Cup of Coffee

Other Plays by Evan J. Blake

Blake, Evan J. (aka Evan Guilford-Blake, American playwright, occasional actor, director, storyteller and dramaturg, 1946-____), “A Cup of Coffee,"

a 30-minute drama in English, set _____, 1997,

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• in Evan Guilford-Blake’s A Cup of Coffee (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The Author, 1997);

• script/rights available from Evan Guilford-Blake, 5036 North Sheridan Road #401, Chicago, Illinois 60640, U.S.A., e-mail evanblake@juno.com or ejb@iwon.com or ejbplaywright@yahoo.com, telephone (home) 404-315-7757 / 404-583-1270.

• Cited by NEricksn@aol.com, athenews-request@lists.wayne.edu, edu, http://.hawaii.edu/athe.

• Also, cited by Evan Guilford-Blake, D/PAC Member Page - Evan Guilford-Blake, http://eguilfordblake.dpac.biz/, accessed June 11, 2004; Blake says,

Dramatis Personae

_____ (m), __, father; _____ (f), __, daughter.

Synopsis

“A ‘two-hander’ play about the ways people create—and sometimes destroy—in order to survive, physically and spiritually.” — Working Title Playwrights: Productions: Short Takes on the Big Picture, http://www.workingtitleplaywrights.com/short-takes.html,
accessed June 11, 2004.

Comment

• Selected for full production directed by J.E. Masters at S.T.A.G.E.S. '96, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., won Second Place in Festival of Short Plays, San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.A. (1997); Second Place, 1997.—Six at Eight Winners, http://www.employees.org/~jillkat/68winners.html, accessed April 9, 2003;

• also, produced at Discovery Arena, Decatur, Georgia, U.S.A. (Barbara Cole, 2003).

• Evan Guilford-Blake holds professional membership in Dramatists Guild, SouthEast Playwrights Project, others; extremely strong background in new play development. Winner of several national competitions for playwriting, short fiction and poetry; finalist in numerous others. Four commissions (for adult and children's works). Jeff nominated.”

• “Evan Guilford-Blake has written some 25 produced plays (for adults and children) which have received 60+ productions nationally.” — Evan Guilford-Blake, Blake, Evan, "A Cup of Coffee," Second Place, 1997—Six at Eight Winners, http://www.employees.org/~jillkat/68winners.html, accessed April 9, 2003.

Themes

creation, destruction, survival.