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Len Cuthbert

LEN CUTHBERT  

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Len Cuthbert has been combining Theatre with Youth and Children since the late 1980's. He has had various plays published and produced and is the creator of the Summer Theatre Day Camp, FridgeDoorLive.com. Married with two children, he resides in Ontario, CanadA.

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 4 In A Loo         By A Flickering Light         Circle of Life Can Make One Dizzy, The         Death By Dyslexia         Delilah         Delilah         Dying To Live         Enigmatic Lucidity         IBMeNUBU         Jack's Dilemma         Killing Time         Little Julie Goes A Long Way, A         Maladroit Romeo, The         One Year One Day         Oz In A Clozet         Return Flight         Saving Grace         Shannon Is Gone         Stuck In A Box         True Colours         Whirled Truth

4 In A Loo

Synopsis:
4 male College students briefly end up in their shared bathroom faced with various challenges.

Notes:
Semi-Finalist At Theatre Oxford, MS, March 2006

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Norman Maine Plays in a collection, "4 in a Loo", by Len Cuthbert, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
play Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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By A Flickering Light

Synopsis:
Modern day prodigal son play written for Christmas

Notes:
40 minutes with suggested songs

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
eldridge Publishing, 1997   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Christian - Christmas One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  7            Other:  3 flex

Further Reference:
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Circle of Life Can Make One Dizzy, The

Synopsis:
A married couple meet for their weekly ten-minute coffee and momentarily consider making a change to their circle of life.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Viaduct Theatre, Chicago    17 Oct 2011

Organisations:
N.U.F.A.N. Tables & Chairs Festival, Chicago, IL

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Death By Dyslexia

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Norman Maine Plays in a collection, "4 in a Loo", by Len Cuthbert, 2007   -

Music:
-

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-

Parts:
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Delilah

Synopsis:
a girl asks her best friend to cheer her on one last time, the hardest yet. a compassionate, witty way to tell a story about one of the most difficult choices we will ever have to make in our lives.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Red Room
85 east 4th Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10004    23 Jul 2011

Organisations:
Rising Sun Production Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Delilah

Synopsis:
Jade has a history of being the victim of abandonment. As a result, she struggles with her relationship to Delilah, Mick and 12-year old Dee- J; the people she is closest to. Her survival mechanism is to be in control of her own life and everyone else's. But that ability to control is threatened when she faces one of the ultimate difficult decisions in her life. Take a journey with these four characters as they are confronted with Life and Death; Love and Hate; Discovery and Abandonment.

Notes:
Development of script supported by The Ontario Arts council

1st Produced:
McManus Theatre, London, ON    30 May 2012

Organisations:
Fridge Door Live Theatre

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada, Apr 2013   978-1-55435-470-6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Tragicomedy full length

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dying To Live

Synopsis:
Mahoney, a teen, is recovering from an organ transplant occurring two weeks previous. He is visited by his high school friends and later a man who ends up being the father of his donor. The father wants to get to know Mahoney and become a part of his life

Notes:
15 min

1st Produced:
Hamilton, ON    1999

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Christian - easter One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Enigmatic Lucidity

Synopsis:
a man keeps waking up from a horrible dream only to discover that he's still dreaming. Or is he?

Notes:
Finalist, Lakeshore Player's Fourth Annual 10-minute Play Contest, White Bear Lake, MN, 2008

1st Produced:
6th Street Theatre, Racine, WI    2008

Organisations:
Snowdance Comedy Festival, Racine, WI (www.overourheadplayers.org)

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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IBMeNUBU

Synopsis:
Two friends get off track while riding their bikes (or skateboards) and find themselves in a strange place. Little do they know they have been lured there by the townspeople of this unmapped city who are desperate for outside people to help them figure out their demise and solve it. The bikers arent allowed to leave until they solve the dilemma. A play with optional music about conformity.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, London, ON    17 Aug 2012

Organisations:
London Community Players LYTE

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth Comedy Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Up to 21 Flexible Gender

Further Reference:
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Jack's Dilemma

Synopsis:
a man (JaCK) has come to find an old friend in a coffee shop. His desire is to mend the friendship that ended five years previous in a misunderstanding over money. To settle his conscience, he pressures the man to accept his apologies, only to create a ne

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Norman Maine Plays in a collection, "4 in a Loo", by Len Cuthbert, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
play Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Killing Time

Synopsis:
everyone utilizes time differently. In Killing Time, a man is confronted in an unusual way with his use of it and his definition of time-management. The new employees of a restaurant play havoc with the man's mind. The play ends with a revengeful twist.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Hamilton, ON    1997

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Big Dog Plays under the title, Time Is The Season, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play, 20 min One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  5 flex

Further Reference:
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Little Julie Goes A Long Way, A

Synopsis:
a college professor sits in a restaurant marking assignments. When he is approached by a persistent young lady who says she knows him, he continues to brush her off. It is not until he discovers who she is that his life is impacted just as much as hers ha

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
London, Ontario Western Canada Tour    2005

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
8 min play One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  2 Flex (may double)

Further Reference:
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Maladroit Romeo, The

Synopsis:
angelina is meeting Bob at the library where they first met nine and a half months ago. except for bordering a tragedy, this marriage proposal is no Romeo and Juliet.

Notes:
Produced in the trilogy of plays, TH3 TRILOGY of BO3 & ANG3LINa (with enigmatic Lucidity & One Year One Day)

1st Produced:
Fanshawe College Theatre, London , Ontario , CaNaDa    Jun 2010

Organisations:
London Fringe Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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One Year One Day

Synopsis:
Bob and angelina experience the art of communication as they celebrate one year one day.

Notes:
Produced in the trilogy of plays, TH3 TRILOGY of BO3 & ANG3LINa (with enigmatic Lucidity & One Year One Day)

1st Produced:
Fanshawe College Theatre, London , Ontario , CaNaDa    Jun 2011

Organisations:
London Fringe Festival

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Oz In A Clozet

Synopsis:
Place one enigmatic girl, and one vulnerable guy in one medium sized locked closet. add one dominant fiance. Shake knob three times. Oz in a clozet.

Notes:
Finalist in the Drury University, Springfield, MO, One Act Play Competition, 2007.

1st Produced:
The Arts Project, London, ON    16 Jun 2011

Organisations:
Fridge Door Live Theatre Company

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada, Apr 2013   978-1-55435-468-9

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy 45 min One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Return Flight

Synopsis:
Turbulence is inevitable when a daughter attempts a return after a sixteen year flight from her father.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
McManus Studio Theatre, Playwrights Cabaret    13 Jan 2012

Organisations:
The Grand Theatre

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  1 flex (youth)

Further Reference:
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Saving Grace

Synopsis:
a group of teenagers learn about life, acceptance and grace from a misfit outsider with an unexpected big secret. a modern day story inspired by the life of John Newton, writer of amazing Grace.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, London , Ontario , CaNaDa    14 Aug 2010

Organisations:
London Community Players LYTe

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  13            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Shannon Is Gone

Synopsis:
a bride abruptly stops her wedding ceremony, arguing with her groom about the meaning of the song he has selected to sing. In the end she storms out, only to the relief of the groom who had used the circumstance to get himself out of the abusive relations

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Norman Maine Plays in a collection, "4 in a Loo", by Len Cuthbert, 2007   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
play Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  1 flexible

Further Reference:
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Stuck In A Box

Synopsis:
Five kids seek to discover the true meaning of Peace on earth while they are confined to the inside of an elevator that has stopped in between floors. This 30-minute play takes place on Christmas eve.

Notes:
35 minutes with songs And visual presentations (powerpoint or slide).

1st Produced:
Hamilton, ON    1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Standard Publishing, 2000   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Christian - Christmas One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  1 possible extra

Further Reference:
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True Colours

Synopsis:
A youth theatre cast is preparing to stage the musical Joseph for a drama contest. Ironically, some of the cast members become jealous of the lead actor, who seems to be favored by the director. When they devise a plan to oust him, the production gets derailed and their chance to compete in the contest is jeopardized.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Palace Theatre, London, ON    13 Aug 2011

Organisations:
London Community Players LYTE

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
TYA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  13-18 flex

Further Reference:
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Whirled Truth

Synopsis:
Megan, too young to have a job, secretly applies for a position as a waitress in order to buy her mom the perfect Christmas gift. Of course she has to make a few innocent obscurities on the application to get the job. Upon getting hired, she discovers tha

Notes:
50 min

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
eldridge Publishing, 1997   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Christian - Christmas One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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