Sam Kelley
American playwright and professor
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Samuel Lawrence Kelley is an American playwright and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies and Africana Studies, State University of New York College at Cortland.[1] He has also organized the SUNY Cortland Gospel Music Festival since 1985.[2]
BornJune 23, 1948
Tennessee, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BA, MA)
Yale University (MFA)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (PhD)
Yale University (MFA)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (PhD)
OccupationsPlaywright and Professor
Period1970–present
Samuel L Kelley | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1948 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BA, MA) Yale University (MFA) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (PhD) |
| Occupations | Playwright and Professor |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 1970–present |
Education
Kelley earned a B.A. in speech and drama from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.A. in speech from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; and the MFA in play-writing from the Yale School of Drama.[3] He also holds a Ph.D. in speech, with a concentration in radio-TV-film, from the University of Michigan.
Works
Plays
- Pill Hill
- Habeas Corpus
- The Blue Vein Society
- Faith, Hope and Charity: The Story of Mary McLeod Bethune
- Thruway Diaries
- Beautiful Game
- A Hero For McBride
- White Chocolate
- Retirement Blues
- No Hidin' Place
- God Is My Witness