Sam Kelley Explained

Samuel L Kelley
Birth Date:	23 June 1948
Birth Place:	Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation:	Playwright and Professor
Period:	1970–present

Samuel Lawrence Kelley is an American playwright and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Communication Studies and Africana Studies, State University of New York College at Cortland.^[1] He has also organized the SUNY Cortland Gospel Music Festival since 1985.^[2]

Education

Kelley earned a B.A. in speech and drama from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; M.A. in speech from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; and the MFA in play-writing from the Yale School of Drama.^[3] He also holds a Ph.D. in speech, with a concentration in radio-TV-film, from the University of Michigan.

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'I Have a Dream': The Speech and Personal Reflections . August 2, 2014 . June 25, 2021 . . Cornell University.
2. Web site: Bulletin #5 Oct 25. October 25, 2010 . The Bulletin . SUNY Cortland.
3. Web site: Pil Hill at eta Creative Arts FoundationTheater Review . . 227 . July 2–8, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090721202934/http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/theater/76010/pill-hill-at-eta-creative-arts-foundation-theater-review . July 21, 2009.