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AVIVA RAVEL (1928 - ) |
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Nationality: Canadian Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Playwrights Guild of Canada |
Ravel's plays explore the convolutions and contradictions of identity as a Canadian (she was born in Montreal), a Jew and a woman
Plays by Aviva Ravel
Adventures of Mendel Fish, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Hart House Theatre, Toronto | 1967 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28928 | |||
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Genre: | Comic Fable, 2 acts Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | aka Mendel Fish. Produced by CBC radio, 1983. A winner of the Centennial Award for Drama | |||||
Synopsis: | A comic fable set in the `thirties during the Depression on Main Street in Montreal. The characters - a barber; the proprietor of a fruit store; her daughter and others - are mesmerized by Mendel Fish, a mysterious stranger. The stranger claims to have come from `the other side of the Sambatyon' (a mythical river). He sets about taking from the rich and giving to the poor, and handling their `investments' with aplomb and assurance | |||||
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Arnold Had Two Wives | ||
| 1st Produced: | Centennial Players, Montreal | 1967 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto ?, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28913 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Be My Friend | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada. Appears in an anthology: First Class Acts, published by Playwrights Union of Canada. First performed in Cosenza, Italy, 1995. Translated into Italian by Lucia d'Amato, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28914 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens (Suitable for grades 5 - 7), 45 min Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 5b 5g | |||||
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Synopsis: | Ten lively children, ages ten and eleven, have formed a club, calling themselves The Eagles. Larry calls a meeting after their teacher asks him to discuss Ada's situation. Ada is a new student and disfigured burn victim who is being ostracized at school. The members express varying degrees of sympathy for Ada, but vote to exclude her from the club. After the vote the children realize they've been locked into the clubhouse, an old shack, and someone has set fire to it. The children are rescued unharmed. They soon discover that the fire was set by Ada. How they choose to deal with what Ada has done raises important issues which are resolved positively. The play, about 45 minutes long, elicits discussion on tolerance for people who are different. | |||||
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Beautiful Houses | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28915 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Black Dreams | ||
| 1st Produced: | Unproduced | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Borealis Press in Contemporary Canadian Drama, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28916 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Courting Of Sally Schwartz, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | La Diligence Dinner Theatre, Montreal | 1993 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28917 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, 75 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | features Sally, a fortyish mother of two, who is separated from her husband of 22 years. She is courted tenaciously by Avigdor, the Israeli neighbour upstairs | |||||
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Dance Like A Butterfly | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1993 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Canadian Mosaic" published by Simon and Pierre (July 26, 1996) | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0889242647 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28918 | |||
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Genre: | One Woman Show, 70 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
| Dance like a Butterfly addresses the situation of our aging population. Set in a hospital geriatric ward where Tillie, an octogenarian, is recovering from an operation, the play is peopled with nurses, doctors, patients, relatives and a social worker. They are involved with Tillie's care in the present, while her vivid memories of the past expose her life with all its joys and struggles. Tillie takes us on a journey that leads us to re-examine our conceptions of old age | |||||
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Dispossessed | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal | 1977 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Women Write For Theatre, Volume 3, Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28919 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 90 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Roochel, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, worked as an operator in a dress factory during the Depression. A beautiful young woman, she was seduced and abandoned by her boss. Seymour, a cutter in the factory, and in love with her, has remained her devoted friend for forty years. He helped her raise her emotionally retarded son who was always the object of his playmates' scorn. Now in her `sixties, Roochel learns that her former boss has died and she hopes that her expectations, when realized, will prove to herself and to the world how much he had loved her. A drama that reflects the lives of young women who worked in the sweat shops in the `thirties. The interpersonal relationships between the three characters create a poignant drama | |||||
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Eddie Cantor Story, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cameo Productions, Montreal | 1993 | ||||
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 | #60643 | |||
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Genre: | Songs, sketches, and comic routines, 75 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 actors | |||||
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Synopsis: | illustrate the life of Eddie Cantor. Born on New York's lower East Side to immigrant parents, poverty and hunger was the family's lot. Shortly after their arrival, Eddie's parents died and he was raised by his grandmother. Eddie became a street singer and comedian while a child, earning the few coins thrown to him and honing his craft. We follow Eddie's life experiences to fame when he has his own radio show. The songs, popularized by Cantor, carry the story forward and make for an exhilarating evening of theatre. Four actors: a singer who plays Eddie Cantor; a pianist who also takes character roles in the play; two supporting actors, male or female. | |||||
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Encounter | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60644 | |||
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Genre: | 20 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | A widower in his senior years has placed an ad in the local newspaper that expresses his desire to form a relationship with an eligible single woman. A woman arrives in the designated cafe where a game of cat and mouse ensues. A twenty-minute entertaining piece in which revelations, exchange of confidences, and disclosures lead to a surprise ending | |||||
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Family Seder , A | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28920 | |||
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Genre: | Solo, 50 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 m/f | |||||
Notes: | In the original production, a female actor played all the roles | |||||
Synopsis: | One actor plays eight members of a family who plan to attend a family seder. The characters include an indulgent mother, a 'progressive' father, an eccentric aunt, an insightful seven-year-old granddaughter, and three adult siblings - successful businessman, elementary school teacher, and ultra-orthodox son. Each character is marked by his or her own distinct personality. | |||||
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Gently Down the Stream | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cameo Productions | 1989 | ||||
Company: | Quebec Drama Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Canadian Mosaic II ed. Aviva Ravel, Simon and Pierre (Dundum Press), Toronto, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28921 | |||
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Genre: | philosophical comedy, 60 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Two lively senior citizens, Alex and Moish, are set to enjoy a pleasant day in the park, conversing, reminiscing, and watching the people pass by. Suddenly their musings are interrupted when they apparently witness a murder in the park, ostensibly committed by a gang of mobsters. Stunned by the event, they contemplate how to proceed. In the meanwhile a parade of characters pass by and each one reacts in his own way to the `body' lying under the bushes. The men observe and discuss the reactions of the passersby. Past and present fuse into a lifetime of experiences, both real and fantastic | |||||
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Good-bye | ||
| 1st Produced: | Jewish Public Library, Montreal. | 1965 | ||||
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 | #28922 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Horns | ||
| 1st Produced: | McGill University, Montreal | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Callboard (St. Mary's College), 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28923 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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King of the Mice | ||
| 1st Produced: | Concordia University for the Quebec Drama Festival, Montreal | 1975 | ||||
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 | #28924 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Legends of King Solomon | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28925 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens, 60 min Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 m/f or 10c | |||||
Notes: | The play can be performed by 4 adults for children, or by a cast of ten youngsters. Music by Peter Sipos. Contains seven lyrics. For ages 5 - 12 | |||||
Synopsis: | Ten fabulous legends surrounding King Solomon ae dramatized for the stage. Many remarkable characters appear: the Queen of Sheba; the King's Chamberlain who serves as narrator; diverse animals, insects, and birds; inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Israel, and the wise King Solomon himself. | |||||
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Listen, I'm Talking | ||
| 1st Produced: | Unproduced | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Quarry magazine, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28926 | |||
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Genre: | Monologue, 10 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | A monologue in which a woman, mother of four small children, discovers by way of an anonymous letter that her husband is having an affair | |||||
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Magic Computer, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Herzlia High School, Montreal | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28927 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens, 60 min Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | aka Magic Transistor: A Purim Play , The | |||||
Synopsis: | A magic hand-held computer takes Label and Mabel, a pair of Martian twins, to ancient Persia. There they watch the story of Purim unfold while participating in the action. The play includes nine traditional characters that appear in the Bible such as: Ahasuerus, Vashti, Haman, Mordecai, Esther and extras who serve as dancers and attendants. Suitable for all ages. Teenagers, children, and adults have participated in the performance. One hour long. A suitable vehicle for a Purim celebration or to teach a Bible story. Performed by many schools across Canada | |||||
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Miriam's Well | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28929 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens, 70 min Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Tim Rideout. Lyrics by Aviva Ravel | |||||
Synopsis: | This play explores the role Miriam, Moses' sister, played in the story of the Exodus. The play, in twelve scenes, follows the early history of the Israelites and includes episodes that dramatize Biblical stories such as: Moses in the Bulrushes, Slavery, The Ten Plagues, Crossing to Freedom, Life in the Desert (Manna, Water, Columns of Fire and Cloud), The Golden Calf, The Ten Commandments, Rebellion, The Route to the Promised Land, and Journey's End. According to legend, it was Miriam's miraculous well of water that sustained the Israelites through their wanderings in the desert. In the original production one adult actor played Miriam while the other actor performed the roles of The Story Teller, Princess Batya, Yocheved, Tsippora, Sara, and various Israelits. The set is simple containing only a tent. The script includes references to the Biblical text and sources. The play is suitable for children ages 5 - 13 and can be performed by them | |||||
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Moon People | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | In anthology, Six Canadian Plays, pub. Playwrights Canada Press; in anthology Boneman, pub. Jesperson Publishing, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28930 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 60 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | deals with an adopted teenager in search of her roots. In this drama, Harriet confronts her birth-mother who explains the reasons for giving her child up for adoption. Although the past cannot be altered, Harriet's questions evoke feelings of regret, pain, anger, love, and a deeper understanding of the other. | |||||
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Mother Variations | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28931 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, 70 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Adapted for film by Larry Kent as Mothers And Daughters, 1993 | |||||
Synopsis: | Three generations of women - grandmother, mother, daughter - are thrown together by circumstances. Each woman is striving for self-fulfillment in her chosen career. Grandmother is an artist; mother is studying toward a post-graduate degree; daughter's sights are set on the stage. Complications arise when daughter brings her new baby into the picture. The women, without the support of their male partners, learn to live together and support each other's ambitions. They discover, that despite the generational differences, they have more in common than they had suspected | |||||
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Moving Along | ||
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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 | #28932 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens Musical Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Moving Out | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28933 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, 70 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | A couple in their senior years, now that the children have gone their own ways, has decided to sell the large family home and move into an apartment. As they pack, and with difficulty discard objects of sentimental value, they reminisce about the past, discuss their errors and achievements, as the bond between them is reinforced. Now they wonder what the future has in store | |||||
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My Rumanian Cousin | ||
| 1st Produced: | Montreal at La Diligence Dinner Theatre | 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28934 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, 75 min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Senior citizens, Max and Ethel, have their staid notions thrown into a state of flux when their eccentric much married cousin, Clara, comes to visit in search of a fourth husband. Her sights are set on Sam, the manager of Max's Mechanical Marvels, Max's thriving store, while Ethel is set on Max retiring from his business. A comedy widely performed at dinner theatres, community centres, libraries, and regular theatres. | |||||
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No More Ketchup | ||
| 1st Produced: | Revue Theatre, Montreal | 1969 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28935 | |||
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Genre: | satire, 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A satire on the twentieth century nuclear family. The play, in one-act, is performed in the style of a television situation comedy with commercials as part of the action. The eccentric characters include a zany maid, a suspicious policeman, a distracted mother, a confused daughter, a CEO father turned street cleaner, and a wayward son | |||||
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On the Other Side of the Wall | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28936 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Marcel Dube | |||||
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| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28937 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens, 60 min Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 10c | |||||
Notes: | Contains seven lyrics. Music by Nick Carpenter. | |||||
Synopsis: | This play invites the audience into the world of spunky children growing up in Montreal during the `thirties. Despite economic hardships, these children of Jewish immigrants play creative games on the street, form meaningful friendships, and always maintain a sense of humour. In the first production, four adult actors portrayed both children and adults. Ten scenes include The Caretaker, The Bully, Backyard Theatre, Roller Skates, The Visitor. The play is appropriate for ages 6 - 12 and is one hour long. Suitable for a class project, it can be performed by a cast of ten children and set in any large North American city | |||||
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Our Bed Is Green | ||
| 1st Produced: | Place des Arts, Montreal | 1969 | ||||
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 | #28938 | |||
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Genre: | two-act drama Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Peretz Carnival, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #60645 | |||
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Genre: | 70 min Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | Twelve classical stories by I.L. Peretz, set in Eastern Europe at the end of the nineteenth century, are dramatized for the stage. These include Bontche Shweig, If Not Still Higher, and Domestic Bliss. Since each story is an entity unto itself, as many stories as desired can be presented at one performance. 3 female and 2 male actors portray animals, angels, rabbis, a Heavenly judge, ordinary citizens. . . A narrator introduces each fanciful tale | |||||
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Playmates | ||
| 1st Produced: | workshopped by Montreal Playwrights Workshop | 1978 | ||||
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 | #28939 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Second Chance | ||
| 1st Produced: | Kawartha Summer Theatre, Lindsay, Ontario | 1981 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwright's Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28940 | |||
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Genre: | 2 act 90 min Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A comedy in which a disgruntled middle-aged woman leaves her husband to search for a new and exciting love. Surreptitiously, her best friend arranges for her to meet an eligible man who is in town for a dentists' convention. Surprises are in store for everyone | |||||
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Separate Pieces: A Comedy Cabaret | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cameo Productions | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Short stories based on Separate Pieces were published by such magazines as Moment, Viewpoints, Ethos, Quarry, and The Reporter., | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28941 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Subsequently, selections was broadcast by CBC radio, in February 1990 | |||||
Synopsis: | This collection of eight monologues can be performed by several actors. Each monologue is about eight to ten minutes long. Also translated into Hebrew as "K'TA-EEM. . ." . | |||||
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Sholom Aleichem Show , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pioneer Drama Service; version 2 at Playwrights Guild of Canada, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28942 | |||
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Genre: | 60 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 4 m/f or 10c | |||||
Notes: | can be performed by four adults for children, or by a cast of 10 youngsters. Contains 8 lyrics. Music by Peter Sipos | |||||
Synopsis: | ight tales by the master of humour, Sholom Aleichem, are dramatized for ages 6 - 12. The stories include classics such as : A Kasrilivkeh Restaurant, Mayer-Shnayer, My Brother Eli's Drink, On Account of A Hat, Hanuka Gelt, The Pocketknife. The play is preceded by a prologue in which the audience is invited into a time machine that takes them to the past, and concludes with an epilogue | |||||
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Shoulder Pads | ||
| 1st Produced: | Instant Theatre, Montreal | 1966 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Book Society, Agincourt, Ontario, 1967 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28943 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy, 50 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | SHOULDER PADS was translated into French as LES EPAULETTES by Luce Guilbault and performed in both English and French at Instant Theatre in Montreal in 1966. | |||||
Synopsis: | In this comedy, a domineering mother has imposed her values that focus on material possessions and social status on her overprotected daughter and her hen-pecked husband. The tide turns on the mother when daughter and fiance announce their intention to leave their repressive homes and lead independent and creative lives. The father, who has always followed his wife's lead, affected by his daughter's ideas, achieves his own self-awareness | |||||
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Soft Voices | ||
| 1st Produced: | Centre d'art Canadien, Montreal | 1968 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Simon & Pierre, (Dundurn Press), Toronto, Ontario, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28944 | |||
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Genre: | drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two women, formerly best friends, meet after many years of separation. Now in their forties, their lives are worlds apart: Toby is a devoted housewife and mother; Carol, single and childless, has chosen to devote her life to her career. They play fantasy games, and reminisce, while revealing their innermost thoughts, anxieties, and feelings. | |||||
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Time Out For Fishing or The Fish Don't Bite No More | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #94016 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Andre Simard | |||||
Synopsis: | The owner of a fish and chip shop takes one of his employees fishing. The employee tells him that he and the rest of the staff are going to open their own fish and chip shop - right next door. | |||||
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Twisted Loaf, the | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal | 1974 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1970 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28945 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 6 | ||
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Synopsis: | tells the story of Bessie, an immigrant to Canada, who is now in hospital waiting to undergo an operation. As her three daughters and husband visit, she relives her past as Young Bessie. She recalls her life as a young woman, her dreams and aspirations, her children's ambitions, her husband's devotion, and her day-to-day struggles. Her life has been full and productive, and she is ready to face whatever lies ahead | |||||
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Vengeance | ||
| 1st Produced: | Cameo Productions, Montreal | 1988 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Guild of Canada. Also published in ESCAPE ACTS, editor Coleen Curran, Nuage Press, 1992 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28946 | |||
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Genre: | Drama, 60 min One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | a riveting confrontation between Anna, a survivor, and Stephania, a Polish woman who betrayed Anna's family to the Nazis. Is revenge ethical? This question haunts Anna whose parents perished in the holocaust. She meets the betrayer, now an old woman, face to face in this gripping drama. Appropriate for high school students | |||||
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Zone | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Canada, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28947 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Marcel Dube | |||||
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