Rhoda Heartbreak         Rhoda Heartbreak: the Musical

Divine/Intervention

Synopsis:
Glenn Milstead skyrocketed to stardom as drag queen Divine in John Waters cult films. Alone, on the night of his untimely death, the quiet man behind the mascara struggles with his inner demons and his larger-than-life creation, Divine.

Notes:
by E. Dale Smith, Original Concept by Mimi Imfurst

1st Produced:
VENUE #13: Lynn Redgrave Theater @ Culture Project, NY    16 Aug 2015

Organisations:
sbgProductions & Faux Real Entertainment

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama Comedy 1h 30m

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Rhoda Heartbreak

Synopsis:
"Backstage at Vestments, a popular New York drag bar, Rhoda Heartbreak reigns supreme. She and her fellow cast mates Ginger Snap, 'Lotta Drama, and StElla Mann dazzle the crowds nightly as they scrape and scrimp to make ends meet. But one fateful night when StElla calls in sick, the three remaining queens are astonished to find out that her replacement is Jennifer Sloan, a fantastically talented new drag queen who also happens to be a biological woman. What ensues is a darkly comedic examination of the racism, sexism, ageism, and homophobia that still run beneath the surface of a society that knows better
- press release

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Players Theatre, NY    2008

Organisations:
Engage Theater Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Rhoda Heartbreak: the Musical

Synopsis:
Adapting his original play by the same name, 2006 Shubert Playwriting Fellow E. Dale Smith partners with composer David Wayne Fox to bring this darkly funny production to musical life. Combining drag performance genres with traditional musical theatre structures, the production provides an in-depth perspective of what lies behind the lipstick in this world of glamour and pretense. Behind the scenes of Vestments Drag Bar in the West Village, Rhoda Heartbreak reigns supreme. But everything changes when one of her fellow queens calls out sick and is replaced by Jennifer Sloan, an exuberant, talentedbiological woman. With four queens, can you spot the real bitch?
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
book And lyrics by E Dale Smith; music by David Wayne Fox

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Manhattan Repertory Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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