Looking for Canadian biogrpahical dramas

[Brian Morton]

Sure - But if you want to REALLY have fun try Ken Gass' WINTER OFFENSIVE..

LOL

Brian Morton

PS - I too have written bio plays on John McCrae and the actress Julia
Arthur.  :-)   Not published or produced alas...

On 11/2/13, David Ferry <appledor at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> And just for fun....how about Bryan Wade's "Blitzreig"?
>
> Daf
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> David Ferry
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>> On Nov 2, 2013, at 6:15 PM, Wes Pearce <Wes.Pearce at UREGINA.CA> wrote:
>>
>> It's an increasingly complex list but the pragmatic question is how many
>> are still in print or otherwise easily available for use in the classroom?
>>  And yes, I'm being rhetorical and do not need responses.
>>
>> Wes
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 2, 2013, at 1:51 PM, "Matt Jones <mf.jones at MAIL.UTORONTO.CA>"
>>> <mf.jones at MAIL.UTORONTO.CA> wrote:
>>>
>>> Also, David Fennario, The Death of René Levesque.
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>> On 2013-11-02 2:06 PM, "Don Rubin" <drubin at yorku.ca> wrote:
>>>> didn't someone do a play on joey smallwood at some point?
>>>>
>>>> and how about george ryga's paracelsus?
>>>>
>>>> don rubin
>>>>
>>>>> On 2013-10-30 5:51 PM, Day, Moira wrote:
>>>>> Tecumseh by Charles Mair
>>>>> On 2013-10-30, at 3:51 PM, Julie Salverson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Two more by Sharon Pollock:  Walsh, and The Komagata Maru Incident
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "We are all jokers: We will survive our problems."  Jean-Luc Godard
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dr. Julie Salverson
>>>>>> Department of Drama
>>>>>> Queen's University
>>>>>> Kingston, Ontario
>>>>>> Canada
>>>>>> K7L 3N6
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:*Canadian Theatre Research [CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA] on behalf
>>>>>> of Day, Moira [moira.day at USASK.CA]
>>>>>> *Sent:*Wednesday, October 30, 2013 5:46 PM
>>>>>> *To:*CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA <mailto:CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA>
>>>>>> *Subject:*Re: Looking for Canadian biogrpahical dramas
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Tony,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll probably think of even more later but Riel, The Trial of Louis
>>>>>> Riel and The Crime of Louis Riel all by John Coulter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Moira
>>>>>> On 2013-10-30, at 3:10 PM, Annie Gibson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Tony,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here are a few more!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Annie Mae's Movement by Yvette Nolan
>>>>>>> Einstein's Gift by Vern Thiessen
>>>>>>> Flying on Her Own by Charlie Rhindress
>>>>>>> How Do I Love Thee? by Florence Gibson MacDonald
>>>>>>> In the Freedom of Dreams: The Story of Nelson Mandela by Michael
>>>>>>> Miller (TYA)
>>>>>>> Living Curiosities, or What You Will by Mary Vingoe
>>>>>>> The Duchess by Linda Griffiths
>>>>>>> The Blue Light by Mieko Ouchi
>>>>>>> Oil & Water by Robert Chafe
>>>>>>> Red Emma by Carol Bolt
>>>>>>> Rick: The Rick Hansen Story by Dennis Foon (TYA)
>>>>>>> Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe
>>>>>>> The Oxford Roof Climber's Rebellion by Stephen Massicotte
>>>>>>> Moving Pictures by Sharon Pollock
>>>>>>> Angel's Trumpet by Sharon Pollock
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Take care,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Annie
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Annie Gibson
>>>>>>> Publisher
>>>>>>> Playwrights Canada Press Ltd.
>>>>>>> Phone: 416-703-0013
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 4:13 PM, T. Berto<aberto at uoguelph.ca
>>>>>>> <mailto:aberto at uoguelph.ca>>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Hello Candram:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Wondering if you could help. I'm trying to put together a
>>>>>>>     reading list of Canadian biographical dramas for a first year
>>>>>>>     course. That is plays that are based on real person(s) from
>>>>>>> history.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     I have a few but would love to get more. Here's what I've come
>>>>>>>     up with off the top of my head.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Bill Bishop goes to war - Eric Peterson
>>>>>>>     Walsh - Sharon Pollock
>>>>>>>     It's all true - Jason Sherman
>>>>>>>     His Greatness - Daniel MacIvor
>>>>>>>     The Golden Thug - Edward Roy
>>>>>>>     Cavafy
>>>>>>>     Pasolini/Pelosi/
>>>>>>>     /Capote at Yado/
>>>>>>>     /In WhichPier Paolo Pasolini
>>>>>>>     <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Paolo_Pasolini>Sees His Own
>>>>>>>     Death in the Face of a Boy
>>>>>>>     My Night With Tennessee
>>>>>>>     More Divine
>>>>>>>     The Emotionalists - all by Sky Gilbert
>>>>>>>     Alien Creature: A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alien_Creature:_A_Visitation_from_Gwendolyn_MacEwen&action=edit&redlink=1>
>>>>>>>     Maggie and Pierre - Linda Griffiths
>>>>>>>     Detaining Mr. Trotsky
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Detaining_Mr._Trotsky&action=edit&redlink=1>byRobert
>>>>>>>     Fothergil
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Fothergill_%28playwright%29&action=edit&redlink=1>l
>>>>>>>     The Palace at the End - Judith Thompson
>>>>>>>     Angelique
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angelique_%28play%29&action=edit&redlink=1>byLorena
>>>>>>>     Lillian Gale
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lorena_Lillian_Gale&action=edit&redlink=1>[
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_plays_%28A-F%29#cite_note-41>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Dr. T. Berto
>>>>>>>     School of English and Theatre Studies,
>>>>>>>     University of Guelph.
>>>>>>>     aberto at uoguelph.ca <mailto:aberto at uoguelph.ca>
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