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TODD MCGINNIS |
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Nationality: Canadian Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Todd McGinnis is a playwright, screenwriter, actor, director and producer. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada he continues to reside and work in the G.T.A. As a playwright, Todd is the prolific author of more than 20 full length and one-act plays that have been staged since 1996, the bulk of them written and produced over the past few years. For a detailed bio check out www.playingafterdark.com
Plays by Todd McGinnis
Everybody Dies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Playing After Dark Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42285 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Black Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A group of sitcom writers pulling an all-nighter find themselves living out one of their co-workers nightmares - A nightmare in which everybody dies! | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gone Fishin' | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Playing After Dark Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42280 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Two Act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | After the success of its initial production, Gone Fishin' was selected to open the first annual NewWorks Playwrights Festival in July 2004 | |||||
Synopsis: | In this hilarious and heart-warming comedy, three brothers learn more about each other than any of them wanted to know when they are forced to spend the day fishing together as a condition of their late father's will. | |||||
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In-Security: An Alarmingly Romantic Comedy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Queen Elizabeth Dinner Theatre, Aurora Ontario | 2008 | ||||
Company: | Stellar Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #95884 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Romantic Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | Chad, Male boss may be gender-flipped | |||||
Notes: | written by Todd McGinnis and T Gregory Argall | |||||
Synopsis: | Nothing goes as planned for Linda, a small-town girl who moves to the big city. She arrives for her first day of work at a Security Response Company only to learn that her new job might have been cut thanks to a corporate takeover by a policy-obsessed conglomerate! Fortunately, Linda finds an unlikely knight in shining armour in Ted, a charmingly wise-cracking and mischievous co-worker. But when life with her dreamy musician-boyfriend turns out to be not quite so dreamy after all, Ted offers Linda a place to stay. . . and both of their lives become suddenly more complicated. | |||||
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Knave of Hearts | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Playing After Dark Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42282 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Two Act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This is a New "Renaissance" Farce - think Moliere by way of Black Adder. Or, as the Guardian review called it: "The Bard by way of Mel Brooks." | |||||
Synopsis: | Jack Hawkins is a swashbuckling rogue who gets more than he bargains for when he tries to swindle Lord Henry Bannigan - a frustrated father who is trying to marry off two daughters without paying any dowry. When both ladies decide they want to marry Jack, the silver-tongued Hawkins fears an end to his carefree bachelor ways is near.With only his wits and the help of a lunatic serving girl to rely on, Jack must play matchmaker for the Lord's reluctant daughters and their two hopelessly inept and mismatched suitors - who, for reasons of their own, would very much like to see Jack DEAD! | |||||
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Point of Viewing | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Playing After Dark Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42279 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Two Act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | When a technical mishap destroys their pre-taped prime-time, 10th Anniversary special, the 3 female hosts of TV's most popular daytime talk show are forced to go live-to-air to replace it. But behind-the-scenes politics, tell-all tabloid stories and rumours about the show's fate have lit the fuse on an emotional powder-keg. Now, with no chance for edits or retakes, 10 years of off-camera differences are about to explode - on the air! | |||||
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Self-Help For Dummies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Playing After Dark Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #41944 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Two Act Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by T Gregory Argall and Todd McGinnis | |||||
Synopsis: | When a psychologist is late for work, the growing collection of mixed nuts in his waiting room are left to fend for themselves - with hilariously unexpected results. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Stage Fright (aka "Laugh? I thought I'd DIE!") | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2001 | ||||
Company: | S.L.V.S. Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42283 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Horror/Comedy Drama - 2 Acts | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | This is a truly frightening, full-length, Halloween-themed show that is still suitable for a general audience. The show requires the absolute minimum of sets/props/costumes to accommodate even the most restrictive budget. This was achieved by making the p | |||||
Synopsis: | Stage Fright is a tale told in four vignettes, that take place in the same theatre over the course of the 20th Century. The theatre-venue itself becomes a character in this tale that allows the audience to experience the history of a haunted playhouse - from the inside. As generation after generation encounters the legend of the Orpheus and the dark power that lurks within it, piece after piece of a most sinister puzzle fall into place. Only a cryptic rhyme and a blood-stained Ouija board hold the key to a dark prophecy that draws nearer and nearer to fulfillment. Can anyone stop it? Find out in this alternately terrifying, hilarious and always intriguing journey across the decades. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Thunderbolts and Dunderheads | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2001 | ||||
Company: | Playing After Dark Ltd | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42281 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Two Act Comedy/Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Won the inaugural City of Brampton's Bloom Award for Best Original Script 2001/2002 Season | |||||
Synopsis: | This is the Ultimate Bad-Day-At-The-Office Comedy - Iris, the Goddess of Rainbows goes to Mount Olympus looking for a promotion and ends up getting "downsized". If she wants to survive, she's going to have to help Zeus make a "love connection" with a visiting Nordic Goddess. Unfortunately for Iris, Zeus's wife, Hera, Queen of the Gods has other ideas. Can Iris find a way to survive by somehow keeping everyone happy? Find out as this hilarious comedy breathes new life into the ancient myths. | |||||
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Trammel the Cull: A Single Act of Pure Evil | ||
| 1st Produced: | Brampton, Ontario | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #42284 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Pschological/Suspense Thriller One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Commissioned by Hope Hanson for entry in the BBDF One Act Play Festival. The debut production took multiple awards including Best Overall Production, Best Show, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor. | |||||
Synopsis: | A deadly game of cat and mouse is about to begin. But in this dance of sexual predator and prey - Who is the cat? And who is the mouse? Find out in this play full of wicked twists and shocking turns, where nothing is what it seems and the ending - is a killer. | |||||
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