JIM BETTS
| Nationality: | Canadian |
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Plays by Jim Betts
Cabbagetown Caped Crusaders , The |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1991 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 6c 5 adults | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Set in the streets and alleys of the Cabbagetown area of Toronto, three young "misfits" who, having been bullied and ignored long enough, decide to become "superheroes" and regain control of their lives. | ||||
Colours In The Storm |
| 1st Produced: | The Muskoka Festival, Ontario | 1990 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | 1998 | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Musical Drama | Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: About the life and mysterious death of one of Canada's most famous painters, Tom Thomson, it tells the story of his life with a variety of colourful characters, a number of whom have been implicated in his possible "murder | ||||
Girls Can't Pitch |
| 1st Produced: | - | - | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
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Groundworld Adventure, The |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1989 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: A 10-year-old girl learns how powerful (and sometimes how dangerous) her imagination can be. Miranda refuses to accept the absence of her father, and descends into a fantastic and mysterious playground to escape the painful reality | ||||
Haunting Of Elijah Bones, The |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1986 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Adventure Mystery | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2c 5 adults | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Set in the Queen Charlotte Islands, a mysterious "creature" is trying to force an eccentric older woman off her property. Two young children solve the mystery. | ||||
Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Fang |
| 1st Produced: | Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young People | 1984 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Music by Philip Balsam; music by Jim Betts; lyrics by Dennis Lee; lyrics by Jim Betts; book by Mordecai Richler. Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler | ||||
Synopsis: - | ||||
Last Voyage of the Devil's Wheel , The |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1984 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Adventure | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2c 5 adults | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Having stowed away on a small ship, The Adventure, Jason and Diana Hawkins encounter a "ghost ship" that carries them towards the Oak Island Treasure, and into a mysterious connection with their own family history. A sequel to The Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure | ||||
Little Women |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Orangeville, Orangeville, Ontario | 2001 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | - | - | ||
Original cast recording: Northern River Music (NRM001) | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Music by Jim Betts; lyrics by Jim Betts; book by Nancy Early. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott | ||||
Synopsis: - | ||||
Mystery Of The Oak Island Treasure, The |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1983 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | Adventure Mystery | - | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | 2c 5 adults | |||
Notes: Winner, Chalmer's Award for Best Children's Play, 1983. | ||||
Synopsis: Two young children, Jason and Diana Hawkins, encounter two modern pirates and the mysterious Ghost In The Red Jacket in their quest to discover the truth about the legendary Oak Island Treasure | ||||
Reading the Signs |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1989 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: An entertaining collection of scenes and songs dealing with aspects of literacy: staying in school, literacy in the workplace, native literacy, literacy classes, etc. | ||||
Shooting of Dan McGrew , The |
| 1st Produced: | Theatre Network, Edmonton | 1982 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | doubling | |||
Notes: Written with John Bertram | ||||
Synopsis: Set in the days of the Yukon gold-rush, it tells the real story behind Robert Service's famous poem, with an ending reminiscent of "The Sting." | ||||
Stagefright |
| 1st Produced: | The Ruttery | 1978 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Written with Miriam Fond and Catherine Knights | ||||
Synopsis: Half a revue and half a book musical about "growing up", it is the story of a young woman who hires two out-of-work actors to rework parts of her life onstage that have never worked out properly in "real life." | ||||
Thin Ice |
| 1st Produced: | The Muskoka Festival, Ontario | 1987 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: Written with Doug Ellis | ||||
Synopsis: antic progress across the hollow land of Empty Time. | ||||
Treehouse At The Edge Of The World, The |
| 1st Produced: | Young People's Theatre, Toronto. | 1986 | ||
| Company: | - | |||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto | - | ||
| To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||
| Genre: | - | Play/Drama | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||
Notes: - | ||||
Synopsis: Set in a forest on Hallowe'en, three children encounter a number of eccentric characters from another time and place. In helping to solve an age-old conflict, the children learn about themselves and the implications of "the sword of ultimate power." | ||||