Composers and their stage works 


John (Edward) GUARE

(1938 - )

Born New York City February 5, 1938

Stage Plays

  1. Theatre Girl (produced 1959).
  2. The Toadstool Boy (produced 1960).
  3. The Golden Cherub (produced 1962?).
  4. Did You Write My Name in the Snow? (produced 1963).
  5. To Wally Pantoni, We Leave a Credenza (produced 1965).
  6. The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year, and Something I'll Tell You Tuesday (produced 1966; The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year produced 1972). 1968.
  7. Muzeeka (produced 1967).
  8. Cop-Out (produced 1968).
  9. Home Fires (produced 1969).
  10. Kissing Sweet (televised 1969).
  11. A Day for Surprises (produced 1970).
  12. The House of Blue Leaves (produced 1971). 1972;
  13. Two Gentlemen of Verona, with Mel Shapiro, music by Galt MacDermot, lyrics by Guare, adaptation of the play by Shakespeare (produced 1971). 1973.
  14. Taking Off (screenplay), with others. 1971.
  15. Optimism; or, The Misadventures of Candide, with Harold Stone, based on a novel by Voltaire (produced 1973).
  16. Rich and Famous (produced 1974). 1977.
  17. Marco Polo Sings a Solo (produced 1976; revised version produced 1977). 1977.
  18. Landscape of the Body (produced 1977). 1978.
  19. Take a Dream (produced 1978).
  20. Bosoms and Neglect (produced 1979). 1980;
  21. In Fireworks Lie Secret Codes (produced in Holidays, 1979; also director: produced separately, 1981). 1981.
  22. Nantucket series:
    • Lydie Breeze (produced 1982). 1982.
    • Gardenia (produced 1982). 1982.
    • Women and Water (produced 1984; revised version produced 1985). 1990.
  23. Hey, Stay a While, music by Galt MacDermot, lyrics by Guare (produced 1984).
  24. Gluttony, in Faustus in Hell (produced 1985).
  25. The Talking Dog, adaptation of a story by Chekhov, in Orchards (produced 1985). 1986.
  26. Moon over Miami (produced 1989).
  27. Six Degrees of Separation (produced 1990). 1990.
  28. Four Baboons Adoring the Sun (produced 1992).

Screenplays:

Taking Off, with others, 1971
Atlantic City, 1980.

Television Plays:

Kissing Sweet (Foul! series), 1969.

Manuscript Collection:

Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Critical Study:

article and checklist by John Harrop, in New Theatre Quarterly 10, May 1987.