Ed Shockley Biography (1957-)

Full name, Edgar Jay Shockley III; born January 26, 1957, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Edgar Jay and Alice L. Shockley. Addresses: HOME--Brooklyn, NY. OFFICE--1637 Wharton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146.

Ed Shockey shared these thoughts with CTFT: "Language is humankind's greatestinvention. It is the foundation of science, math and philosophy and our onlyhope to escape disaster."

Nationality: American
Birth Details: January 26, 1957; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
Lion, The Wiz, Langston Hughes Centre, Seattle, WA.
Ross, Spell Number Seven, Theatre Center, Philadelphia.
John, The Liar's Contest, Walt Whitman Center, Camden, NJ.
man number one, Frum Okra to Greens, Barnard College, New York City.
guard, Cenci/Bardo, Washington Square Church, New York City.
Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
W.W. Jefferson, Mumbo Jumbo, ZBS Foundation.
principal, Silo (Tall Is Best).

Tecumsa, Unsung Heroes (Episode One), Goldman Sound.
Writings;PLAYS
Bedlam Moon, Walnut Street Studio Theatre, Philadelphia.
The Playground (music by Rico Bimbiri), Madrona Center, Seattle.
(with James McBride) All Roads Lead Home, Theatre Center, Philadelphia.
The Strange Career of John Hopewell, Black Spectrum Theatre, New York City.
The Liar's Contest, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Walt Whitman Center, Camden, NJ, and Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.
Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues (also known as A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith), Frank Silvera Writers Workshop, New York City, Kuumba Theatre and Ivanhoe Theatre, both Chicago, Theatre Center, Philadelphia, and Arena Players, Baltimore.
Also, The Stalking Horse. Also author of unproduced plays, including "Merlin & Vivien"; "Metamorphosis"; "The Bridge"; "The Bottom"; "Badman"; "afterpiece"; "The Box"; "The Gypsy Wagon"; "A Colored Corner of Hell."
Writings;SCREENPLAYS
The Corsairs, Black Spectrum Films.

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