A Loving Memory of Michael Allen Mitchell
To the left is the very handsome Michael at the Post Office at Canal Street in the Summer of 1988.
His Works:
Below you will find Michael's Plays, Playbills, One Act Plays, Short Stories and Poetry.
His Life:
Below you will also find Michael's Early Years, Homework, Letters and Photos.
Remembering Michael:
Finally recalling all that was Michael to his parents, Howard and Gloria, his sister Pam, his very dear friends and extended loving family.
Go to TopPlays
So many plays in Chicago, Boston, and New York.
Michael's love was the Theatre. He was not only a great actor and director. But at the core he was also a playwright. Below are his plays. Enjoy revisiting his words and his works!
In The Touring Company, Michael explores the relationships between the cast and crew of a touring play.
The Plays
Performance
A video of a performance.
Watch Michael as he Directs and Performs for GMHC's Annual Holiday Show.
The Performance
Playbills
A wonderful collection of Playbills.
The Playbills are under two categories. The first category is the Playbills that Pam collected as a teenager. The second category is the Playbills in which Michael either performed or worked behind the scenes.
The Playbills
One Act Plays
At the core, his best medium was One Act Plays.
Humorous and thought-provoking one act plays by Michael. All different and very intriguing.
In Closer and Smoother, Michael explores the tentative and yet alluring relationship of Paula and Ross. Both in their early 30's trying to make sense of their well-to-do life. Yes, they do enjoy a nice apartment with beautiful furnishings, but are material items enough for this couple? And yet at the same time, is this a play about wanting more. It is interesting how our Michael explores this very unique couple.
Pam Mitchell has this crazy idea to produce Michael's Visiting Angels; so look out Tony Kushner, the first Angel in America was Michael's (1988)!
The One Act Plays
Short Stories
Wonderful Short Stories written by Michael.
As you read, you will notice that this is another medium Michael excelled in as an artist.
His Love Makes Her Beautiful is a lovely story of something given and suddenly taken away.
The Short Stories
- A Day at the High School
- A United Peace
- An International Incident
- Backstage
- Betty Davis Piece
- Coquette
- The Engagement
- Every Other Inch a Flapper
- The Face I
- The Face II
- The Face III
- The Friend
- From Reel-to-Reel
- The Gallery
- The Girlfriend
- Good-bye Bouboulina
- Good-bye to Tasarkoe Selo
- The Haight Ashbury Tribune
Poetry
Amazingly creative poems by Michael!
Only Michael had the incredible idea to set Gone With The Wind in the form of a poem.
The Poems
- A Poet
- An Attempt at a Shakespearean Monolgue
- Anti-Romantic Remark
- The Ballad of Barbra
- The Blues
- Enduring
- Gone With the Wind
- Gone With the Wind - Part II
- The Greatest Poem Ever Known (Howard Mitchell dedicated this poem to his son Michael.)
- The Hospital
- Now That You're Gone
- Scarlet O'Hara
- Skin Craving the Warm Therapy of this Early Light
Michael's Early Years
In this section you will see all his early works as a youngster.
Here the budding artist in Michael shines through as he draws using Kleenex as a prop. My favorite piece is How the Fox Trick't Them. Michael's attention to detail at such a tender age demonstrates how insightful he was as a child.
Please enjoy the artist Michael.
The Early Years
Homework
The writer in Michael was fine tuned as he completed homework assignments.
See how Michael impressed (and charmed) his teachers with his poems, term papers and creative writing.
The Homework Assignments
Family
Humor was abundant in the Mitchell household and that came through in the cards sent by family members.
Michael dearly loved his mother and father, Howard & Gloria. For their anniversary he wrote a sonnet and for his father, he wrote the poem My Father.
Michael also cherished his Grandmother Lillian and wrote both a sonnet and poem.
Michael expressed his love for family (Parents, Grandmother, Aunt Lila) and friends (Gloria Lappe) by writting them Sonnets; truly he was a troubadour of the heart.
The Cards, Poems & Sonnets
Remembering Michael
This is the section for the rest of the world to remember Michael.
In this section, I opted to put his resumes, because it shows his professional ability to work the 9 to 5 and to continue to perform as artist.
Michael meant the world to his family but also to his dear friends in Chicago, Boston and New York.
He was able to infuse love, laughter and tenderness into the lives of all those who loved him. Even though many years have passed since we lost him; Michael will never ever be forgotten.
The Memories
Photos
A brilliant collection of Michael's photos.
Michael loved being in pictures and taking pictures.
Here you will see Michael with family and friends along with photos he took of his beloved NYC.
His dear friend Gail Specht shot the series Lifeline: Photos of Man With Hickman Catheter.
Please note that on the Photo Galleries you can press on the first photo to enlarge the pictures. Also on the Photo Galleries you must press the back button to come back to the home page.
The Photos
Contact Information
Final Note
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