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A musical based on the play and film "A Damsel In Distress" which were both penned by P.G. Wodehouse. The songs are vintage Gershwin. "A Foggy Day In London Town", "Nice Work If You Can Get It", "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "Love Walked In", "Isn't It A Pity" and "Things Are Looking Up." 2 acts...1998 |
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After being deserted by her husband, a woman suddenly finds herself the centre of attention in a small resort town. This was the most produced play in all of Canada in 1991. 2 acts 3m 1f....1990... Scene |
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Six different scenes which all feature a bed as their primary focus. A shock radio jock pays a couple five thousand dollars to make love on the air. A woman visits a dying man she feels she hurt years ago. Two men rob a house and discover a shocking secret. An aging rock star is confronted by a groupie. An accident-prone stripper meets with her no-nonsense boss. A woman leaving her husband lectures the movers on the proper way to treat a lady. Fifteen characters and all can be played by only five actors. 2 acts 9m 6f .2006....Scene.....Review....Review...Review |
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Santa Claus tries to fulfill a child's special Christmas wish while his staff attempts to overcome a supply shortage at the North Pole. This is a laugh-filled holiday play innocent enough for the youngest boy or girl, and entertaining enough for adults. 2 acts 4m 2f, plus assorted elves and a choir...2002....Scene...... Review.....Review |
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When John bargains with the Angel of Death for a second chance at life, he quickly discovers that fixing the mistakes of your past is difficult, and that perhaps his destiny is not yet etched in stone. 1 act 2m 2f...2007...Scene |
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In this romantic comedy set in the midst of a dysfunctional family reunion, Joe Todd hires Renee Duchene to pose as his fiancee for an evening so that he can impress his father, Ivan. Ivan is coming for a rare visit, and Joe and his sister Carrie are suspicious of his motives. 2 acts 2m 3f..1998... Scene |
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The play takes place the week before Christmas, as struggling egg farmer/artist, Ethan Claymore meets a woman who could turn his life around, and receives a visit from his estranged, and recently-deceased, older brother. 2 acts 5m 1f...1998... Scene |
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Four old college chums, home for their fifteen year reunion, hook up for a round of golf and share their successes and failures. A warm, funny play which takes place entirely on the eighteen tees of a golf course. 2 acts 4m...1998... Scene...Review...Review...Review...Review...Review...Review |
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Set on adjoining balconies in a big city apartment building, the play follows John Cummings as he interacts with three women, Fay, Angel, and Gwen, who become his neighbours over a three and a half year period. Hilarious and, at times, touching. 3 acts 1m 3f (The women's roles can be played by one actress.)...1997...Scene....Review ....Review...Review...Review |
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Written with Steve Thomas, this musical follows six lone travellers as they await their train from Jasper, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia. They each have hopes and dreams, anticipation and fear of what lies ahead. A musical in 2 acts 3m 3f...2001...Scene ....Review ....Review ....Review |
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The story of four women--Jenny, Frances, Anita and Natalie--who work in a brothel in Baxter Springs, Kansas in the year 1871. A serious play with a comic bent. This authentic western is the companion piece to Outlaw. 2 acts 5f...2006...Scene .....Review |
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Donald Springer is facing a moral dilemma. He has fallen in love with a woman half his age. Oh, yes..he's married too. Another of Foster's plays where his trademark "ordinary people" find themselves in extraordinary situations. 2 acts 4m 2f...1997.. Scene .....Review |
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On the surface Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun appears to be a story about a disabled man. However, it is also a story about people finding the nerve to take responsibility, and about persevering against the odds. And finally, it is a story about relationships born out of hardship. 2 acts 3m 2f...2001. Scene |
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A musical/murder-mystery/comedy written with Leslie Arden. An off-the-wall spoof about a New York restaurateur on the run from the mob. He finds himself at a run-down hotel in Saskatchewan, where everyone who checks in could be the hitman who's out to get him. 2 acts 5m 3f..1997... Scene |
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The truth and lies of a friendship come to the surface during a weekend visit between two couples. There are plenty of surprises along the way in this biting comedy of manners. 2 acts 2m 2f...1994... Scene....Review....Review....Review |
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Val’s an OR nurse, Andy’s in the storage business, Nina’s a police officer and Matt’s a radio morning show host. They’re middle-aged, single and looking. Val agrees to meet Andy after answering his personal ad in the newspaper. Nina and Matt are coaxed into joining their friends for support. Romance and laughter are the result. 2 acts 2m 2f..2005...Scene...Review |
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Leon and Bill write up a list of qualities defining the perfect woman, and much to their surprise, she appears. This hilarious and thought-provoking play examines the quest for perfection. 2 acts 2m 1f....2003 ....Scene Review....Review...Review...Review...Review...Review...Review...Review...Review .....Review |
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In this touching romantic comedy, you'll join the Duncan family as they prepare for the wedding of their daughter. It is the night before the big day, and Maggie's older sister discovers that she knows the groom a little better than Maggie would like her to. 2 acts 3m 3f...2000... Scene....Review |
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Owen and Lee Melville arrive at a lakeside cabin for a weekend of fishing, but their plans are thrown out of whack by the arrival of two sisters who become catalysts for a tenderly funny and unsentimental look at four lives in transition. 2 acts 2m 2f.....1984..... Scene |
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Harry Sullivan hasn't seen his son Drew in thirteen years. And now Drew is coming to Harry's Saskatchewan ranch for a visit. This poignant comedy tells the story of two men who are too stubborn to give in to feelings of the heart. 2 acts 2 m 1f.....2006....Scene....Review....Review |
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Phil Moss' wife has just left him, he is being audited by Revenue Canada, and his partner, Dan, wants out of the car business. And it's not even noon yet. 2 acts 2m 2f...1991... Scene....Review |
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Imagine what would happen if that little voice inside your head – the one that tells you how to behave and what choices to make – suddenly took on a life of its own? For Lacy and Miles, love is what happens, and with hilarious results. 1 Act 2m 2f...2006....Scene....Review |
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An aging television cowboy star comes to the aid of an economically troubled small town in this funny, sometimes moving play. 2 acts 3m 2f ...1994... Scene |
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On a Friday afternoon in six different offices in a big city, we follow six different stories which are somehow related. It's a wild ride with an ending that sends the audience into a collective howl. 2 acts Sixteen characters can be played by as few as 3m 2f...1997...Scene...Review ....Review |
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One Moment is a funny and touching musical about six employees at a call center who take calls for a series of self-help DVD's entitled, One Moment. One moment is all it takes to change a life and these six, very different lives, will all be altered in one life-changing moment during a normal day of work. 2 acts 3m 3f....2007.....Scene....Review |
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The antics begin as Jack and Ruth Tisdale celebrate their 25'th wedding anniversary with an evening at the theatre. It's a dream come true for Ruth and an imposition for Jack who would rather be at home watching the World Series. However, after the events both on and off the stage that fateful night, their lives and those of all involved are irreparably altered. 2 acts 5m 3f...1989... Scene |
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A young Canadian homesteader travelling far from home, finds himself accused of murder in the state of Kansas in 1871. With only his wits to defend himself, he turns the law of the land – and the men hellbent on enforcing it – upside down. This authentic western is a unique take on the days when guns were the law. 2 acts 4m..2004....Scene ...Review...Review |
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An out of work actor, his estranged daughter, a channeler, a down-on-his-luck gambler, a woman enforcer, two small time thieves and a nun descend on the track for an afternoon of thoroughbred racing. This musical written with Steve Thomas is brimming with laughs, heart, and showstopping songs. 2 acts 4m 4f ..2002....Scene |
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Convicted husband killer Sadie Flynn is released from prison and decides to get off the bus and make her new home in the small town of Big Oak. Soon after her arrival, strange things begin to happen. 2 acts 2m 3f...2000.. Scene |
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A married couple of second-rate theatre actors cast themselves as nationally renowned self-help gurus. Their lives unravel in a farce as they try to conceal a body and hold on to their falsely won fame. 2 acts 3m 3f....2002...Scene ....Review.....Review |
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A furniture store owner is found in the arms of a local minister's wife. The situation becomes complicated when he is mistaken for the minister and attempts to flee the scene. A black comedy. 2 acts 3m 3f...1983 |
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A musical comedy with heart. Sam Thorn is the host of a hit children's television show and he has a beautiful fiancée. Then his world begins to fall apart. His television show is canceled and his fiancée breaks off their engagement. As a result, Sam sets off in search of new meaning in his life. Along his journey he meets many unusual characters. 2 acts 7m 8f..2005 (*The show can be done by as few as three actors or as many as fifteen.) ...Scene....Review |
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Lounge singer Scott Sherman has a gambling problem and it is about to cost him his nightclub unless he and his keyboard player, Marty Birch, break somebody's legs. Holds audiences spellbound as the story involving sex, violence and romance unfolds. A black comedy. 2 acts 3m 2f...2000. Scene |
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Set in 1953, this is the story of a damaged World War II veteran and the free-spirited woman who attempts to change his outlook on life. Jack and Emma are thrown together by fate one weekend and their lives will never be the same. 2 acts 1m 1f..2003..Scene....Review...Review....Review...Review |
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A chance meeting in a restaurant after four years apart, sends a divorced couple flashing back through the highs and lows of their relationship in this charming two-hander. 2 acts 1m 1f...1993... Scene...Review |
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Playwrights Guild of Canada
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