Crazy Horse and Three Stars
Description
Crazy Horse, the Sioux leader, engages General Crook, Indian fighter, in a confrontation that results in the death of Crazy Horse.
Production Info
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
Press Quotes
The critics on David Wiltse’s plays:
THE GOOD GERMAN: “David Wiltse’s THE GOOD GERMAN, which made its New Jersey premiere last week at the Madison theater, is an extraordinary piece of writing … Simply put, it’s best play I’ve ever seen there and quite certainly the most powerful drama seen in North Jersey all year … Wiltse blends the dramatic and moral elements like a master chemist.” —William Westhoven, The Daily Record
A MARRIAGE MINUET: “… the kind of play that could change your life. Seriously. It made me want to give up smoking, and I don’t smoke. It made me want to weep and hug everyone in the theater. It made me a better person. I loved this play. This play made me want to be completely honest all the time.” —Eric Delp, Bradenton Herald
SEDITION: “I was coming from David Wiltse’s new play [SEDITION] and my head was full of questions about America’s participation in that tragic, famously unnecessary conflict. A playwright who rattles the way you see things must be doing something right.” —Sylviane Gold, The New York Times
“Wiltse is one of today’s most versatile playwrights, but although he refuses to be limited to one genre, he is consistent when it comes to creating memorable characters.” —Jackie Lupo, Scarsdale Inquirer
Author
David WiltseDavid Wiltse is the winner of a Drama Desk Award for "Most Promising Playwright" for his first produced play, SUGGS, which was done at Lincoln Center. His second play was the comedy DOUBLES, which ran for the 1985 – 86 season on Broadway. Four other plays, A GRAND ROMANCE, A DANCE LESSON, TEMPORARY HELP, and CRAZY HORSE AND THREE STARS have been produced at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, and elsewhere. TRIANGLES FOR TWO was first produced at the Westport Country Playhouse in 2000. THE GOOD GERMAN was introduced at the Westport Country Playhouse in 2003. A MARRIAGE MINUET was given its premiere performance at Florida Stage in 2005, and a farce, SCRAMBLE! (formerly HATCHETMAN), premiered at the same theatre in December 2006. His most recent play, SEDITION, was first produced at the Westport Country Playhouse in August 2007. In January 2006, David Wiltse was appointed to the position of Playwright-in-Residence at the Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut. As a novelist, Mr. Wiltse has had twelve books published. Into the Fire, was made a main selection by the Literary Guild. His first novel, The Wedding Guest, was picked as one of the 100 Notable Books of the Year by The New York Times. Prayer for the Dead was similarly chosen as a book of the year by Time Out magazine in London. Other works by Mr. Wiltse include more than 50 theatrical screenplays, television screenplays and television pilots. A comedy series created by Mr. Wiltse, Ladies Man, ran for a season on CBS-TV. Mr. Wiltse is the recipient of an Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America for a television movie, The Revenge of the Stepford Wives. Other awards include the Nebraska Sower Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts and the Westport Arts Achievement Award for Literature. A MARRIAGE MINUET was nominated for a Carbonell Award as Best New Work. Mr. Wiltse has also been awarded three grants from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts for his work for the theater, and an NEA grant for work on SEDITION.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 10/1/2010 |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 9780881454161 |
Special Notes
Originally produced by Long Wharf Theater, New Haven
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
