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Mollie Bailey’s Traveling Family Circus: Featuring Scenes from the Life of Mother Jones

Megan Terry and Jo Anne Metcalf
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74-page PDF piano/vocal score for production.

Description

A musical presentation of magical and possible events in the lives of two women born in the 19th century.

Production Info

Cast: 8 total (4 female, 4 male, up to 20+ actors)
Full Length Drama (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
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About the Author

Author

  • Megan Terry

    Megan Terry's plays include BREAKFAST SERIAL, CALM DOWN MOTHER, KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL DRY PLACE, HOTHOUSE, EX-MISS COPPER QUEEN ON A SET OF PILLS, THE PEOPLE VS RANCHMAN, GOONA GOONA, MOLLIE BAILEY'S TRAVELING FAMILY CIRCUS: FEATURING SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF MOTHER JONES, PRO GAME, BODY LEAKS, SOUND FIELDS, and OBJECTIVE LOVE. She published over forty-five plays. Most have been translated and produced worldwide. She won a number of major writing awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Obie Award for APPROACHING SIMONE. She was elected to lifetime membership by the College of Fellows of the American Theatre, installation at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, in recognition of: "Distinguished service to the profession by an individual of acknowledged national stature." In 1992 she was named Nebraska Artist of the Year. Ms Terry was a photographer and co-editor of Right Brain Vacation Photos, New Plays and Production Photographs 1972 – 1992. Ms Terry had a degree from the University of Washington, certificates in acting, directing, and design from the Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada, and was awarded the Yale-ABC Fellowship: Writing for the Camera at Yale University. She had a long association with the Omaha Magic Theatre, in Omaha, Nebraska, as playwright in residence, photographer, performer, and musician. She died on April 12, 2023 in Omaha. She was 90.

  • JoAnne Metcalf

    Jo Anne Metcalf is an American composer.

About the Book

Book Information

Publisher BPPI
Publication Date 8/1/1983
Pages 56
ISBN 9780881450101

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Special Notes

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