Richard Aellen
Richard Aellen is an
Novels
Aellen is the author of five thrillers. Redeye (1988) is a
The topic of
Drama
Aellen's Square One (1985), a one-act comedy, was performed at a festival of one-act comedies in the Intar Theater in New York City as part of the Manhattan Punch Line Festival but did not generate much excitement.[4] More successful was his Farmers of Men, which won the 2006 Stanley Drama Award.
NOBODY premiered in 2008 at the Southern Writers' Project Festival of New Plays, presented by the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, to critical acclaim. Revised after comments by audience and critics, a reading of the play with the addition of music was restaged in 2009. The play examines racism in the United States of the early twentieth century, portraying Bert Williams and George Walker, two African-American vaudeville performers.[5] The reading was praised by audience and critics.[6]
Bibliography
Novels
- No Sanctuary. New York: Random House. 1986. ISBN 9780553259261.
- Redeye. Donald I. Fine, 1988. ISBN 9780553282825.
- Crux: A Novel. New York: Donald I. Fine, 1989. ISBN 1-55611-135-5.
- Flashpoint. 1991. New York: Donald I. Fine. ISBN 1-55611-194-0.
- The Cain Conversion. New York: Donald I. Fine, 1993. ISBN 1-55611-348-X.
Drama
- Square One. 1985.
- Right to Remain Silent.
- Farmers of Men. 2006.
- NOBODY. 2006.
References
- ^ Trimborn, Harry (1989-03-12). "Star Wars Twins, Separated at Birth: Redeye by Richard Aellen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Masello, Robert (1988-09-23). "Book World; The Tall Tale of Technology". The Washington Post. p. B.04. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Petrakos, Chris (1993-04-18). "Multiple Personalities Add Interest to an Agent's Life". Chicago Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (2009-05-15). "Nobody, Giving Voice to Black Showman Bert Williams, Among Plays in Alabama Fest May 15–17". Playbill. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ Leggett, Bethany (2009-05-18). "Aellen's Nobody Draws High Praise at ASF". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-05-18. [dead link]