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Children of a Lesser God

Full Length Play

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By Mark Medoff(Playwright)

Setting: Inside the mind of James Leeds

Script in Virtual Library: Children of a Lesser God

Year Written1979

Original LanguageEnglish

Type of WorkFull Length Play

GenreDrama

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
I	1	The memories of James; School for the Deaf	Complete
II	1	Faculty housing.	Complete

Characters (7)

Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
James Leeds	Male	thirty-ish	572	Act I, Scene 1Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write James Leedsout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Sarah Norman	Female	mid 20s	439	Act I, Scene 1Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Sarah Normanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Orin Dennis	Male	20s	114	Act I, Scene 1Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Orin Dennisout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Mrs. Norman	Female	40s-50s	48	Act I, Scene 1Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Mrs. Normanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Mr. Franklin	Male	20s-40s	72	Act I, Scene 1Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Mr. Franklinout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Lydia	Female	late teens	70	Act I, Scene 1Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Lydiaout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Edna Klein	Female	30s	58	Act II, Scene 1	Complete 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Edna Kleinout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

Production List (4)

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Opening Night	🎭 Production Name	🏛️ Company	🏢 Stage
11 Apr 2018	Children of a Lesser God	—	Studio 54 New York City, New York, United States
17 Feb 1981	Children of a Lesser God	—	Forrest Theatre Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
30 Mar 1980	Children of a Lesser God	The Shubert Organization	Longacre Theatre New York City, New York, United States
25 Oct 1979	Children of a Lesser God	Center Theatre Group	Mark Taper Forum Los Angeles, California, United States

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