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Lowell Swortzell

LOWELL SWORTZELL  (1930 - 2004)

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Lowell Swortzell's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Arabian Nights, The         Chinese Cinderella, A         Lucky Peter's Journey         Mischief Makers, The         Our American Cousin         Shepherds of Saint Francis         Visit From Saint Nicholas, A or The Night Before Christmas

Arabian Nights, The

Synopsis:
Scheherazade transforms the nasty Emperor into a good person.

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Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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Male:  8            Female:  9            Other:  extras

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Chinese Cinderella, A

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Contained in: "Plays Children Love volume Two" published by St Martin's Press 1992   978-0312079734

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Lucky Peter's Journey

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Original Playwright - August Strindberg

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Male:  17            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Mischief Makers, The

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Contained in: "Theatre For Young Audiences" published by St Martin's Griffin 2005   978-0312337148

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Genre:
Childrens play

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Our American Cousin

Synopsis:
"Our American Cousin" was the play Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated. From archive material the play is reconstructed as are the events in the main body of the theatre on that fateful night

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Original version of "Our American Cousin" was by Laura Keene.

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Dramatic Publishing Company,    -

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Male:  12            Female:  6            Other:  extras

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Shepherds of Saint Francis

Lowell Swortzell
Saint Francis discovers a group of shepherds who do not know the Christmas story so he stages a dramatic reconstruction for them.

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Dramatic Publishing Company,    087-1295649

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  extras plus audience participation

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Visit From Saint Nicholas, A or The Night Before Christmas

Lowell Swortzell
Clement Clark Moore discovers his children are writing down the poem he told them - "The Night Before Christmas". He is a famous professor and he is appalled that he might become known as someone who writes poems for children. So he burns their efforts.

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Dramatic Publishing Company,    087-1291347

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Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

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