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A G Boss

A G BOSS  

 Nationality:    Canadian
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Playwright a.G.Boss (allan) is the Entertainment & Drama Producer for CBC Radio in Calgary. His Ideas program "updrafts," the dramatized examination of a person's recovery from a brain injury, was nominated for a 2004 Peabody award, a New York Festivals award, a Gabriel award and a Prix Italia. In 2004 Boss commissioned and co-produced, with One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, the radioplay andrew allan's Chair for CBC's Sunday Showcase. Boss 's satire and drama has been featured on CBC radio programs in alberta and across the country on such shows as The Current, Sunday Showcase, and Sounds Like Canada. Boss produces alberta's premier writing contest, "alberta anthology," for the CBC and in 2005 he edited the first ever alberta anthology book, published by Red Deer Press. Boss has an M.F.a. in Film Production (Screenwriting Specialization) from Concordia University in Montreal and a B.F.a. in Creative Writing (Drama Specialization) from the University of Victoria. He is an active member of the alberta Playwrights Network and the Playwrights Guild of Canada. His produced stageplays include "The Chair," "My Burning Bush," and "Curves in the Road." His latest stageplay, Swimming with Goldfish, dramaturged by Vern Thiessen, is in development at Edmonton's Walterdale Theatre

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below is a list of A G Boss's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Curves In The Road         Him         Last Day Of Our Acquaintance, The         Lurch         My Burning Bush         Swimming With Goldfish         Updrafts

Curves In The Road

Synopsis:
Susan says Pachelbel but Tom hears Taco Bell. Curves in the Road is tells the story of Susan and Tom's humorous, touching and complicated relationship. Sparks fly as they learn about love, sex, each other and the impossible.

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Pick-of-the-Fringe 4 SUNS (out of five) Edmonton Sun

1st Produced:
Edmonton Fringe Festival    2002

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Drama/Comedy, 60 min One act

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Him

Synopsis:
The story of an affair and the difficulties encountered in one particular moment. The play examines guilt, remorse, and passion.

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1st Produced:
CKUT Radio Montreal    1999

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Drama Ten Min

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Last Day Of Our Acquaintance, The

Synopsis:
a married couple decides to separate. This "he said/she said" play explores different perceptions of the same event or situation.

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1st Produced:
CBC Radio One    2004

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Drama Ten Min

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Lurch

Synopsis:
a sleepy tale about an early morning trip on a Metro train in Montreal and an unspoken connection between two riders

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1st Produced:
CBC Radio Montreal    2003

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Genre:
7 min Drama One act

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Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  could, theoretically, be played by either sex

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My Burning Bush

Synopsis:
My Burning Bush is a play with its roots in the theatre of the absurd. It is a silly, laugh out loud comedy about communication, possession and ownership.

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This very funny play was nominated for Best Production At the 2000 Calgary One Act Festival. Jenny Repond won Best Actor Female for her portrayal of Shelly.

1st Produced:
Nickle & Dime Productions, University of Calgary    2000

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Genre:
Comedy, 30 min One act

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Swimming With Goldfish

Synopsis:
This comic and poetic monologue sees a young man attempt to deal with the serious themes of responsibility, love, and loss . . . while chatting with a goldfish.

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1st Produced:
Walterdale Theatre, Edmonton (reading)    2006

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Genre:
Comedy Drama, 50 min One act

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Updrafts

Synopsis:
a docu-dramatic exploration of recovery from a brain injury. "updrafts" is filled with humour, terror, recollection, confusion, belief and disbelief. It takes the audience on a time twisting trek through from a car accident in 1990 to the present.

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2004 Award Nominations: Peabody Award ; New York Festivals Award ; Gabriel Award; Prix Italia Award

1st Produced:
CBC Radio: "Ideas"    2004

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Genre:
drama, 60 min One act

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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