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William Wellington Mackey plays

Title
William Wellington Mackey plays, 1968-1973.
Author
Mackey, William Wellington
Supplementary Content
Finding aid

Details

Additional Authors
Negro Ensemble Company
Found In
c2pc Negro Ensemble Company. Negro Ensemble Company records. (CStRLIN)NYPW98-A157.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Humanities Resources for African and African Diasporan Studies Access Project.
Subject
  • Mackey, William Wellington
  • Negro Ensemble Company
  • African American dramatists
  • African American authors
  • American drama > African American authors
  • Authors > United States
  • American drama > 20th century
  • Dramatists, American > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Scripts.
  • Plays.
Access (note)
  • There are no restrictions on access to the plays.
Source (note)
  • Negro Ensemble Company
Biography (note)
  • Playwright and actor. William Wellington Mackey was born in Miami, FL, 1938. He received a B.A. in 1958 from Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, where he was actively involved in the theatrical productions of the Riverbend Players. He taught for a year at a high school in Miami before entering graduate school at the University of Minnesota in 1960. His plays were produced Off-Broadway in New York City. In 1975, he was selected by the Bicentennial Committee of his hometown to write the script for the Model City's cultural contribution to the celebration. Mackey is a recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation playwriting grant.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms a part of: Negro Ensemble Company records. See collection record for more information.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
Sc MG 345
OCLC
NYPW98-A278
Author
Mackey, William Wellington.
Title
William Wellington Mackey plays, 1968-1973.
Description
2 items.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to the plays.
Summary
Collection includes photocopies of two play scripts. Titles are: "Family meeting," [1968], and "Love me, love me, daddy, or, I swear I'm gonna kill you," 1973.
Linking Entry
Forms a part of: Negro Ensemble Company records. See collection record for more information.
Biography
Playwright and actor. William Wellington Mackey was born in Miami, FL, 1938. He received a B.A. in 1958 from Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, where he was actively involved in the theatrical productions of the Riverbend Players. He taught for a year at a high school in Miami before entering graduate school at the University of Minnesota in 1960. His plays were produced Off-Broadway in New York City. In 1975, he was selected by the Bicentennial Committee of his hometown to write the script for the Model City's cultural contribution to the celebration. Mackey is a recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation playwriting grant.
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Finding aid
Added Author
Mackey, William Wellington. Family meeting.
Mackey, William Wellington. Love me, love me, daddy.
Mackey, William Wellington. I swear I'm gonna kill you.
Negro Ensemble Company.
Found In:
c2pc Negro Ensemble Company. Negro Ensemble Company records. (CStRLIN)NYPW98-A157.
Research Call Number
Sc MG 345
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