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Don't start me to talking--

Name: Don't start me to talking--
Author: John O'Neal

John O'Neal

25 April 2016

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Book Synopsis

A collection of nine plays by the acclaimed performer and civil rights activist John O'Neal. O'Neal is best known for his Junebug Jabbo Jones cycle of plays, a remarkable collection of tales and anecdotes drawn from African-American oral literature, which he has performed all over the globe. Five of these plays are included in this career-spanning volume: Don't Start Me to Talking Or I'll Tell Everything I Know You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover Ain't No Use In Going Home, Jodie's Got Your Gal And Gone 'Til The Midnight Hour Trying To Find My Way Back Home Also included are four of O'Neal's large-scale ensemble productions, performed by his ensemble company Junebug Productions: Like Poison Ivy: Indigo Variations Junebug/Jack Promise of a Love Song Crossing the Broken Bridge The volume also includes select introductory material to each of the plays. 'The subtlety and strength of Mr. O'Neal's performance are something to behold. He is a very funny man and a great actor.' New Yorker 'A dramatic tale spinner with a canny sense of humor and a winning, engaging stage presence... O'Neal's shows mix folksiness, a sophisticated sense of theatricality and astute observation that are a pleasure to watch.' Philadelphia Inquirer

About The Author

John O'Neal co-founded the Free Southern Theater in 1963 as a cultural arm of the southern Civil Rights movement, and later founded Junebug Productions, a professional African-American arts organization in New Orleans. For FST, O'Neal worked as a field director for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and worked as national field program director with the Committee for Racial Justice. He has written eighteen plays, a musical comedy, poetry, and several essays, and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, France, and Scandinavia. He is the recipient of the Award of Merit from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the United States Artists Award, and a Ford Foundation Award.

Product Details

ISBN: 9781559364195
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group, (25 April 2016)
Number of Pages: 480
Weight: 641 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 215 x 135 x 30 mm
Categories:: Plays, playscripts