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Sean O'CASEY

(1880-1964)

Irish dramatist. born John Casey on March 30, 1880, in Dublin. Changed his name from John Casey to Sean O'Cathasaigh (pronounced O'Casey)

Stage Works

1. The Shadow of a Gunman. Tragedy, 2 acts. Published 1925. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Apr. 9, 1923.
2. Cathleen Listens In. Comic fantasy, 1 act. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Oct. 1, 1923.
3. Juno and the Paycock. Tragedy, 3 acts. Published 1925. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Mar. 3, 1924.
4. Nannie's Night Out. Farce, 1 act. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Sept. 29, 1924.
5. The Plough and the Stars. Tragedy, 4 acts. Published 1926. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Feb. 8, 1926.
6. The Silver Tassie. Tragicomedy, 4 acts. Published 1928. Produced London, Apollo Theatre, Oct. 11, 1929.
7. Within the Gates. Morality play, 4 scenes. Published 1933. Produced London, Royalty Theatre, Feb. 7, 1934.
8. The End of the Beginning. Farce, 1 act. Published 1935. Produced Dublin, Abbey Theatre, Feb. 8, 1937.
9. The Star Turns Red. Morality play, 1 act. Published 1940. Produced London, Unity Theatre, Mar. 20. 1940.
10. Purple Dust. Wayward comedy, 3 acts. Published 1940. Produced Boston, Boston Tributary Theatre, Dec. 6, 1944.
11. Red Roses for Me. Play, 4 acts. Published 1942. Produced Dublin, Olympia Theatre, April, 1943
12. Oak Leaves and Lavender, or A World on Wallpaper. Morality play. Published 1946. Produced London, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, May 13, 1947.
13. Pound on Demand. Farce, 1 act. Published 1951. Produced New York, American Repertory Theatre, January, 1947.
14. Cock-a-Doodle-Dandy. Comic fantasy. Published 1949. Produced Newcastle upon Tyne, People's Theatre, Dec. 11, 1949.
15. Hall of Healing. Farce, 1 act. Published 1951. Produced New York, Yugoslav-American Hall, May 7, 1952.
16. Bedtime Story. An Anatole burlesque, 1 act. Published 1951. Produced New York, Yugoslav-American Hall, May 7, 1952.
17. Time to Go. Morality comedy, 1 act. Published 1951. Produced New York, YugoslavAmerican Hall, May 7, 1952.
18. The Bishop's Bonfire. Comedy. Written 1954. Published 1955. Produced Dublin, Gaiety Theatre Feb. 28, 1955.
19. The Drums of Father Ned. Comic fantasy. Written 1958. Produced Lafayette, hid., 1959; Toronto, 1962.
20. The Moon Shines on Kylenamoe. Comedy. Published 1961. Produced New York, Theatre de Lys, 1962.
21. Behind the Green Curtains. Drama. Published 1961. Produced Rochester, N.Y., University of Rochester, 1962.
22. Figure in the Night. Comedy. Published 1961. Produced New York, Theatre de Lys, 1962.

Miscellaneous

• I Knock at the Door - Adaptation by Paul Shyre of the first of six autobiographical volumes by Sean O'Casey
• Songs of the Wren, 1st and 2d ser., 1918
• More Wren Songs, 1918
• The Story of Thomas Ashe, 1918
• The Sacrifice of Thomas Ashe, 1918
• The Story of the Irish Citizen Army, 1919
• Windfalls, 1934
• The Flying Wasp, 1937
• The Green Crow, 1956
• Feathers from the Green Crow: Sean O'Casey 1905-1925, ed. by R. Hogan, 1962
• Under a Colored Cap, 1963
• Blasts and Benedictions, 1967.

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Criticism

• R. Hogan, The Experiments of Sean O'Casey, New York, 1960
• D. Krause, Sean O'Casey: The Man and His Work, New York, 1960 (rev. ed., 1975)
• S. Cowasjee, Sean O'Casey, the Man Behind the Plays, New York, 1963 (rev. ed., 1966)
• G. Fallon, Sean O'Casey, the Man 1 Knew, London, 1965
• The World of Sean O'Casey, ed. by S. McCann, London, 1966
• W. Armstrong, Sean O'Casey, London, 1967
• D. Krause, A Self-Portrait of the Artist As a Man: Sean O'Casey's Letters, Dublin, 1968
• M. Malone, The Plays of Sean O'Casey, Carbondale, Ill., 1969
• M. Margulies, The Early Life of Sean O'Casey, Dublin, 1970
• B. Bernstock, Sean O'Casey, Lewisburg, Pa., 1971 E. OCasey, Sean, New York, 1971
• J. O'Riordan and E. H. Mikhail, The Sting and the Twinkle, Conversations With Sean O'Casey, London, 1974
• Sean O'Casey, A Collection of Critical Essays, ed. by T. Kilroy, 20th Century Views Series, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1975
• Sean O'Casey Review, ed. by R. Lowery, from 1975.