Thomas Babe

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Thomas Babe
Born	March 13, 1941 Buffalo, New York
Died	6 December 2000 Stamford, Connecticut
Occupation	Playwright, screenwriter

Thomas Babe (born March 13, 1941 in Buffalo, New York) was an American playwright, writing mainly during the mid 70s and 80s. He was the son of Thomas James and Ruthina (nee Lossie) Babe. He died of lung cancer on December 6, 2000, in a hospice in Stamford, Connecticut. He was 59.

Babe's work brought together many elements of American history and cultural mythology. He was fascinated by the concept of the traditional hero figure - and the reality behind it. Strained family relationships often featured - specifically focusing on fathers and daughters, love and individual rights. These themes come together in Babe's 1977 play A Prayer for My Daughter.

Babe was one of a group of 70s US playwrights who laid the ground for the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Aaron Sorkin. Like David Mamet and Sam Shepard his plays contain half-crazed but intelligent, articulate characters. Darker passions of the human soul feature strongly.^{[citation needed]}

1 Plays
2 Screenplays
3 Radio Plays
4 Television

[edit] Plays

The Pageant of Awkward Shadows, Harvard College Theater, Cambridge, MA, 1963
Kid Champion, Public Theater, New York City, 1974
Mojo Candy, Yale Cabaret, New Haven, CT, 1975
Rebel Women, Public Theater, 1976
Billy Irish, Manhattan Theater Club, New York City, 1976
A Prayer for My Daughter, Public Theater, 1978
Great Solo Town, Yale Cabaret, 1977
Fathers and Sons, Public Theater, 1978
Taken in Marriage, Public Theater, 1979
Salt Lake City Skyline, Public Theater, 1980
When We Were Very Young, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980
Buried Inside Extra, Public Theater, 1984
Planet Fires, Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, NY, 1985
Carrying School Children, Theatre for the New City, New York City, 1987
Demon Wine, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1987