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Roy C. Booth is an author, playwright, poet, editor, educator, and game developer who lives in Hibbing, Minnesota.
This lens features background on his many internationally produced plays, from children's to farce to sci-fi.
On Being a Playwright
Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine
Roy C. Booth, Bob May, Cris Tibbets
- The Beanie Quiz
- Take this humorous quiz and find out which "Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine" character you are the most like. Explore your inner Beanie.
- Eric Yazell
- Learn more about this director's production of "Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine" in the fall of 2004 at SFCC. With pictures of the cast and crew.
- getCITED.org
- Get the literary eratta on this classic children's play by Bob May, Roy C. Booth, and Cris Tibbets.
- Milwaukee Youth Theatre
- Find out more about the Spring 2005 production of the play.
- Oklahoma Christian University
- This 2005 production took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Playdatabase.com
- Learn more about this hit children's play.
- Samuel French
- Peruse the official listing of this award-winning play by Bob May, Cristopher Tibbets, and Roy C. Booth.
- Weyburn Review
- Spring Matinees 2000. Dig what was going down with children's theatre in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
The Confession
Roy C. Booth
- ARAN Press - Roy C. Booth
- Learn about Roy C. Booth's offerings from ARAN Press, like "The Elevator," "Captain Future vs. the Game Show," "The Confession," and "Hello? Crisis Center Hotline?"
- Heniford - The Confession
- Discover the mysterious goings on in a rural church between a hitchhiker and a priest during an encroaching storm. Learn the terrible secret that binds the two together.
- Playdatabase.com - The Confession
- Acquire a stronger sense of drama by checking out this tense one-act drama by Roy C. Booth. Find out how to get the script from its publisher.
On Staging "The Confession" and Other Plays
The Glover's Mange Cure Caper
Louise Bottrell and Roy C. Booth
- Heniford - The Glover's Mange Cure Caper
- Professor Heniford provides a concise overview of Louise Bottrell's and Roy C. Booth's youth comedy. Learn the play's early production history.
- Heuer Publishing - The Glover's Mange Cure Caper
- Find out more about this new hit one-act play by Louise Bottrell and Roy C. Booth. Learn how to procure the performance rights.
- Heuer Publishing - Roy C. Booth
- Check out Heuer's author page on Roy C. Booth, author of the plays "Shita Kiri Suzume," "The Rocking-Horse Winner," and others.
Grandpa Jim Is Dead
Michael Paslawski and Roy C. Booth
- Heniford - Grandpa Jim Is Dead
- Learn more about this award-winning 10-minute comedy by Michael Paslawski and Roy C. Booth. Laugh out loud.
- Heuer Publishing - Grandpa Jim Is Dead
- Laugh your way through this award-winning 10-minute play by Mike Paslawski and Roy C. Booth. Learn how to get copies and the rights to perform the play.
Hello? Crisis Center Hotline?
Shane K. Robertson and Roy C. Booth
- Heniford - Hello, Crisis Center Hotline?
- Learn more about this dark one-act comedy by Shane K. Robertson and Roy C. Booth. Find out how to get copies from ARAN Press.
- Playdatabase.com - Hello, Crisis Center Hotline?
- Check out this dark one-act comedy by Roy C. Booth. Feed your inner corporate fascist.
Nibbles
Joe Lueken II and Roy C. Booth
- Heniford - Nibbles
- Read Professor Heniford's listing of the one-act comedy by Joe Lueken II and Roy C. Booth.
Shita Kiri Suzume
Roy C. Booth
- Heuer Publishing - Roy C. Booth
- Check out Heuer's author page on Roy C. Booth, author of the plays "Shita Kiri Suzume," "The Rocking-Horse Winner," and others.
Snipes' Hunt
Russel J. Krook III and Roy C. Booth
- Heniford - Snipes' Hunt
- Set in a French prison cell during the last days of the Cold War, this one-act drama was written by Russel J. Krook III and Roy C. Booth. Find the script.
Two Wives and a Dead Guy
Cynthia Booth and Roy C. Booth
- Heniford - Two Wives and a Dead Guy
- Learn more about the hilarious one-act that takes place in a funeral home by Cynthia Booth and Roy C. Booth. Find out where to get the script.
On "Two Wives and a Dead Guy"
More Plays
- Alvissmal
- Check out Roy C. Booth's adaptation of this Norse myth featuring a riddle contest between Thor and the dwarf Alvis. Find out who won and how.
- Broken Sacrament
- Learn more about this one-act drama set in 1974 by Gary Eustice and Roy C. Booth centered on one man's tragic negative readjustment after the Viet Nam war.
- Captain Future vs. the Game Show
- Tune in your funny bone on this super-heroic one-act farce by Roy C. Booth. As the titular hero says, "ESP powers, primed!"
- Circe
- Check out the Stanford professor's inclusion of Roy C. Booth's dramatic dance prologue that is sometimes used with Jean Anoulih's "Medea."
- The Coat
- Learn more about Roy C. Booth's dramatic one-act set during WWII.
- The Coldest Time of the Yeae
- Learn more about Roy C. Booth's children's play based on a tale from India. Find out where to get the script.
- The Elevator
- Pique your interest in avant garde theatre with this offering from ARAN Press by Minnesota playwright, Roy C. Booth.
- Glaskoop
- Check out this review of Roy C. Booth's children's play "Glaskoop." Find out who the children were who participated from the audience.
- He Who Gets Laughed At Last
- Learn more about Roy C. Booth's dark one-act about a murderous stand up comic wannabe.
- The Peasant and the Waterman
- Learn more about Roy C. Booth's children's play based on a European folk tale.
- Ratopolis
- Find out more about this startling sci-fi one-act by Roy C. Booth. Discover the secrets of rat sociology.
- The Rocking-Horse Winner
- Learn more about Roy C. Booth's dramatization of D.H. Lawrence's short story classic.
- Vafthrudnismal
- Check out this skaldic verse adaptation of the Norse myth by Roy C. Booth. Learn the chilling fate of Vafthrudnir.
On Writing for an Audience
On Collaboration
Roy's Stuff on Amazon
Beanie and the Bamboozling Book Machine
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Captain Future vs. the Game Show: A Farcical One Act Comedy
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The Coldest Time of the Year: A Children's Play Based on a Tale from India
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The Confession: A One Act Play
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The Elevator: A Dark One Act Comedy
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The Magical Iron Box: A Children's Play Based on a Swabian Folk Tale
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The Peasant and the Waterman: A Children's Play Based on a European Folk Tale
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