Three Oregon Plays [Paperback]

Charles Deemer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 19, 2003

3 plays by Charles Deemer about Oregon history:

American Gadfly: The Story of Wayne Morse
Oregon senator Wayne Morse, 'the tiger of the Senate,' served as a Republican, an Independent, and a Democrat. He was the earliest articulate critic of the Vietnam War and a life-long champion of constitutional liberties and international law.

1934: Blood & Roses
A theatrical and musical 'street play' about the turbulent struggle for a longshoremen's union in Portland, Oregon, as told through the stories of two labor families.

Clean Sheets: The Story of Ruth Barnett
The 1950s Portland abortionist who provided safe, clean abortions for young women and dared anyone, including the law, to stand in her way.

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About the Author

Charles Deemer has been playwright-in-residence at the New Rose Theatre and the Cubiculo Theatre. He teaches screenwriting at Portland State University and is the author of Screenwright: The Craft of Screenwriting. He is a pioneer in the simultaneous-action environmental theater form of hyperdrama. His plays include CHRISTMAS AT THE JUNIPER TAVERN, winner of ACE award on public TV and FAMILILLY, winner of 1997 "Crossing Borders" International New Play Competition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (September 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588989518
• ISBN-13: 978-1588989512
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,185,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Charles Deemer is the editor of Oregon Literary Review and the artistic director of Small Screen Video.

His book Seven Plays was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. His novel Dead Body In A Small Room was a finalist for Foreword Magazine's Mystery of the Year award. Three of his stories were selected to the Roll of Honor in Best American Short Stories. His play "Famililly" won the 1997 Crossing Borders international new play competition.

His other books include Kerouac's Scroll (novel), Love At Ground Zero (novel), Movies They Should Have Made (screenplays), The Man Who Shot Elvis and Other Stories and In My Old Age (poems).

Deemer recently began making digital films. His DVDs include Three Short Digital Films, Deconstructing Sally and The Farewell Wake.

Deemer teaches screenwriting at Portland State University.