Samuel Lawrence Kelley is an American playwright and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies and Africana Studies,

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. He has also organized the SUNY Cortland Gospel Music Festival since 1985.

Education

Kelley earned a B.A. in speech and drama from the

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest public college or university in the state of Arkansas. UAPB is part of the University of ...

; M.A. in speech from the

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at Fayetteville; and the MFA in play-writing from the

Yale School of Drama The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in e ...

. He also holds a Ph.D. in speech, with a concentration in radio-TV-film, from the

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Works

Plays

*'' Pill Hill'' *Habeas Corpus *The Blue Vein Society *Faith, Hope and Charity: The Story of Mary McLeod Bethune *Thruway Diaries *Beautiful Game *A Hero For McBride *White Chocolate *Retirement Blues *No Hidin' Place *God Is My Witness

References

External links

* http://www2.cortland.edu/bulletin/issues/bulletin-10-11/bulletin-5-oct-25.dot * http://www.wix.com/juliotorressantana/sams-plays * http://web.cortland.edu/gospelchoir/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Sam 1946 births Living people University of Arkansas alumni University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumni Yale School of Drama alumni University of Michigan alumni State University of New York faculty