Writer / Dramatist
Member: Playwrights’ Guild of Canada,
Writers’ Guild of Canada
WORKS PRODUCED
(Fourteen Titles 1991-2007
See 2nd/3rd Page Following)
WORKS PUBLISHED
MAD BOY CHRONICLE
Playwrights Canada Press
Winnipeg, July 1996, Nov 1997
EDUCATION
GRADUATE – NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL OF CANADA
Directing and Playwriting, May 1990
HONOURS B.A. UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Theatre and English, June 1987
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
LITERARY MANAGER / ASSISTANT TO
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 1995-1997
Young Peoples Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE, YOUNG PEOPLES THEATRE
Maja Ardal, Artistic Director
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR, SCREWTAPE THEATRE, May 1990
Director/Manager of Screwtape Theatre Canadian Tour
The Last Temptation of Christopher Robin - 1991/92
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ONE YELLOW RABBIT THEATRE
Blake Brooker and Michael Green, Artistic Directors
Denise Clarke, Associate Artist
Calgary, Alberta July-October 1990
GRANTS AWARDED
PROJECT GRANT: Canada Council, 2003
TRAVEL GRANTS, Canada Council 2000, 2001
SHORT-TERM GRANTS, Canada Council, 1992, 1994, 1996
B-GRANT, Canada Council, April 1993
BANFF PLAYWRIGHTS’ COLONY Residence, 1992 1994, 1999
NOMINATIONS
GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S AWARD 1996
Mad Boy Chronicle (Drama)
CHALMERS AWARD 1994
A Christmas Carol (TYA)
DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS
Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case (Lyrics)
Oliver Twist - 1997
A Christmas Carol – 1994
Theatre and Radio Works 1991-2007
(Sources and Key Productions)
(*Denotes Works-in-Progress)
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Dramatic Work |
Source |
Key Productions |
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OLIVER TWIST Prod: Dec 2007 |
Charles Dickens |
ATP; Dir: Bob White |
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TREASURE ISLAND Prod: Dec 2005 |
R.L. Stevenson |
ATP; Dir: Bob White |
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THE INVISIBLE MAN Prem: 2006 |
H.G. Wells |
The Shaw Festival; Dir: Neil Munro |
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FIVE LITTLE STONES* |
Original (wkshp) |
National Arts Centre; Dir: Eda Holmes |
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HEARTS OF THE WORLD |
Original |
CBC Radio; World Play Series Prod: James Roy |
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Winter’s Tales, Ep. 1: Someone Just for Me |
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CBC Radio; Prod: Greg Sinclair |
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RESTITUTION: An Irish-Canadian Rhapsody Prem: Jan 2004 |
Original |
Factory Theatre; Dir: Sarah Stanley |
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THE MIRACLE MAN* 2nd Public Workshop A Musical, with Allen Cole Sept 2003, (Nov 2000-present) |
Frank L. Packard |
CanStage; Dir: Eda Holmes |
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THE AFRICAN SAFARI PAPERS Airing: Autumn 2003 TBA |
Robert Sedlack |
CBC Radio Drama; Prod: Greg Sinclair; Recorded 2003 (TBA) |
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THE BLIND ASSASSIN Aired: Apr/May 2003 |
Margaret Atwood |
CBC Radio Drama; Prod: Ann Jansen; Recorded: Feb. 2002 |
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THE HANDMAID’S TALE Aired: August 2002 |
Margaret Atwood |
CBC Radio Drama; Prod: Ann Jansen; Recorded: June 2002 |
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HARD TIMES Prod: May 2000 |
Charles Dickens |
National Arts Centre; Dir: Marti Maraden |
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SHORES OF WONDER Aired: Apr 2000/Nov 2001 |
Original |
CBC Radio Drama; Prod: Sally Han |
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TREASURE ISLAND Prod: Nov 1999 |
R.L. Stevenson |
Young Peoples Theatre; Dir: Alison Sealy-Smith |
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OLIVER TWIST Prod: Apr 1998 |
Charles Dickens |
Young Peoples Theatre; Dir: Maja Ardal |
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THE BARBER OF SEVILLE! Musical with John Millard Prod: March 1996 |
Beaumarchais & Rossini |
Theatre Colombus; Dir: Leah Cherniak |
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MAD BOY CHRONICLE Prem: Feb 1995 Prod: June 2001 Prod: June 1997 Prod: Dec 1997 |
Original/Shakespeare & Norse Sagas |
Pilgrimage Theatre; Los Angeles CA Kingston Summer Festival; Dir: Peter Hinton Trinity Repertory; Providence RI |
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FREAKS Prem: Mar 1994 |
Tod Browning |
National Arts Centre; Dir: Michael Mackenzie |
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Prem: Nov 1993 Prod: May 1994 |
Charles Dickens |
Young Peoples Theatre; Dir: Maja Ardal Young PeoplesTheatre; Dir: Kyra Harper |
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THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Prem: Apr 1991 Summer 1991 Fringe Tour Prod: May 1992 |
Original |
National Arts Centre; Dir: Michael Mackenzie Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, and LSPU Hall, St Johns, Nfld Theatre Centre, Toronto; Dir: Michael Mackenzie |