Crossdressers From Outer Space - Couverture souple

L. Henry Dowell is an internationally produced playwright with recent productions in Ireland (Macbeth), Germany (Snow White), the Czech Republic (Snow White) and the UK (Humbug!, A Midsummer Night's Dream) as well as numerous shows being produced around the United States. Mr. Dowell's plays are especially popular with School Drama Groups and Children's Theatre Companies. A native of Kentucky, he received his BA in Theatre from Morehead State University and attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. While there, he worked with numerous Broadway Theatre professionals. He is the co-founder of The Gusto Theatre Company, where he directs children's productions and teaches drama workshops in schools across Kentucky. Since 1992 he has visited over 200 different schools in the Commonwealth. In 2012 he directed The Dracula Spectacula as part of Palm Canyon Theatre's Summer Program for Kids in Palm Springs, California. In 2013 he will return to direct Jacklyn Sparrow and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean! Mr. Dowell is the author of many published plays including Snow White and the Seven Dwarves of the Old Republic, The Long John Cafe, Cinderella and the Quest for the Crystal Pump, So, Who Was That Masked Guy Anyway?, Wanted: Santa Claus, Jacklyn Sparrow and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean, Humbug!, Frankenstein Rocks!, The Dracula Spectacula, Dear John, Elvis Meets Nixon, The Boyz and Me, My Father and Son, Even Adam, Batguy, The Many Hats of Theodore Roosevelt, Otherwise Known as Anthony Roberts and The Four Presidents. All of Mr. Dowell's plays are available for amateur and/or professional productions worldwide. Please contact the publisher for more details. Mr. Dowell can be seen as Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, Colonel Harland Sanders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFX4xsZ0ttc and the Father of Abdominal Surgery, Dr. Ephraim McDowell in either of his one man productions currently touring as part of The Kentucky Humanities Council's Chautauqua Program. Information about this program can be found at the following address: http://www.kyhumanities.org/chautauquacharacters.html Mr. Dowell can be contacted at director@gustotheatre.com or through Black Box Publishing at info@blackboxtheatrepublishing.com.

If you’re looking for a short, thoroughly ridiculous play to present, look no further than Crossdressers from Outer Space! This absurd one-act comedy is very loosely based on Ed Wood's notoriously bad film, Plan 9 from Outer Space. It's a perfect fit for college directors looking for something a little “different”! Cast Size: 5 – 10 flexible roles. Running Time: 20 minutes. Royalty: $35.00 per performance. Appropriate for mature audiences.