Baldwin, J.
One Day When I Was Lost
. New York: Dell Publishing, 1972. A screenplay written about the life of Malcolm X.
Kan, K. “The Madman On The Roof.” In Modern Japanese Literature edited by Donald Keene, 278-287. New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1956. A play about a man who sits on a roof and hallucinates all day. This play has strong reflections of Japanese religious traditions and beliefs.
Kiyotsugu, K. “Sotoba Komachi.” In Anthology of Japanese Literature, edited by Donald Keene, 264-270. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1955. This is a play about a man’s love for a woman that he may never marry. Just prior to completing a task that would make her his, he dies. His spirit comes back to visit her when she is old.
Motokiyo, S. “Birds of Sorrow.” In Anthology of Japanese Literature, edited by Donald Keene, 271-285. New York: Grove Press, Inc. 1955. in this play a traveling monk is confronted by the ghost of a man who wishes him to take a message to his wife. The monk must convince her through his knowledge of her and the dead husband’s life, that he in fact has a message from the world beyond. This play shows religious traditions and beliefs.
Satchell, M. “ The Secret Gifts.” In Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People, Jan./ Feb. 1993, Vol. 52, No. 4. : 1-9. Young people unable to see the relevance of a Black history assembly are visited by famous African-Americans such as Frederick Douglas, and Martin Luther King.
Satchell, M. “ W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Educator.” In Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People Jan./ Feb. 1993, Vol. 52, No. 4. : 1-9. A play about the trials and triumphs in the life of W.E.B. Du Bois who was a famous African-American educator.
Sodaro, C. “Freedom Train.” In Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People Jan./Feb., 1992, Vol. 51, No. 4. : 61-69. A play about the underground railroad.
Soseki, N. “Botchan.” In Modem Japanese Literature edited by Donald Keene, 124-133. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1956. A short story about the life of an orphaned boy in Japan.
Watson, W.J. “Abe Lincoln and the Runaways.” In Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People Jan./ Feb., 1993, Vol. 52, No 4: 67-73. A play about how young Abraham Lincoln helped runaway slaves escape north to freedom.