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HERMAN VOADEN (1903 - 1991) |
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Nationality: Canadian Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Anton Wagner Productions |
A founding figure of 20th century Canadian theatre and drama, Herman Voaden (1903-1991) was the most significant and original playwright in English-Canada until Robertson Davies' more literary dramatic writing beginning in the late 1940s. Voaden's work in the theatre as playwright, experimental director, producer, educator, editor and cultural nationalist from 1928 to 1980 constitutes a unique phenomenon in the history of Canadian theatre and drama. For a decade, from "Rocks" in 1932 to "Ascend As the Sun" in 1942, his multi-media "symphonic expressionist" dramas proclaimed his belief in the "spiritual clarity" of the Canadian North and in the transcendence of human mortality found in love and oneness with nature. His dramas expressed his idealistic, utopian and nationalistic faith in man's ability to perfect himself and to create in Canada "the perfect city," heaven on earth. His two dozen non-realist and "symphonic expressionist" productions from 1929 to 1943, along with his critical advocacy of an aesthetically distinct, modernist "Canadian art of the theatre," provided one of the few stylistic alternatives to the prevailing realism in Canadian theatre production.
Plays by Herman Voaden
Ascend As the Sun | ||
| 1st Produced: | at Hart House Theatre, Toronto | 1942 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35648 | |||
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Genre: | two-act symphonic drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written with Boris Volkoff Dancers and written with music by Godfrey Ridout | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Brebeuf and His Brethren | ||
| 1st Produced: | for production at the site of historic Fort Ste. Marie; project not completed | 1941 | ||||
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 | #35649 | |||
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Genre: | libretto for a pageant in 13 scenes | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with music by Healey Willan | |||||
Synopsis: | based on a poem by E.J. Pratt | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dead and Gone, Lady | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Theatre/voadem/deadandgone.htm | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #94195 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Earth Song | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sarnia Drama League, Sarnia | 1932 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35650 | |||
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Genre: | five-cycle symphonic drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The legend of mankind from Adam and Eve on | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Emily Carr | ||
| 1st Produced: | Department of Drama, Queen's University, Kingston | 1960 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Theatre/voadem/emilycarr.htm | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35651 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Esther | ||
| 1st Produced: | Royal Conservatory Symphony Orchestra at Massey Hall, Toronto, | 1952 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | text was printed in the program, 1952 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35652 | |||
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Genre: | libretto for a dramatic symphony | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | composed by Godfrey Ridout | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fragment | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Theatre/voadem/fragment.htm | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #94196 | |||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Hill-Land | ||
| 1st Produced: | Play Workshop, Toronto | 1944 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35653 | |||
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Genre: | two-act symphonic drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Three generations of a family in Ontario | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Maria Chapdelaine | ||
| 1st Produced: | Play Workshop, Toronto | 1938 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Theatre/voadem/maria.htm | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35654 | |||
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Genre: | drama in 16 scenes | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | based on the book by Louis Hemon | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Masque of the Red Death | ||
| 1st Produced: | Central High School of Commerce | 1943 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Theatre/voadem/masque.htm | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #94197 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on the short story by Edgar Allen Poe | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Murder Pattern | ||
| 1st Produced: | Play Workshop, Toronto | 1936 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Canadian Theatre Review, Winter (CTR 5, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35655 | |||
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Genre: | symphonic drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A farmer murders the local bully and is imprisoned | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Northern Song | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35656 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Northern Storm | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35657 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Prodigal Son, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | the Forest Hill Concert and Theatre Series | 1954 | ||||
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 | #35658 | |||
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Genre: | libretto for an opera | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | composed by Frederick Jacobi | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Rocks | ||
| 1st Produced: | Play Workshop at Central High School of Commerce, Toronto | 1932 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35659 | |||
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Genre: | symphonic drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | a revised, non-realistic, stylized version of Wilderness; written in 1932 | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Symphony | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35660 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Voaden, Herman and Warrener, Lowrie | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Western Wolf | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35661 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: |
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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White Kingdom , The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35662 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wilderness | ||
| 1st Produced: | workshop by Yale University | 1930 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Boreal, 10-11, Hearst College, Ontario, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #35663 | |||
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Genre: | realistic drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A teacher waits for the return of her lover - but he has perished in a blizzard | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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