Robinette, Joseph A.

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ROBINETTE, Joseph A.

ROBINETTE, Joseph A. American, b. 1939. Genres: Plays/Screenplays. Career: Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., professor of theatre, beginning in 1971. U.S. representative to Czechoslovakian National Children's Theatre Festival, 1980; lecturer at colleges and universities. Publications: PLAYS: The Fabulous Fable Factory (musical), 1975; Mr. Herman and the Cave Company (musical), 1977; The Princess, the Poet, and the Little Gray Man (musical), 1978; Showdown at the Sugar Cane Saloon (musical), 1979; Once Upon a Shoe, 1979; Planet of the Perfectly Awful People, 1979; Get Bill Shakespeare Off the Stage, 1980; Oh, Brother!, 1980; Up the Ivory Tower, 1981; Legend of the Sun Child (musical), 1981; The Paper Chase (two-act; based on novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.), 1981; Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down (with music), 1982; Kiddledywinks! (musical), 1983; Melissa and the Magic Nutcracker (musical), 1983; Charlotte's Web (based on book by E. B. White), 1983; A Rose for Emily (based on book of the same title), 1983; A*B*C* (*America Before Columbus), 1984; Beanstalk!, 1985; Penny and the Magic Medallions, 1987; Anne of Green Gables, 1989; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1989; Dorothy Meets Alice (musical), 1990; Stuart Little, 1991; The Trumpet of the Swan, 1992; The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and His Friends, 1993; The Littlest Angel (musical), 1994; The Jungle Book, 1994; Anne of Avonlea, 1997; The Trial of Goldlilocks, 1998; The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf, 1998. Address: Department of Theatre and Dance, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, U.S.A.