Grote, David (G.)

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GROTE, David (G.)

GROTE, David (G.). American, b. 1945. Genres: Theatre, Plays/Screenplays, Literary criticism and history. Career: Centre Theatre, Wichita Falls, Tex., director, 1964-65; Curtain Theater, Austin, Tex., director, 1965-67; high school English and theater teacher in Bakersfield, Calif., 1968-69 and 1971-80; Scripps College, Claremont, Calif., assistant professor of theater, 1980-81; Pomona College, Claremont, assistant professor of theater, 1981-82; writer, 1982-. Freelance stage director, 1984-, Artistic Director, Classic Theater Project of San Francisco, 1992-. Publications: The Undercover Lover, 1978; Rome Is Where the Heart Is; Widget's Worries, 1980; Help; The Medicine Man, 1980; The Women of Troy, 1981; Theater: Preparation and Performance, 1981, rev. ed., 1988; The End of Comedy, 1983; Script Analysis, 1984; Staging the Musical, 1986; Common Knowledge, 1987; Harlequin Holds the Bag, 1990; British English for American Readers, 1992; Play Directing in the School, 1997. Address: c/o Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 88 Post Rd. W., Box 5007, Westport, CT 06881, U.S.A.