Michael Bigelow Dixon
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PUBLISHED PLAYS

The Zoo Farce, by Jon Jory and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Stage Partners, 2019.
Alice in Winter Wonderland, by Janet Allard and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Stage Partners, 2019.
Sweeney Todd: On the Razor's Edge, by Jon Jory and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Playscripts, Inc., New York, 2019.
My Mother#*^%#! College Life, conceived by Jon Jory, created by Brooke Jennett and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL, 2017.
​Shakespeare in Mind, conceived by Michael Bigelow Dixon, Dramatic Publishing, Woodstock, IL, 2015
​A Christmas Carol, adapted by Janet Allard, Michael Bigelow Dixon, and Commonweal Theatre  Company, Playscripts, Inc., New York, 2009.
Vrooommm! by Janet Allard conceived by Janet Allard and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Samuel French, NY, 2008.
Little Pezidents, Michael Bigelow Dixon and Val Smith, Humana Festival 2002, Smith and Kraus, Lyme, NH   2002.
The League of Semi-Super Heroes, Val Smith and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Ten-Minute Plays, Vol. 4 from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Samuel French, NY,
           1997; also, Dramatics, September 1997.
Breaking the Chain, Michael Bigelow Dixon and Valerie Smith, Ten-Minute Plays:  Vol. 3 from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Samuel French, NY, 1995.
Help Wanted, Valerie Smith and Michael Bigelow Dixon, Dramatics, Educational Theatre Association, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.
The Problem-Solver, Valerie Smith and Michael Bigelow Dixon, More Ten-Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Samuel French, 1991.
Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Michael Bigelow Dixon, Valerie Smith, Diane King, Samuel French, NY, 1991.
Big Trouble:  Six 10-Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville (including: Blind Alleys, Clean, Some More Than Others, The Shack Attack, The Pick-Up and E=mc2), Michael Bigelow Dixon and Valerie Smith, I.E. Clark, Schulenberg, TX, 1990.  Now available at Dramatic Publishing Company,
          Woodstock, IL.
Pecos Bill Rides Again!, Michael Bigelow Dixon, Valerie Smith and Art Yelton, Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, IL, 1989.
Aprés Opera, Michael Bigelow Dixon and Valerie Smith, 25 Ten-Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Samuel French, NY, 1989;
​          Dramatics, 1989.
Tales from the Arabian Nights, Michael Bigelow Dixon and Jan Cole, I. E. Clark Publishers, Schulenberg, TX, 1985. Now available at Dramatic Publishing
          Company, Woodstock, IL.
Striking Out!, Michael Bigelow Dixon and Valerie Smith, Anchorage Press, LA, 1983.  Now available at Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, IL.
Bits & Bytes, Jerry Patch, Michael Bigelow Dixon and Diane King, Pioneer Drama Service, CO, 1983.

TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS OF PLAYS

Second Lives, Cable TV, SCR/Videovision Production, Sponsored by Pacific Bell Telephone, 1985.
Finding Home, Cable TV, SCR/Dimension Cable Services Production, Sponsored by Foundation for Community Service Cable TV, 1984.
Striking Out!, Cable TV, SCR/Times Mirror Cable TV Production, 1983.
The Fate of My Joy, PBS, Carolina Playmakers and WUNC-TV Production, 1977.

PLAYWRITING AWARDS   

Drama-Logue Award for Aprés Opera (with Val Smith), produced by Theatre Geo, LA, 1995.
ACE (National Award for Cable TV Excellence) for Finding Home video production, 1985.
Pioneer Drama Service, Publisher’s Award––Best New Play of 1983 for Bits & Bytes.
Brownbrokers Award, Brown University, Mainstage  production: The Play Without the Play, 1974.

PLAYWRITING: EQUITY AND MAJOR PRODUCTIONS

Little Pezidents (short one-act)                               Humana Festival                                    2002
League of Semi-Super Heroes (w V.S.)                    Actors Theatre of Louisville          1996
Help Wanted (with Val Smith)                              Actors Theatre of Louisville                 1992
Breaking the Chain (w/ V. Smith)                          Actors Theatre of Louisville               1991
The Problem-Solver (w/ V. Smith)                         LucyFest (Comedy Festival) NY      1991
The Pick-Up (w/ V. Smith)                                   Actors Theatre of Louisville                   1989
E=mc2 (w/ V. Smith)                                          Actors Theatre of Louisville                       1988
Clean (w/ V. Smith)                                            Actors Theatre of Louisville                        1988
The Shack Attack (w/ V. Smith)                            Actors Theatre of Louisville                 1987
Aprés Opera (w/ V. Smith)                                    ATL tour to Krakow, Poland                 1987
                                                                                        Actors Theatre of Louisville                    1986
Blind Alleys (w/ V. Smith)                                   Actors Theatre of Louisville                    1986
Pecos Bill Rides Again!(w/ V. Smith and Art Yelton)           Alley Theatre                     1985
Finding Home (w/ J. Patch and D. King)   South Coast Repertory (Revival)             1995
                                                                                     Sundance Children’s Theatre                    1995
                                                                                     Atlanta Children’s Theatre                         1985
                                                                                     Alley Theatre                                                    1984
Tales from the Arabian Nights (w/ Jan Cole)           Indiana Rep. Theatre                    1993
                                                                                                      Alley Theatre                                   1984
Second Lives (w/ V. Smith)                                         South Coast Rep Tour                       1984
Bits & Bytes (w/ J. Patch and D. King)                  Just Off-Broadway Theatre              1984
                                                                                              South Coast Repertory                        1983
The Fitness Game (w/ J. Patch and M. Silversher)    South Coast Rep  (Revival)     1996
            (w/ J. Patch and M.Kabinov)                     South Coast Repertory                          1983
Live Tonight:  Emma Goldman                             Indiana Repertory Theatre                  1981
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde                                       Carolina Playmakers                                   1979
The Fate of My Joy                                             Carolina Playmakers                                       1977
That’s the Spirit                                                 Playmaker Rep. Theatre Tour                      1976
The Play Without the Play                            Brownbrokers/Brown U.                                1973
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  • About
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    • College/University Faculty
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  • Publications
    • Book: Breaking from Realism
    • Articles
    • Books, Monographs, Journals Edited
  • Breaking from Realism: Workshops
  • Evil Genius: Monsters on Stage
  • Headspace Theatre & From the Neck Up Acting Company
  • Children's Books
  • Ultra Photography Portfolio