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Thomas Dulack (born 1936, Whiting, Indiana), known as Tom Dulack, is an American award-winning playwright, novelist, director, and English professor.[1] His works include Incommunicado, Breaking Legs[2], and Solomon’s Child.[3][4][5]

Novels and plays

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His first professional play, “Solomon's Child,” was held over at the renowned Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before transferring to Broadway. It was then transferred to a French-language production and a television adaptation in Brussels, Belgium. His drama, “Incommunicado,” about Ezra Pound, won the Kennedy Center Award for New American Plays.[6]

“Breaking Legs”[2] had its world premiere with Jack O'Brien directing at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in 1989. It was nominated as best new play by the San Diego Critics Circle. It ran for 447 performances at the Promenade Theatre in New York in 1990-91.[7]

Title Date of Publication Novel/Play
Incommunicado[8] Produced-1989, Published-1998 Play
Friends Like These[1] Play
Breaking Legs[9][10][11][5][12] Produced-1991, Published-1992 Play
Diminished Capacity[13][14] Play
Solomon’s Child[15][16] Play
Nudes Descending Play
The Misanthropes 2014 Novel-as-screenplay
Let Our Children Go![17][18][19][20] 1976 Novel
The Stigmata of Dr. Constantine 1975 Novel
Pork; or, The day I lost the masters 1968 Play
The Vantage Ground 1970 Novel
In Love With Shakespeare: A Literary Memoir 2001 Theatre memoir
The Road to Damascus[21][22] 2015 Novel
The Vantage Ground Novel
1348 1999 Play
Just Deserts Play
End of the Century[22] Play
Shooting Craps[23][7] Play
Francis Play
The Elephant and Mrs. Rossetti Play
My Country and The Road to Damascus Play
Capital Crimes Play
Bright Wings Play
Catherine Play
Miserere October 2024 Novel
A Paradise Lost[24] Play

References

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  1. ^ a b "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  2. ^ a b McCULLOH, T. H. (1996-04-06). "'Breaking Legs' Offers Laughs That Are Bone Deep". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  3. ^ Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (1981-01-02). "STAGE: 'SOLOMON'S CHILD,' CULT PLAY, AT LONG WHARF". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  4. ^ Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (1989-03-03). "Reviews/Theater; Artist or Monster? The Life and Myth of Ezra Pound". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  5. ^ a b Rich, Frank (1991-05-20). "Review/Theater; A Comedy About a Dramatist Courting the Mob". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  6. ^ Richards, David (1989-07-13). "POUND POET IN A CAGE". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  7. ^ a b "Harold Gould Tops Cast of Shooting Craps in L.A., Feb. 2 | Playbill". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  8. ^ Hampton, Wilborn (1995-03-28). "THEATER REVIEW; Ezra Pound, Enigma In a Cage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  9. ^ "Stage review: A lotta laughs in 'Breaking Legs' gags". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  10. ^ Gray, Channing. "Theater Review: Ocean State's riotous 'Legs' lampoons the mob". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  11. ^ Import, N. C. S. (2009-02-05). "Review: 'Breaking Legs'". The Union. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  12. ^ By (1992-10-21). "`BREAKING LEGS' PROVIDES LAME EVENING; EVEN CLASSY COMPANY CAN'T HALT". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  13. ^ Pospisil, Craig (2002). Outstanding Men's Monologues 2001-2002. Dramatists Play Service Inc. ISBN 978-0-8222-1821-0.
  14. ^ "https://pitt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma9963953913406236&context=L&vid=01PITT_INST:01PITT_INST&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=title,exact,St.%20Nicholas,AND&mode=advanc". pitt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  15. ^ Kalem, T. E. (1982-04-19). "Theater: Unholy Flame". TIME. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  16. ^ Gussow, Mel; Times, Special To the New York (1989-03-03). "Reviews/Theater; Artist or Monster? The Life and Myth of Ezra Pound". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  17. ^ Yerburgh, Mark R. (April 1, 1976). "Let Our Children Go". Library Journal. 101 (7): 914. ISSN 0363-0277.
  18. ^ Shupe, Anson D. (1978). "Review of Let Our Children Go!; All God's Children". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 17 (1): 83–85. doi:10.2307/1385441. ISSN 0021-8294.
  19. ^ Bodart, Joni (1976). "Let Our Children Go!". School Library Journal: 98.
  20. ^ Rowley, Peter (1976). "Cultnapping". The Christian Century: 1082.
  21. ^ "Review: The Road to Damascus". HuffPost. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  22. ^ a b Klein, Alvin (1992-10-11). "THEATER; 'End of the Century': A Waiting Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  23. ^ Phillips, Michael (2001-02-05). "'Shooting Craps' Delivers Meager Payoff". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  24. ^ Solís, Jose (2020-02-06). "Review: A 'Paradise Lost' More Dutiful Than Divine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
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