Requests &
Testimonials
concerning plays by G.L. Horton
I was very pleased to run across your website. I hope you don't
mind that I am emailing regarding your literary magazine, Eye
on the Denver Scene, rather than for stage and drama. I am a librarian
and the editor of the litmag Bathtub Gin, and am working on an
author index for literary magazines from the 1960s and 70s. "Eye"
is one of the magazines I'm considering for my project. My question
is: How many issues of Eye were produced? Through library catalogs
I have been able to find three issues (October 1963, November
1963 and January 1964). Were any more produced beyond those three?
If not, then I'll easily be able to index the complete run of
the magazine based on the holdings here at the Lilly Library and
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Any information you could
pass along would be greatly appreciated. --Christopher Harter,
Lilly
Library, Indiana University (12/02/04)
GLH replies: To tell you the truth, I don't remember. I
think I have a copy of each issue in a cardboard box somewhere--
I'll look around. If I find any issues beyond what you have,
I will let you know. It SEEMS as if we did put out more issues,
but..... it was a long time ago.
I am a first year drama student at San Jose State University
attempting to perform a duo scene in drama class. While searching
the Internet for a two-female scene from a full-length play, I
came upon your play, Under
Siege a.k.a. Choices. I enjoyed reading the first act and
would very much like to read the rest of the play. I would appreciate
it if you would be so kind as to e-mail the play to me. I look
forward to performing a scene with my partner in drama class.
--SB (11/10/04)
I teach high school English as a Second Language at Ottumwa,
Iowa. The majority of my 68 students are Hispanic, with the exception
of one Albanian, one Bosnian, and two Laotian students. Recently,
my students have become enamored with the idea of putting on plays
in class. I came upon your list of one-act plays, and I think
they're perfect for my students, divided into groups, to make
choices from in terms of which of the plays each of their groups
would like to undertake. I have told them that they can work within
their groups to memorize their lines, develop their costumes,
and perform their play for the class, all with my assistance,
of course. Then the class is to decide which of the performances
should be given for the whole school. The "whole school"
production means that my students will present a limited number
of the plays (likely two or three) for the whole high school,
free of charge, of course. The benefits I see coming from these
productions are that they will give the nonnative English speakers
positive notoriety within the school, they will spur the students
to WANT to work with English, and they will aid in uniting the
students in their joint effort to pull their group into the limelight
of the school. And that doesn't even consider the real fun they
will have in doing it. I am in hopes that our using your plays
free-of-charge will meet with your approval. I certainly know
that my kids in class are looking forward to your reply, as am
I. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. --BK (11/01/04)
Hi, I am taking basic directing this semster at Ramapo College
of New Jersey and I came upon your site, read some of your short
plays and wanted to know if it was okay for me to do a production
of one. Either Dream
Music, or Skinny
Teeth. I thought Dream Music was awesome and I would love
to use it with your permission. —KN (09/21/04)
I'm a member of the Hendrick Hudson Speech team. While searching
for a piece to perform I stumbled across your wonderful monologue
"Oh Baby, Baby"
it would be my honor if you would grant me permission to perform
your piece during the course of the forensic year. You would recieve
full credit for your work at every tournment I attend. Thank you
so much for your time. —GC (09/20/04)
I would like to use the monologue Oh
Baby! for a performance at a charity event in Angel Fire,
New Mexico. The Charity is raising money for a pool to be distributed
among local community charities. All proceeds for the charge (which
includes dinner) will go to the charity, an organization called
Moreno Valley Angels. We are wrapping up 7 weeks of special fund
raising to benefit more than 10 local nonprofits. I would greatly
appreciate approval to use your great script for this, and it
would be very helpful if it were free of charge. Please contact
me as soon as possible. The dinner is in two weeks and I have
been searching for a fun monologue of the right length for days.
Yours is perfect! —KM (09/13/04)
I am a senior at MacArthur High School and a theater production
student. I need to direct a 10 minute play for part of my coursework
and am interested in your plays. I looked over a lot of them and
really liked both Autumn
and Deus Ex Machina.
I would like permission to use one of these plays, thank you for
your consideration. —AW (08/28/04)
Dear Geralyn, Thanks for: *Good Blood and High Standards, a play
I would gladly listen to again; *Including me in on the trip to
see Eliza's play, which I was glad to see; *Your company and comments
about theatre during the trip, which - as always - were interesting
and edifying. --ML (08/19/04)
I'm an English as a Second Language teacher in Chicago and I
was wondering if my class may perform one or more of your plays
during classroom activities? The performance will in no way be
public but only for the benefit of pronunciation, expression and
gesturing practice in the classroom. I really enjoyed these plays
and I think my students will as well. —JMC (04/30/04)
I just saw the video of Snakes
& Ladders. It is a great thing. Do more videos. When you submit
your plays they can see for themselves if you do more video. You
should play the part of the lady
on the train and put a piece of it on your website. I just
know it would not only show your writing talent, but You, as a
very talented actor. Her need to be safe, her reaching out to
this reporter--I really love it. To Be Safe is such a universal
theme. Most people don't really even know that is what they really
want: the need to take risks and the need to be safe. —NP (03/05/04)
Thanks so much for the quick reply! I thought it might be a shot
in the dark to email you, and was so pleasantly surprised to see
your reply today. I wanted to let you know that Under
Siege arrived safely via email. I can't wait to read it! Please
let me know in the future when there is another production of
this play. I would love to see it! —HA (02/19/04)
Hi! I am a B-Tec performing arts second, and I have chosen to
do a study on your play Deus
Ex Machina, and I was wondering if you would be able to send
me any information you have on it like: When it was first produced,
When it was first performed, Who starred in the first performance,
A synopsis of the piece, Any character definitions that the characters
may have, and any other information you think might help me with
my project. Any information you will be able to provide would
be most useful. —AS (02/03/04)
Firstly may I just say I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your
work. You truly have created some wonderful characters. I would
like to ask if I could use one of your Monologues for an audition
I have in March. I am considering one from 'Under
Seige' or 'Just trying to be friendly'. It would be wonderful
if I could read the entire plays. —NP (01/30/04)
I am a Second Year student at Greenwich University in London
studying Drama and English. I am contacting you as the President
of the university's Drama Society to ask permission to stage one
of your plays. I am very interested in directing Cast
Spell as I found it very enjoyable to read and think it would
be very good in performance. I would be very grateful if you could
confirm whether we could stage this in a small production at the
university. —JD (01/30/04)
I am writing in regards to the plays posted on your website.
I would like to use one or more monologues from the work Under
Siege, for an up and coming audition. The characters in that
particular work were a joy to get to know. I request that you
allow me to use these monologues for my audition. Thank You! —SP (01/08/04)
I would like to ask your permission to read one of Maria's monologues
in Under Siege for an audition.
Thank you for great plays like this one! —JC (01/05/04)
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