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Daniel DuPlantis Scripts

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00038

Scope and Contents

This collection spans 0.5 linear feet and includes scripts written by Daniel DuPlantis between the years 1979 and 2000. The scripts are stage plays (with the exception of one teleplay) and are all set in the Southern United States, predominantly south Louisiana.

Dates

  • 1979-2000, undated

Creator

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical Note

Daniel DuPlantis attended Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. As a student, his play "Throw Me Something, Mr. God" was awarded the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award, which honors outstanding work from student playwrights of African or Diasporan descent. DuPlantis has also been awarded the Julie Harris Playwright Award from Jackson State University ("Tennessee's Rose," 1999; "The Bayou Merchant," 2000) and first prize for an original theatrical play in the Onassis International Cultural Competition ("Past tenses ever present," 2001).

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Sensitive Materials Statement

This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.

Creator

Title
Daniel DuPlantis Scripts
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621