| 词条 | Gordon Porterfield |
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CareerGordon Porterfield was the key playwright in residence at Baltimore's Corner Theatre ETC, which was founded in 1968 by Ellen Stewart and Leslie Irons as an experimental theatre whose principal goal was the production of new plays. Porterfield's output was impressive by any standard, creating literally dozens of works both short and full-length. Authors and the apocalyptic The Earth Is Dead - an evening of one-acts under the collective title Ratsfeet, were the first Porterfield plays offered by the theatre, followed in very short order with a full-length play Universal Nigger (1969), which told the story of a modern-day African-American Christ, following his movements through the stations of the cross. The production was highly controversial and drew large crowds.[2][3] The following year, Brooklyn's Chelsea Theater Center acquired the rights to Universal Nigger and produced it in their own space for New York City audiences, under the direction of Robert Kalfin. Gnomes, a collection of thirteen short one-act plays, was presented the following year. Director Michael Makarovich subsequently staged two Gordon Porterfield one-acts at Corner: The Catcher Was A Fag and I And Silence Some Strange Race;[4][5] as well as an original teleplay entitled Tigers. In 1972, Corner Theatre presented what many considered Porterfield's defining work for that time, a scatological romp down the Yellow Brick Road entitled {{not a typo|whatisoneholycatholicapostalicbrownandstinksuptheuniverse.}} 1973 saw the production of another evening of one-acts, entitled Wolves.[6][7] Chancre, a hallucinatory tour de force, was Porterfield's final offering at the Corner Theatre. In 1987 The Yippie Book, Porterfield's instructional work for educators, was published by Perfection Form Co.[8] Twelve years later, Porterfield came out of theatrical retirement with the critically acclaimed play Snow, which was performed at the completely reformed version of his old stomping grounds, the Fells Point Corner Theatre.[9] Related Articles & Misc.
Notes and references1. ^{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Charm_City_Call_Board_February_19_25_20080219|title=Charm City Call Board: February 19 - 25|author=James Howard|work=BroadwayWorld.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://bradmays.com/print/patronsrefusal.jpg|date=2010-04-21|title=Image: patronsrefusal.jpg, (1014 × 1224 px)|publisher=bradmays.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}} 3. ^{{cite journal | last = Gardner | first = R.H. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Patron's Refusal To Co-Operate Cuts Play Short Before Big Scene (Article) | journal = The Baltimore Sun | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | location = | date = | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}] 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://bradmays.com/print/porterfieldnewsamerican.jpg|date=2010-04-21|title=Image: porterfieldnewsamerican.jpg, (720 × 1574 px)|publisher=bradmays.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}} 5. ^{{cite journal | last = Scheye | first = Thomas | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Porterfied's Plays Just About His Best | journal = Baltimore News American | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | location = | date = November 20, 1969 | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://bradmays.com/print/wolvesreview.jpg|date=2010-04-21|title=Image: wolvesreview.jpg, (1440 × 1265 px)|publisher=bradmays.com|accessdate=2015-09-05}} 7. ^{{cite journal | last = Yeager | first = Steve | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Corner offers stinging Porterfield production (Review) | journal = Performance | volume = | issue = | pages = 15 | publisher = | location = | date = April 5, 1973 | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = }}] 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/b/OL13592601M/yippee-book|title=The yippee book (Open Library)|work=openlibrary.org}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=4473 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040808003052/http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=4473 |archive-date=2004-08-08 |dead-url=yes |title=Let It Snow: Festival Awards Honor an FPCT Production | Baltimore City Paper |accessdate=2015-09-05 |df= }} External links
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