Fringe TheatreThe Quest Plays
Short works
Malleus, incus, stapes
Amidst the dust and weathered bones, an archaeologist assembles the fragments of a life. Excerpt Dramatic monologue, 15 min Solo Collective, staged reading, Vancouver, 2008; Estrogenius Sola Voce Festival, Manhattan Theatre Source, New York, 2006; London One Act Festival, London, Ontario, 2006 Ex Drama, Cast: 2, 10 minutes Staged Reading, Playwrights, Cabaret, The Grand Theatre, London, Ontario, 2003 One & Other Work pressure blinds One to the needs of Other. Drama, Cast: 2, 20 minutes Bailiwick Repertory Directors’ Festival, Chicago, 2003; Purple Shorts One Act Festival 2002; London One Act Festival, 2002 L’Un et L’Autre translation by Lola Tostevin Workshop reading, University of Western Ontario, 2004 Mettle Drama, Cast: 2, 25 minutes A man retired from an organization that viciously defends "the greater good" is drawn back into that dark world by a former protege. University of Western Ontario, 2002; The Arts Project Writer’s Workshop, Staged Reading, London, Ontario, 2002 Still Drama, Cast: 3, 25 minutes A couple’s inner crisis at a time of loss, set against a portrait of a home and landscape. Stage adaptation of bp Nichol's prose novel STILL. London One Act Festival, 2003; University of Western Ontario 2002 Random Wanton Acts of Shakespeare Street theatre, ByWard Market, Ottawa, 1996 The Fishbowl Vancouver Little Theatre, 1995 |
One Man Romeo & Juliet
Love, dance, duels & death! A fiery distillation of Shakespeare’s classic. One performer. Twelve roles. Dramatic monologue, 50 minutes Victoria Fringe Festival 2008 
Jericho in the Morning Light
"It's wasteful—bleeding everywhere like everywhere's got a place for your blood." Jericho must find almost-sister Ecstasy by sunrise. Excerpt Drama, Cast: 10, 90 minutes London Fringe Theatre Festival, 2005; Reading, London Public Library, 2004; Staged Reading (excerpt), Playwrights, Cabaret, The Grand Theatre, London, Ontario, 2004 
Tremor
“These lines on paper are not so simple.” An artist's work with a new model opens old wounds. Excerpt Drama, Cast: 2, 50 minutes Most Daring Production, London Fringe Festival, 2006 Final Draught Reading Series, Vancouver, 2008; Edmonton, London and Toronto Fringe Theatre Festivals, 2006 (as "Petr's Boy); London Fringe Theatre Festival, 2004; Community Arts Investment Grant, London, Ontario, 2006 
Intersection A student’s life is forever altered the split second after a stop light turns green. Excerpt Dramatic monologue, 50 minutes London and Vancouver Fringe Theatre Festivals, 2003; London One Act Festival 2002; Purple Shorts Festival, London, Ontario, 2002 New works
small bones
(three part version of malleus, incus, stapes) The archaeologist, the student and the actor Dramatic monologues Redbird Bluesky A flame-red bird falls from the sun and befriends young Button. Drama, Cast: 4, 90 minutes Final Draught Reading Series, Vancouver, 2008           |
