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KARL WILLIAMS
(1949 - )Nationality: USA
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Karl Williams has published two books with leaders in the self-advocacy movement (the civil rights work of people with intellectual disabilities); his play, based on one of these, Lost In A Desert World: The Autobiography Of Roland Johnson, premiered in San Diego. Songs from Williams' six CDs have aired on NBC, Fox, public television, cable, and German TV, as well as on SIRIUS and earth-bound radio stations around the world.
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Lost In A Desert World: A Play In Two Acts Lost In A Desert World: For One ActorLost In A Desert World: A Play In Two Acts
Synopsis:
In two acts on a simple set (cot, chairs, platform - and podium in the last act), ROLAND, two FEMALE, and two MALE ACTORS give us the drama of Roland Johnson's life - from his troubled childhood in Philadelphia; to his years at Pennhurst State School and Hospital where he was raped and where he witnessed abuse and murder; to his remarkable emergence, first in Philadelphia and then across the US and internationally, as a moving speaker, a well-loved leader, and a respected visionary in the fledgling self-advocacy movement (the civil rights work of people with intellectual disabilities). The words of ROLAND throughout the play are authentic, taken from his "as-told-to" autobiography - comprised of edited and arranged transcriptions of taped conversations. Also used are both Roland's records from Pennhurst and detailed notes from the author's work with the self-advocacy movement.
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1st Produced:
North Park Vaudeville Theater, San Diego
Jun 2010
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Male: 3 Female: 2 Other: -
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Synopsis:
In one act, on a simple set (cot, chair, platform - and podium), one actor as ROLAND gives us the drama of Roland Johnson's life - from his troubled childhood in Philadelphia; to his years at Pennhurst State School and Hospital where he was raped and where he witnessed abuse and murder; to his remarkable emergence, first in Philadelphia and then across the US and internationally, as a moving speaker, a well-loved leader, and a respected visionary in the fledgling self-advocacy movement (the civil rights work of people with intellectual disabilities). The words of ROLAND throughout the play are authentic, taken from his "as-told-to" autobiography - comprised of edited and arranged transcriptions of taped conversations. Also used are both Roland's records from Pennhurst and detailed notes from the author's work with the self-advocacy movement.
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1st Produced:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
drama
Parts:
Male: 1 Female: - Other: -
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