Jeff Barker Plays
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Jeff Barker was raised in Mendota, Illinois. He wrote
and produced his first play while in undergraduate school at Greenville
College. He went on to earn an M.A. at Northern Illinois University and
an M.F.A. at University of South Dakota. While in graduate school, he
studied playwriting under Dr. S. Alan Chesler and Dr. Kenn Robbins.
Since 1988, he and his wife Karen have held professorships in
acting and directing at Northwestern College, where Mr. Barker is also
playwright in residence. He has over thirty produced plays to his
credit, including Kin, which won the Iowa Playwright's Competition in
2002. September Bears, his 9/11-based play appeared off-Broadway in
2003. Jeff and Karen have
three children and make their home in Orange City, Iowa.
Links:
CITA (Christians In Theatre Arts)
Playwrights on the Web-an international
database of playwrights & their websites, offering production &
publishing opportunities
Northwestern College
Northwestern College Theatre
Story and Worship Blog
On this page you'll find descriptions of plays written by award-winning playwright, Jeff Barker, accompanied with either the script of the play or an address of where the script may be obtained. These plays are available for production. See individual scripts for information about rights and royalties.
Full-Length Scripts
Kin
And God Said
Unspoken for Time
That Bamboozler, Scapin!
One-Act Scripts
Sioux Center Sudan
September Bears
David and Goliath
When Scott Comes Home
Elisha
Code Blue
The Final Approach of Flight 232
Word Against Word
Worship Dramas
Sioux Center Sudan
September Bears
And God Said
David and Goliath
When Scott Comes Home
Elisha
Cross Purposes
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Pottery Class
The Perfect Christmas Carol
The Woodworker's Dream
The Old Red Car
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Tepsember
Grandma's Trip
Johannas and Netti
Ancient
Israelite Dramas
And God Said
David and Goliath
Elisha