Members' Plays: Playwright Bio
| Earl L. Fowler |
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| earllf@gmail.com | |
| Address | 17204 Quaker Lane Sandy Spring MD 20860-1265 USA |
| Phone | 301-570-2666 |
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| Specialty | Drama |
| Bio | Earl L. Fowler A brief resume relating to my playwriting and theatre experience: Earlham College (B. A. 1942. Wrote, directed, acted in two anti-war plays, one adapted for radio and broadcast. Played major roles in two productions under the direction of Norbert Silbiger, refugee from the Austrian State Theater in Vienna. Co-directed one of the two with him, and played major roles in the Richmond (IN) Civic Theater which he directed. Yale Drama Department, 1946-1947: studied playwriting under Walter Pritchard Eaton. My one-act play was chosen as one of four given a major production in 1947. Quaker relief work in France and Germany, 1948-1951. Lived and married in Finland, 1953, returned to Albany, Georgia with my wife and, soon, two sons. Played several roles in civic theaters. Joined the faculty of Westtown School, a Quaker boarding school near Philadelphia, in 1957. Served as librarian, taught courses in religion and filmmaking, and had major responsibilities in the school's strong drama program, 1957- 1987. Directed both faculty and student productions, played major roles in a number of performances, wrote, filmed, and edited a one-hour film, with sound, of school life. Wrote and directed several adaptations, and wrote three plays. Two of my scripts were produced at the school: "Tales from the Kalevala," a multimedia dramatization from the Finnish epic, THE KALEVALA, which I also directed, and a long one-act play, "The Brahe Project," produced and directed by a faculty colleague. Retired in 1987 to Georgia, where I wrote and revised plays and stories. Vision impairment forced a move to The Friends House Retirement Community in 1999, where I continue to write and revise. |
| Play | Type |
| BERLIN | One Act |
| FREDERICIA | One Act |
| PLAYERS AT THE EDGE | Full Length |
| SKITS FOR SENIORS | Other |
| TALES FROM THE KALEVALA | Full Length |
| THE BRAHE PROJECT | One Act |
| The King of the Golden Mountain | Full Length |
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