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SANDRA DEMPSEY |
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Nationality: Canadian Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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With a keen sense of drama and a formidable wit, Sandra Dempsey writes complex plays inhabited by articulate, richly drawn and emotional characters. Her work is as poignant and instictive as it is wide-ranging and authoratative in subject: FLYING TO GLORY, a moving, life-affirming, all in the moment action drama about those who flew in WWII; ENIGMA with its four women entangled by assisted suicide; BARBIE & KEN, an acerbic satire; ARMAGIDEON's septuagenarian women navigating a disturbing future; and her latest, WINGS TO VICTORY, a drama following the exploits of Allied women flyers in the Air Transport Auxiliary in WWII - these and many more award-winning pieces comprise her theatrical legacy. Uncompromising and vital; powerful, compassionate and impassion.
Plays by Sandra Dempsey
Armagideon | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9325 | |||
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Genre: | Black comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Two spinster aunts try to look after their nine year old nephew who has radiation sickness in a post nuclear world. | |||||
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Barbie and Ken | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1998 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 193-0961057 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73440 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Barbie is pregnant - but is that possible with two anatomically incorrect plastic people? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blue Collar Blues | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1983 | ||||
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 | #73441 | |||
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Genre: | full length comedy with music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Casualties | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2000 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 193-0961839 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73442 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Clap-Trap | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 160003117X | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73443 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A young man is visited by his mother at his training base during World War Two | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cuff 'n' Billy Show | ||
| 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 | #73444 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Formerly entitled "Police Release Me" | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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D'Arcy | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1980 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Simon and Pierre, Toronto, 1981 | ISBN/ASIN: | 088-9241147 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9326 | |||
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Genre: | full length Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, the Irish patriot and Canadian Statesman, assassinated by Fenians | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Eight to Four | ||
| 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 | #73446 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Formerly entitled "Nine to Five" | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Enigma | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Touchwood Press, 2003 | ISBN/ASIN: | 096-8786146 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9327 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A hospital patient orchestrates her own suicide | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fat Cans | ||
| 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 | #73447 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | An Australian learning to fly in World War Two Canada has trouble explaining himself. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Flying to Glory | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Touchwood Press, 2006 | ISBN/ASIN: | 096-8786162 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73448 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | A group of young friends emlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Legacy | ||
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| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 193-1805504 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73449 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | A young woman's life is altered by her alcoholic father | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Officer Drag | ||
| 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: | 193-0961405 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73450 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | As muggings increase a police officer is sent undercover dressed as a lady. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Orders | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 160-0030513 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73451 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A soldier is sent on an impossible peace keeping mission | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pee-pipe | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1998 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 193-0961812 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73452 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pierre La | ||
| 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: | 193-0961820 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73453 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | The one thing guaranteed to drive women wild a sexy French accent | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Rosa's Lament | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | 193-0961790 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #111163 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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That's No Lady, That's My Immigrant | ||
| 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 | #73454 | |||
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| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Wing and a Prayer, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2004 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Brooklyn Publishers | ISBN/ASIN: | 160-0030521 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #73455 | |||
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Genre: | play Ten min | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A young pilot is badly disfigured when his plane catches fire. When he is well enough to resume duties his superiors think the way he looks will be bad for morale | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wings of the Albatross | ||
| 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 | #73456 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | After years of legal wrangling to claim what is rightfully hers, in despair, Rosa commits suicide only to face a similar situation on the other side as they try to determine where she should go. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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