Members' Plays: Playwright Bio
| John Carter |
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| jcarter549@aol.com | |
| Address | 21158 Maine Ave. Chestertown MD 21620 USA |
| Phone | 410-778-9311; 202-232-5502 |
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| Specialty | Drama |
| Bio | John Carter is a former merchant seaman, salesman, railroadman, and proposal writer living in Maryland with his wife and dog. His poetry has appeared in a variety of publications, including Poetry USA, Lactuca, Gargoyle, Visions, and Prisoners of the Night. Prose sales include a number of pulp fiction stories and a screenplay to Roger Corman Productions. Acting experience includes roles in the film Disillusions and the play Birdie's Cage. He has presented his poetry both solo and with the rock bands Luna and Eros in various Baltimore and Washington nightspots and arts centers and most recently at the Library of Congress. Media appearances include Pacifica Radio's "The Poet and the Poem" and "Slumber Party," an arts program on Arlington (VA) Public Access TV. Where Three Roads Meet, a play about the turmoil surrounding Freud, Jung, the Oedipus complex, the libido and the soul, premiered in 2006 at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York. Feed the Beast, a revue of his poetry and song lyrics written in collaboration with composer Erica Lindsay, was presented at the Amos Eno Gallery in New York with excerpts performed in Washington at the Source Theatre Festival and in the National Theater's "Monday Night at the National" program. |
| Play | Type |
| Where Three Roads Meet | Full Length |
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