Looking for Canadian biogrpahical dramas

[David Ferry]

Right you are...Kevin Noble was JOEY in Rising Tide's production of same...went on National tour.

Daf

David Ferry
Appledore Productions
416 433 5826
appledor at sympatico.ca
davidferry.workbooklive.com


> On Nov 3, 2013, at 1:44 PM, "Jenny Munday" <jmunday at MTA.CA> wrote:
> 
> Lorne Pardy was the actor in The Only Living Father - toured with Mulgrave Road
> Theatre - and perhaps in a production in Stephenville - and possibly St John's?
> 
> 
> Quoting David Ferry <appledor at SYMPATICO.CA>:
> 
>> I think it was Kevin Noble as Smallwood.
>> 
>> David Ferry
>> Appledore Productions
>> 416 433 5826
>> appledor at sympatico.ca
>> davidferry.workbooklive.com
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 2, 2013, at 2:20 PM, James Dugan <jdugan at UCALGARY.CA> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The late Tom Cahill wrote a play for solo performer called The Only Living
>> Father. I can't recall the name of the actor I saw perform it, but he was
>> excellent, and the play tells the Smallwood story beautifully.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On 2013-11-02, at 12:03 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>
>>