{"id":1432,"date":"2011-11-10T12:44:29","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T19:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2018-07-05T09:56:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:56:02","slug":"jackson-richard-eugene-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"JACKSON, RICHARD EUGENE, 1941-"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playwright; theatre director;\u00a0university professor of dramatic arts. Born– February 25, 1941, Helena, Ark. Parents– Howard L. and Edna (Warren) Jackson. Education– Memphis State University, B.S., 1963; Kent State University, M.A., 1964; Southern Illinois University, Ph.D., 1971. Taught high school in Antwerp, Ohio, 1964-1965; taught at Wisconsin State University in Eau Claire, 1967-1968; San Francisco State University, 1968-1970; University of South Alabama, 1971-2003, chair, Department of Dramatic Arts, 1978-2003.\u00a0\u00a0Author and director of many local and university theater productions. Member, American Alliance of Theatre and Education; Association for Theatre in Higher Education; Dramatists Guild; Alabama Theatre League.\u00a0 Awards:\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service national award, 1979, 1980; first alternate, O’Neill Playwriting Contest, 1973; Arts and Sciences Faculty Award, University of South Alabama, 1992-93.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemporary Authors online.<\/p>\n

University of South Alabama website.<\/p>\n

Publications (Plays):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Adventures of Peter Cottontail. Denver; Pioneer Drama Service, 1981.<\/p>\n

Animal Krackers. Denver; Pioneer Drama Service, 1983.<\/p>\n

Amazing Grace and her Jellybean Tree.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1995.<\/p>\n

Arnold.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1985.<\/p>\n

Babes in Toyland.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1987.<\/p>\n

Boogie Man Rock.\u00a0 Baker’s Plays, 1984.<\/p>\n

The Brave Little Tailor.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1991.<\/p>\n

Brer Rabbit’s Big Secret.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1979.<\/p>\n

Christmas Crisis at Mistletoe Mesa.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1987.<\/p>\n

Christmas with the Three Bears.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1990.<\/p>\n

Coffee Pott and the Wolf Man. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1982.<\/p>\n

The Crazy Paper Caper. Elgin, Ill.; Performance Publishing, 1976.<\/p>\n

The Creepy Castle Hassle. Elgin, Ill.; Performance Publishing, 1975.<\/p>\n

The Creepy Crawlers.\u00a0 Franklin, OH:\u00a0 Eldridge Publishing Co., 1994.<\/p>\n

The Dancing Snowman. Denver; Pioneer Drama Service, 1989.<\/p>\n

Eight Plays for Youth. New York; P. Lang, 1991.<\/p>\n

Ferdinand and the Dirty Knight. Denver; Pioneer Drama Service, 1968.<\/p>\n

A Golden Fleecing. Denver; Pioneer Drama Service, 1980.<\/p>\n

Goofus and Doofus.\u00a0 Eldridge Publishing Company, 1995.<\/p>\n

The Hatfields and the McFangs.\u00a0 Performance Publishing, 1982.<\/p>\n

Hospital Hijinx.\u00a0 Eldridge Publishing Company, 1994.<\/p>\n

The Hunting of the Snark.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1987.<\/p>\n

The Inn-Spectre. Elgin, Ill.; Performance Publishing, 1983.<\/p>\n

The Invasion of the Killer Carrotts. Elgin, Ill.; Performance Publishing, 1983.<\/p>\n

Lindy.\u00a0 Performance Publishing, 1981.<\/p>\n

Little Red Riding Wolf. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1973.<\/p>\n

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. Denver; Pioneer Drama Services, 1988.<\/p>\n

The Little Mermaid.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1991.<\/p>\n

Peter and the Wolf.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1993.<\/p>\n

Peter Pan in Neverland.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1991.<\/p>\n

Pinocchio; a 2-Act Musical Play. Schulenburg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1985.<\/p>\n

Popeye the Sailor.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1984.<\/p>\n

The Princess and the Goblin. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1983.<\/p>\n

Rag Dolls. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1981.<\/p>\n

Rock ‘n’ Roll Santa.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1990.<\/p>\n

Rumpelstiltskin is My Name. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1977.<\/p>\n

Secret Garden.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1992.<\/p>\n

School for Nerds. Denver; Pioneer Drama Services, 1989.<\/p>\n

The Sleeping Beauty. Denver; Pioneer Drama Service, 1976.<\/p>\n

Snowballs and Grapevines.\u00a0 Published in Dekalb Literary Journal, 1976.<\/p>\n

Snowhite and the Space Gwarfs.\u00a0 Pioneer Drama Service, 1980.<\/p>\n

Song of Hiawatha. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1988.<\/p>\n

Superkid. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1980.<\/p>\n

Switcheroo.\u00a0 Eldridge Publishing Company, 1995.<\/p>\n

Triple Play. Chicago; Dramatic Publishing, 1974.<\/p>\n

Unidentified Flying Reject. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1982.<\/p>\n

Who Can Fix the Dragon’s Wagon. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1973.<\/p>\n

Wild Pecos Bill.\u00a0 Eldridge Publishing Company, 1995.<\/p>\n

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; a Two-Act Play. Schulenberg, Tex.; I. E. Clark, 1977.<\/p>\n

You’re a Grand Old Flag.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1992.<\/p>\n

Joint author;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bumper Snickers.\u00a0 I. E. Clark, 1978.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Biography: Playwright; theatre director;\u00a0university professor of dramatic arts. Born– February 25, 1941, Helena, Ark. Parents– Howard L. and Edna (Warren) Jackson. Education– Memphis State University, B.S., 1963; Kent State University, M.A., 1964; Southern Illinois University, Ph.D., 1971. Taught high school in Antwerp, Ohio, 1964-1965; taught at Wisconsin State University in Eau Claire, 1967-1968; San Francisco […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-authors","category-j-l"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8353,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/8353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}