Edgar J. Shockley III
Edgar J. Shockley III decided to be a "writer" when he was just a child. This is why BESSIE SMITH:EMPRESS OF THE BLUES won the best director, actress and theater on 1981 (Audelco Award) when he was only twenty-two years young.....Most of America's important Black and Mexican Actors were still in New York. (There were not many works for them in Hollywood films on the 1970's ) This got him to meet all of the best actors either with plays in New Frank Silvera's Writing Workshop or in forty different jobs. ....Phillip Hayes Dean (author of "Paul Robeson") said "He'll never be good unless he leaves and learns the world..." so..Chicago two years Little Miss Dreamer:Bessie Smith. (a two hour long play), Seattle (Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry - book by Mildred D. Taylor ), Philadelphia (Bobos co-author James McBride), Washington DC (The Oracle), North Carolina (A Stranger On The Bus), Ireland as a director (The Emperor Jones - by Eugene O'Neil ) , actor (The Oz), Film (Stone Mansion - director Jan Johnson-Goldberger), books (Notes From A Practicing Writer - Hopewell Publications), aikido/jo/bokken/iaido (Aikido of Philadelphia) ...When I asked why he works so many thing.. .
"No one will ever ask you mountains which you did not climb." e.s.
- A Nite In The Life Of Bessie Smith (YouthPLAYS) -Chi., Seattle, Balt., Texas Phila.
- The Liars Contest -Los Angeles, Phila, Camden, Gettysburg, N.Y., Stockton, Wash.
- Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry (YouthPLAYS) -Seattle, Charlotte, Dallas...-
- Dream Catcher - Philadelphia -
- A Stranger On The Bus (YouthPLAYS) -Charlotte., ..
- Slaves Narratives Revisitived -Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC, New Hamspires
- Sunset Johnson (YouthPLAYS) -Philadelphia, Delaware)
- More (free jazz by Bobby Zankel ) -Philadelphia
- The Gypsy Wagon -Philadelphia, New York,..-
- The Playground (music by Rico Bimbiri) -Seattle -
- Kadija & Swan (YouthPLAYS) Philadelphia
- Last Call - Gettyburg, Philadelphia-
- A Salt Water Oasis - Philadelphia-
- Nobody 's Listening (YouthPLAYS) -Charlotte...-
- afterpiece (director Ed Shockley) Columbia University, Philadelphia
- Bobos (co-author James McBribe) -Philadelphia, New York, Seasttle, Los Angeles-
- Badman - Gettysburg College, Nassau Community, Bush School, Seattle
- Merlin & Vivian -Philadelphia, Seattle-
- The Milli Vanilli Orchestra (YouthPLAYS)
- The Oracle -Washington DC, Phila.-
- The Boston Massacre (YouthPLAYS) -Philadelphia, Delaware--
- The Box (Playscripts.com) -Philadelphia-
- Mountain (director Dr. Miller Scott)
- Tentshow -New York, Philadelphia...-
- Dodge (YouthPLAYS) -Virginia, Canada, Philadelphia...-
- The Bottom -Philadelphia
- Bedlam Moon (Playscripts.com) -New York, Phila, Gettsburg, Seattle,..-
- All Roads Lead Home (co-author James McBribe) -Philadelphia, New York-
- Murder In Space (YouthPLAY-comedy) -Pennsylvania, Delaware-
- The Stranger Career Of John Hopewell -Black Specter Theater...
- The Greatest Life That Ever Was - (director Lary Moten) Philadelphia
- The Tea Servant (YouthPLAYS.com) Philadelphia)
Slaves Narratives Revisitives
director/actor Lary Moten/Ed Shockley
writer: Ed Shockley
