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s. Wolk wrote two plays with Camera Obscura, a theatre company based in Jamestown, New York, that were performed during the 1970s at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. The first, ''Oracles'', is based in

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and was produced in 1973. The second, ''Maldoror'', is based on Comte de Lautreaumont's ''

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'' and was produced in 1974. Camera Obscura also took ''Oracles'' on tour in Europe in 1973 and ''Maldoror'' on tour in Europe in 1974. He has also directed theatre, including plays at the

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, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. In 1989, Wolk won a Writers Guild of America Award for writing the ''

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'' (1992) * ''Kiss and Tell'' (1996) * ''All Lies End in Murder'' (1997) * ''Alibi'' (1997) * ''The Defenders: Payback'' (1997) * ''The Defenders: Choice of Evils'' (1998) * ''The Defenders: Taking the First'' (1998) * ''Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story'' (1999) * '' Deliberate Intent'' (2000) * '' A Town Without Christmas'' (2001) * '' The Christmas Shoes'' (2002) * '' Finding John Christmas'' (2003) * ''

When Angels Come to Town ''When Angels Come to Town '' is a 2004 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Tammy Blanchard, Peter Falk, and Katey Sagal. It first aired on CBS. The film is a second sequel to the 2001 television fil ...

'' (2004) * '' Pizza My Heart'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Bluff City Law'' (2019) * ''

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References

External links

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Wolk's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections
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