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Richard Wesley

RICHARD WESLEY

  (1945 - )
Nationality:    African American
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Literary Agent:    Innovative Artists NY Talent & Literary Talent  

Richard Wesley's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Ace Boon Coon         Alicia         Black Terror, The         Butterfly         Dream Team, The         Eight Ball         Gettin' It Together         Goin' Thru Changes         Headline News         Knock, Knock, Who Dat         Last Street Play, The         Lets Do It Again         Mighty Gents, The         On the Road to Babylon         Past Is the Past, The         Put My Dignity on 307         Sirens, The         Springtime High         Street Corner, The         Strike Heaven on the Face!         Talented Tenth, The         Uptown Saturday Night

Ace Boon Coon

Synopsis:
Explores the conflict that arises when one's political and social beliefs conflict with one's moral obligations.

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1st Produced:
Black Arts/West, San Francisco, Calif    1972

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Genre:
Drama One Act

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Alicia

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aka Goin' Thru Changes

1st Produced:
Waterford, Connecticut    1973

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Black Terror, The

Synopsis:
Explores the conflict between moderation and non-African oriented political ideologies in pursuit of the black man's freedom, justice, and equality

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1st Produced:
WASTSA, Ira Aldridge Theatre, Washington, D.C    1971

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1st Published:
Scripts, vol.1, no.2, Dec (also in "the New Lafayette Theatre Presents", Doubleday, New York, 1974), 1971   -

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Genre:
Political MeloDrama One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  8 BM, 2 BF

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Butterfly

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Dream Team, The

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Notes:
Music by Tom Tierney; lyrics by John Forster; book by Richard Wesley

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Genre:
Musical

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Eight Ball

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Gettin' It Together

Synopsis:
Centers around the conflicts between a man and a woman who have dreams of love and a better life for themselves and the attempts of each to realize that goal

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1st Produced:
Theatre Black, New York    1970

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979   -

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Genre:
Domestic Drama. One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  1 BM, 1 BF

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Goin' Thru Changes

Synopsis:
Explores the social pressures that affect healthy relationships between men and women in black America.

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Genre:
Drama One Act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2 BM, 3 BF

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Headline News

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1st Produced:
New York    1970

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Knock, Knock, Who Dat

Synopsis:
A bickering black family unites with gunfire when the police break down the door

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1st Produced:
Theatre Black, University of the Streets, New York    1970

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Genre:
Political Comedy One Act

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Last Street Play, The

Synopsis:
Ten years have passed since the Gents ruled the Central Ward in Newark, and over the years the gang has stagnated. At thirty, the members have become a "surplus" people

Notes:
Revision of the Mighty Gents

1st Produced:
Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, Urban Art Corps, New York    1977

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  6 BM, 1 BF

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Lets Do It Again

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Notes:
Sequel to Uptown Saturday Night

1st Produced:
-    1975

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Genre:
Screenplay/Comedy/Satire Comedy

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Mighty Gents, The

Synopsis:
Explores the refUSAl of men to deal with the reality that they can no longer live in the past

Notes:
aka the Last Street Play

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Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979   -

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Genre:
Drama One Act

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On the Road to Babylon

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concept by Brent Nicholson, music And lyrics by Peter Link

1st Produced:
Milwaukee    1980

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Past Is the Past, The

Synopsis:
Explores the relationship between Father and son and their need to understand one another and thereby change the direction of their lives

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Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1979   -

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Genre:
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Put My Dignity on 307

Synopsis:
A black factory worker strives for middle class status and plays the numbers for the means to obtain it.

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Citation of Award, Samuel French National Playwriting Contest, 1965

1st Produced:
Howard University, Washington, D.C    1967

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Genre:
Drama/Satire One Act

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Sirens, The

Synopsis:
Explores male/female conflicts that sometimes result in lifelong damage

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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1975   -

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Genre:
Drama One Act

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Springtime High

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1st Produced:
-    1968

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Genre:
One Act

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Street Corner, The

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1st Produced:
Black Arts/West, San Francisco, Calif    1970

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Strike Heaven on the Face!

Synopsis:
Deals with the destructive effects of war on a black veteran returning to the negative effects of racism in America

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1st Produced:
Phoenix Theatre Showcase, New York    1973

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2 BM, 2 BF, 2 WM

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Talented Tenth, The

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1st Produced:
New York    1989

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1st Published:
in Crosswinds - An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora, published by Indiana University Press, 1993   -

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Uptown Saturday Night

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Let's Do It Again is A sequel to this title

1st Produced:
Warner Bros    1974

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Genre:
Screenplay/Comedy/Satire Comedy

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