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KEN MITCHELL (1940 - ) |
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Nationality: Canadian Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: Bella Pomer Agency, Inc |
Ken Mitchell is a playwright, story-teller, poet and actor whose work has been seen around the world. He wrote the ground-breaking "Country Opera" Cruel Tears with Humphrey and the Dumptrucks in 1975, the script for the award-winning film Hounds of Notre Dame (1981), and the novel Stones of the Dalai Lama, published by Soho Press, New York (1993). He is a retired professor of English from the University of Regina, where he now lives. Ken is the artistic director of Burning Sun
Plays by Ken Mitchell
Chautauqua Girl | ||
| 1st Produced: | Carousel Stage Company, Vancouver. | 1982 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24459 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on the life of Nola Ericson who founded the first Canadian "tent show" in 1917 | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Cruel Tears | ||
| 1st Produced: | Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pile of Bones Publishing, Regina, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24460 | |||
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Genre: | Country Opera | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | chorus | |||||
Notes: | Music written by Humphrey and the Dumptrucks | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on Othello, this "country opera" looks at the loves and rivalries of Saskatchewan truck drivers | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Davin: The Politician | ||
| 1st Produced: | Globe Theatre, Regina | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | NeWest Press, Edmonton, 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24461 | |||
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Genre: | three-act drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Canada's settlement is portrayed through the turbulent life of Nicolas Flood Davin: poet, politician, newspaperman and lover of Kate Simpson, one of Canada's first feminists | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Future Harvest | ||
| 1st Produced: | Regina | 1990 | ||||
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 | #24462 | |||
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Genesis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Merely Players for a tour of Saskatchewan | 1975 | ||||
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 | #24463 | |||
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Genre: | two-act historical epic | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with Douglas Hicton | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Gone The Burning Sun | ||
| 1st Produced: | Guelph Spring Festival | 1984 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1985 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0887544347 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24464 | |||
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Genre: | Drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written with David Liang | |||||
| A compelling portrait of Dr. Norman Bethune, the brilliant medical man who devoted himself to saving the world in China, Spain and Montreal. Winner, 1985 Canadian Authors' Association Drama Award | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Great Cultural Revolution, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver. | 1979 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1980 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24465 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | musicians, ddancers | |||||
Notes: | written with Michael Taylor | |||||
Synopsis: | At the height of the Great Proletarian Revolution in 1966, a playwright faces destruction as a result of his political statements. Political drama is combined with acrobatics, mime & music | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Great Electrical Revolution, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Globe Theatre, Regina | 1996 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24466 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | When the Moose Jaw Light and Power Company pulls the plug on the Gallagher family for non-payment, leaving them powerless in the dark, they rise against the monopoly in a gloriously funny revolution | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Grey Owl | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saskatoon | 1990 | ||||
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 | #24467 | |||
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Heroes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Surrey University, Guildford, England | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24468 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Superman and the Lone Ranger find themselves in a battle of egos while awaiting interviews with the "Chief." Lois Lane and Tonto arrive raising banners of Women's Lib and Red Power | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Laffin' Jack Rivers Show | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saskatoon | 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 | #24469 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written with Michael Taylor | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Meadowlark Connection, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Pile of Bones Publishing, Regina, 1975 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24470 | |||
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Medicine Line, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | by the community of Moose Jaw | 1976 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Saskatchewan Department of Culture and Youth, 1974 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24471 | |||
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Genre: | outdoor drama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Melody Farm | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saskatoon | 1987 | ||||
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 | #24472 | |||
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Plainsman, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saskatoon's 25th Street House Theatre | 1985 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Coteau Books, Regina, 1992 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24473 | |||
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Genre: | Play with Music | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | After the 1895 Batoche rebellion, Madeline and Gabriel Dumont struggle to maintain the spirit and dignity of the Metis people | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pleasant Street | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saskatoon's 25th Street House Theatre | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24474 | |||
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Genre: | Black Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Synopsis: | It's 20 years after publication of the last Dick and Jane reader, and life on Pleasant Street has changed drastically | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Save The Pigs | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1990 | ||||
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 | #24475 | |||
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Shipbuilder, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | University of Regina Drama Department | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Canadian Theatre Review (CTR 21), 1979 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24476 | |||
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Genre: | full-length drama for voices and percussion | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A Finnish immigrant, landlocked on the vast prairie, proceeds to build a steamship for a long journey | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Showdown At Sand Valley | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Merely Players for a tour of Saskatchewan | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Gage Publishers in Cues and Entrances, 1977 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24477 | |||
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Genre: | comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A comic satire on Westerns in which a Mountie is pitted against an American gunslinger in Sand Valley, Saskatchewan | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spirit Of Saskatoon | ||
| 1st Produced: | Saskatoon | 1982 | ||||
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 | #24478 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | written with Michael Taylor | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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That'll Be The Day | ||
| 1st Produced: | Weyburn | 1996 | ||||
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 | #24479 | |||
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This Train | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tarragon Theatre (Toronto) | 1973 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Performing Arts in Canada, 1973 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24480 | |||
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Genre: | Tragi-Comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
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Tommy! | ||
| 1st Produced: | Wheatland Theatre, Regina | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #24481 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | rollicking one-man show profiling Saskatchewan's Tommy Douglas, the man who brought medicare to the province | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Year Of The Moose | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1982 | ||||
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 | #24482 | |||
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