Harry M. Bagdasian, freelance writer/director

PLAYWRIGHTS AND COMPOSERS

who received readings and/or full productions

from October 1972 - June 30, 1984

Titles in BOLDFACE indicate full production

The fine print: 1) I cannot include the playwrights and composers who worked at NPT after I left. I just do not have that information and 2) someday when I have time I will put the details about each production on this web site. For now, the names & titles alone will have to do. Again, thanks to all the volunteers, the technicians, the crews, actors, directors, designers and donors who made these adventurous twelve years possible.

Comments? Corrections? Contact me at hbagdasian@aol.com

 

Adams, Edward H.

IN FRONT OF THE BEAR CAGE

MAMA OF THE YEAR

REV. MERCY DISCOVERS SIN

Anker, Charlotte

STROKE THREE [with Irene Rosenberg]

Anyone Who Wants To Take Credit (for the adaptation)

HAMLET- The 45‑Minute musical Version  [with songs by Linda Lehman]

Arnold, Kenneth

THE HOUSE OF BEDLAM

Auer, Art

AREA CODE

          C.B.

Bagdasian, Harry M.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL [adapted from Charles Dickens]

ALL PART A GROWIN' UP

CARRYING ON

MAKING CHOICES

MURDER IN REHEARSAL, [with Ernest Joselovitz]

PATRICK'S PLAY

 REACHING TO DARKNESS

RICK'S PLAY

WORDS AND LETTERS

Baker, H. Jones, III

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

CALL JOHNNY

THE EXHIBITIONISTS

GYMNASIUM

NIGHT GAMES

THE OFF‑SEASON

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE

VACATION

WILMINGTON

THE WINTERPALACE

Bakst, Janice

JAKE AND NAOMI

Barberio, S. D.

COMMON PROPERTY

Baukin, Larry

ROOMMATES

THE WESTERN HERO

Beare, George (see: Holets, George C.)

Birdwell, Lloyd

FANFARE

Black, Lewis

FEAST

CROSSING THE CRAB NEBULA

Bloom, Ken

SIROCCO, THE HOT NEW MUSICAL REVUE

[with Tim Grundmann]

SWEET AND HOT, THE SONGS OF HAROLD ARLEN  [with Berthe Schuchat]

Bogart, John‑Paul (composer)

DOLLY BAROQUE  [with Hank Johnson and Nancy Surrick]

Bolenback, Paul

THE UNFINISHED TITLE CHANGE

Bonafede, Bruce

ADVICE TO THE PLAYERS

Bosakowski, Phil

DISAPPEARING ACTS

KIDS AND DOGS

Bowers, Duane

DRACULA

Burgess, Granville

COMMON SENSE [with songs by Thom Wagner]

THE FREAK

PAUL REVERE RIDES AGAIN [with songs by Thom Wagner]

Burnham, Sophie

PENELOPE

Cabell, Joseph , (see Hankenson, Chris)

Camp, T. J., III

FIT FOR CONSUMPTION

MOOCH

THE RETURN OF CAPT. D. B. AMATUCCI

SHARK

Champagne, Michael

CANTICLE[with William Penn]

Chappel, Toby

NEVER SAY NEVER

Chicario, John

THE ALBATROSS COMPLEX

Christianberry, Linda

 FALLEN ANGEL

Cizmar, Paula

MADONNA OF THE POWDER ROOM

Clafin, Edward

LOBSTER TRAP

Collins, Margaret

THREE PHILOSOPHERS IN A FIRETOWER

Dailey, Jeff

TAPERS

Davis, Ben

THE BABY CARRIAGE

DeCalvo, Ruth

MY RECENT DEPARTURE

Donnelly, Paul J., Jr.

AFTER MY OWN HEART

ONLY FOR THE LUCKY AND THE STRONG

Doyle, Sharon Elizabeth

THE POET TREE

Dunlap, Tom

SECOND SKIN

Dunn, Tom

DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM

IN PURSUIT OF THE SONG OF HYDROGEN

Enkiri, Phil

BUMS

Evens, Karen

MY GIRLISH DAYS

YOURS IN THE STRUGGLE

Ferris, William

THE STORYTELLER

Friedman, Leah K.

DANCE WITH ME RACHAEL

Gillis, J.

THE RETARD

Gonzalez, Gloria

A FORMER GOTHAM GAL

Greenman, Ken

THE WAITING

Griffin, Tom

THE TAKING AWAY OF LITTLE WILLY

Grundmann, Tim

AN EVENING WITHOUT LIZA MINNELLI

THE BRIDE OF SIROCCO

DEAR DESPERATE

EDDIE'S CATCHY TUNES

GROWNUPS

GRUNDMANN WITH A "G" (at Dramathon '79)

I LOVE ANNA MAGDELENA (radio play)

THE LIVES OF THE GREAT COMPOSERS

THE NEW IMPROVED BRIDE OF SIROCCO

NIGHTMARE!! (two productions)

OUT TO LUNCH

RED SHOES WALKIN'

SIROCCO, THE HOT NEW MUSICAL REVUE  [with Ken Bloom]

SONGS FROM EDDIE'S CATCHY TUNES (at Dramathon '79)

Guare, John

GARDENIA

LYDIE BREEZE

Haight, Richard L.

MARSHA AND HAROLD

THE TISSKY CURSE

Hankenson, Chris

THE TRAGIC HISTORY OF IVAN IV, CZAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS

Haupt, Arthur

THE VAMPIRE

Higgens, Bob (playwright/composer)

METRO (The Disaster Musical) [with Michael Meth]

Hildebrand, Paul H, Jr.

A WHITMAN SONATA

    [created in association with the NPT Resident Acting Co. with music by Thom Wagner]

THE SUNFLOWER AND THE GREEN CARNATION

     [adapted from a play by Hayden Wetzel]

THE SUNFLOWER AND THE LILLY [adapted from a play by Hayden Wetzel]

Holets, George C.

THE BLACK BOX

CHANT DE LA JOIE

Hussy, Owen T.

THE RED PRINT TABLECLOTH

Jarrett, Kent

INTENSIVE CARE

Johnson, Hank

DOLLY BAROQUE

[with music by John‑Paul Bogart & Nancy Surrick]

Jolis, Alan

BOK

Joselovitz, Ernest

EVIDENCE FOR IMPEACHMENT

FLESH EATERS

HAGAR'S CHILDREN  [with songs by Randy Lee Ross]

HOLDING ON

  [previously entitled MEMORIES FOR AN ANNIVERSARY]

IF ALL THE WHILE I THINK OF THEE

INAUGURAL

   JESSE'S LAND

MURDER IN REHEARSAL [with Harry M. Bagdasian]

REUNION

SAMMI

SPLENDID REBELS [previously entitled EXILE OF CONSCIENCE]

THERE IS NO JOHN GARFIELD

TRIPTYCH

Kanouse, William

BLOWOUT, 73

Keiler, Barbara

BILLY

DOWN ONE

PERFECT SURFACE

Kennedy, Lucy

MISS HAROLD TO THE DARKTOWER CAME

SIX WHITE HORSES  [previously entitled OONA AND MAC]

Knower, Barry

CUTTING AWAY

Kriegel, Gail

ON THE HOME FRONT

Lauchman, Richard

ON BEHALF OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT

Lamont, Alonzo

TWENTY‑FIRST CENTURY OUT AND BACK

Lanier, Wayne

REVIVAL

Lang, Frances

SKETCHES

Lefcowitz, Allan

BARTLEBY

FIRST DRAFT

Lehman, Linda (composer)

HAMLET! - The 45‑Minute Musical Version

Lehr, William

WINDOW DRESSING

Leonard, James, Jr.

AND THEY DANCE REAL SLOW IN JACKSON

THE DIVINERS

Lewis, Michael

 I ONLY JUST GOT HERE MYSELF

WISHES

Long, Dick

SHENANDOAH NIGHT TRAIN

Ludwig, Ken

THE PRODIGAL

Lundberg, Madeleine

THANK YOU, MR. O'NEILL

Lynch, Michael

TUBA SOLO

Mack, Michael

HANDBALL!!

REDEMPTION

Mann, Emily

EXECUTION OF JUSTICE

Mark, Charles Christopher

SECOND MATE

RUN AWAY HOME

McDonnough, Gerald

WAR GAMES

McFarland, Eric

HE, SHE, IT

MEDIUM PIZZA WITH MUSHROOMS

Ginty, Milton

THE ORGANIZATION

McGrath, Kyran

SO WHO'S PRE‑COLUMBIAN?

THE FINAL VOTE

McLean, Ross

FOURPLAY

Meth, Michael

METRO - The Disaster Musical [with Bob Higgens]

Miles, Linda

WIVES

Mullen, Robert S.

GUS

Murphy, Donn B.

TYGER, TYGER

Myers, Bernard

BERTIE

THE SECOND BIGGEST TIPPER IN THE WORLD

Nassivera, John

PHALLACIES

FOUR OF A KIND

Ney, Diane

EULOGY

THE RENDEZVOUS

Nicholson, James

BEYOND HERE ARE MONSTERS

Nucker, Mickey

TALES FROM FOUR CORNERS (adaptation)

O'Donnell, Jack

IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES

[previously entitled THE MAN WHO LEFT HIS WIFE FOR SHELLY FABRES]

MY BOY WALTER SING THIS SONG

PRACTICE

UP TO SOMETHING IN CINCINATTI

Paiste, Terryl (Terry)

HELEN, JOAN, AND HALF‑CRAZY CLAIRE

Pape, Ralph

BEYOND YOUR COMMAND

Penn, William (composer)

CANTICLE  [with Michael Champagne]

Pennington, Steve

BREAKFAST IN THE CONSERVATORY

Perhonis, Peter

DAD

THE FINER POINTS OF THE SITUATION

ONCE AND FOR ALL

TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY

STOPOVER ON WHITNEY STREET

Perman, Don

THE BATTLE OF EAST HAMPTON

Phillips, Louis

ALCHEMY DA VINCI

THE MAN WHO WAS OVERDUE

PILGRIMAGE

PiRoman, John

HAM [with music by Nikki Stern]

Potovano, Elena

AN AMERICAN COMEDY

Powell, Hall

STATUTE OF LIBERTY

Press, Tony

MASH NOTE TO AN OLD CODGER

Pryer, Deborah [Debby]

BURRHEAD

WETTER THAN WATER

Ravenal, Cornelia

OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN

Reker, Mary Lou

SUGUE

Riche, Robert

WHY IS THAT DUMB SON OF A BITCHDOWN THE STREET HAPPIER THAN I AM?

Robinson, David

GATHER AT THE RIVER

Robinson, Ronn

THE FLOWER

Rosen, Sybil

RUEBEN AND SON

Rosenberg, Irene

STROKE THREE [with Charlotte Anker]

Ross, Randy Lee (composer)

HAGAR'S CHILDREN [with Ernest Joselovitz]

Rustin, John

THE TANGLED SNARL [with Frank Semerano]

Sansone, John

TWO‑IN‑ONE

Schnessell, Michael

VISITING HOURS

Schuchat, Berthe (Bert)

SWEET AND HOT, THE SONGS OF HAROLD ARLEN

    [created with Ken Bloom]

Sedlak, John

A FEW GOOD MEN

FOX AGAINST THE FENCE

GUS AND COMPANY

Semerano, Frank

THE TANGLED STARL [with John Rustin]

Shakespeare, William

HAMLET! - the 45‑minute musical version

 [with music by Linda Lehman arranged by Tim Grundmann]

Shebelski,Richard

MOTHER DUCK

Shvarts, Yevgeniy

DRACO (adapted by Arnold Victor)

Benson, Soffer

THE CONFIRMATION OF JEFFERSON WILLS, 21

IF YOU DO SOMETHING NICE, COVER YOUR TRACKS

Spitzer, Murray

THE VINDICATION OF CARL ADAMS

Spoler, John Alan (Al)

AMERICAN POLAR

REGENT TO THE BOY KING

Stafford, Tony

OUR LADY OF THE DEPOT

Stein, Mark

THE AMSTERDAM AVENUE THEATRE

    PRESENTS DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

BOOKING THE NILE CIRCUIT [previously entitled JOSEPH]

BREAKING THE SWEET GLASS

DOES THE NAME PAVLOV RING A BELL?

    (produced for Radio WGMS FM)

GROVES OF ACADEME

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TALENT SHOW

MR. WILSON'S PEACE OF MIND

PINNACLE

SMOKE

Steinberg, Douglas

INCIDENTAL INCIDENTS

Stern, David

THE ZONING EXCEPTION

Stern, Nikki (composer)

HAM [with John Faro PiRoman]

Stoddard, Brooke

COMMON SENSE

[with Granville Burgess and with songs by Thom Wagner]

Stokes, Robert

A PLACE CALLED HEARTBREAK

Stosny, Steven

WHITE HORSE, BLACK HORSE

Surrick, Nancy (composer)

DOLLY BAROQUE

[with Hank Johnson & John‑Paul Bogart]

Sutton, Robert [Phoef]

MOMENTUM

Tavel, Ron

THE ARK OF GOD

Thomas, William Taylor (Bill)

OF THE STREETS [previously titled CREATURES OF HABIT]

Turner, Knox

ANNIVERSARY

CURRENT AS A SOMETIME THING (one‑act)

CURRENT AS A SOMETIME THING (full‑length)

GERANIUM

LABYRINTH

Tyler, Morgan

TINY DANCER

Uchrin, Greg

DON'T FORGET AIR BUBBLES

Valcourt, Joe

OMEGA RITUAL

Van Neste, Phyllis

TO CATCH A FLYING GOD

Victor, Arnold

DRACO [adapted from the play by Yevgeniy Shvarts]

Vogel, Paula

WOMAN FOR ALL REASONS

Wagner, Thom (composer)

A WHITMAN SONATA

[music for a play by Paul Hildebrand, Jr. created in association with the

NPT Resident Acting Co.]

BERTIE [incidental and transitional music for a play by Bernard Myers]

COMMON SENSE  [songs for a play by G. Burgess & Brooke Stoddard]

PAUL REVERE RIDES AGAIN [songs for a play by Granville Burgess]

Walton, Barr

TREAD LIGHTLY AMONG THE CORPSES

Weddle, David

MEMOIRS OF AN AWKWARD LOVER

Wetzel, Hayden

THE SUNFLOWER AND THE GREEN CARNATION

[adapted by Paul H. Hildebrand, Jr.]

Wiswell, Tom

THE FIRE ESCAPE, 50

Wright, Michael

BALLS

BLOOD RELATIONS

Yahya, Easter

RAPE AND MURDER

Yorkoff, Y

THE GAME

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