Theatre
Here's a list of some of my plays, with links to scripts and videos or photos of productions.
Bells, Lockers 'n Cans
A High School Musical. A day and a half in the life of Pomegranate High.
Cast: 6-20+
Ideal For: High School, College
Length: 60 Min
Break a Leg
Victor recovering from a motorcycle accident and his stage manager, Paula's Multiple Sclerosis. their set just disappeared. No really. It's very funny.
Cast: 2
Ideal For: College, University, Festivals
Length: 90 minutes
Her Majesty's Moustache
A High School Musical. A day and a half in the life of Pomegranate High.
Cast: 6-20+
Ideal For: High School, College
Length: 60 Min
Maximilian Beetle
Max journeys to return a scarf that a butterfly has accidentally dropped on his window sill. Musical.
Cast:
Ideal For: Schools, Family friendly theatres,
Length:70 minutes
Break a Leg
Ninety minutes before Victor's one man one time show, Stage Manager Paula has a problem: the van with most of the props, set and costumes is missing. Telling Victor is not an option.
This is a two hander performed in real time. It's a fast paced farce based on real events. It returns theatre to storytelling using the basic elements , creativity and imagination. It also shines a light on Advanced Education, PTSD, Medical moments, Multiple Sclerosis, and the ingenuity of stage management.
Maximilian Beetle
A family musical. Stepping out of his Maxbox on to the windowsill, Max Beetle watches as a butterfly dances and loses her scarf as she flies away. Max retrieves it and so begins a journey to return the scarf. On his way he meets Uncle Ant and the Ant Scouts, Wanda Worm,Scarlet Ladybug and Barney Flea with his sidekick Cedric Cockroach.
High School elections are turned upside down when a student runs a fictitious character for President. Meanwhile, romance and bureaucratic rules wander through the halls and classrooms as the occasional song breaks out . Can be performed with a minimum of six actors or filled to as many as twenty [or more]. Sheet music can be provided.
Bells, Lockers and Cans
This is a multilingual farce for grades eight and up. A twenty dollar Canadian bill is marked with a moustache on the Queen's face. It passes through the hands of a number of characters [who speak various languages] as they weave their lives into a story. Musical scene transitions allow the audience to translate with their seated neighbours and fill in the puzzle.