WRITING
GIVE 'EM HELL (2023)Inspired by real-life student activism, Give 'em Hell is a new play that retells the final school year leading up to the 2012 closure of Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS).
Featuring a cast of eight teenagers, Give 'em Hell explores the power of youth activism, the perils of self-discovery and what it costs to stand up for a cause. Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2023 Prairie Fire, Please/Theatre Direct/4th Line Theatre/Peterborough Museum and Archives World Premiere (Director: Aaron Jan) 2022 Theatre Direct Workshop/Staged Reading (Director: Aaron Jan) 2021 Theatre Direct Workshop/Staged Reading (Director: Aaron Jan) Awards 2022 Interdisciplinary Residency Program – 4th Line Theatre 2020 OAC Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators – Blyth Festival 2020 OAC Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators – 4th Line Theatre 2019 OAC Theatre Projects Grant 2019 OAC Recommender Grant for Theatre Creators – Theatre Direct |
Graphic Design Credit: Khira Wieting
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MARGARET REID (2023)12-year-olds Cora and Debbie meet at a public speaking competition. They are not friends. They never will be. And yet, they’ll never be able to forget each other, and what they saw that day.
Part absurdist comedy, part mystery, Margaret Reid explores how we learn to talk about ourselves, the stories we choose to tell, and those we don't. Expect cue cards, a trophy and about six Little Debbie cakes. The development of Margaret Reid was made possible thanks to The Ellen Ross Stuart “Opening Doors” Award in association with Tarragon Theatre, Hart House Theatre and Blyth Festival. Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2023 Here For Now Theatre World Premiere (Director: Monique Lund) 2021 Tarragon Theatre Staged Reading/Workshop (Director: Esther Jun) 2020 Hart House Theatre Workshop/Staged Reading (Director: Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster) Awards 2020 Ellen Ross Stuart “Opening Doors” Award |
Artwork Credit: Mark Uhre
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TRyOUTS (2022)After a long-time baseball coach retires, his successor steps up to the plate to take on the position. Tryouts is a ten-minute comedy about legacy, line-up's and learning to hold in your pee.
Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2022 Driftwood Theatre Staged Reading as part of Ontario Tour of King Henry V (Director: Hume Baugh) Awards 2022 Driftwood Theatre Beyond the Bard Playwrights Unit |
Graphic Design Credit: Khira Wieting
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NEWS PLAY (2019)After botching a major publishing deal, two estranged children's book writers return to their hometown to revitalize the local newspaper and save their pyromaniac cousin.
Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival (Director: Aaron Jan) Awards Outstanding Individual Performance - Madeleine Brown |
Photo Credit: Graham Isador
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BLUEBIRD ENCOUNTERS (2018/2022)In a moment of self-discovery, a writer on a research trip unlocks voices from the past through an incredible encounter with three birds. Bluebird Encounters is a ten-minute monologue, blending poetry and prose, adapted by Madeleine Brown from the writings of poet and biographer Molly Peacock and staged in installations by artist Michèle Karch-Ackerman.
Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2022 Ghost Seamstress Exhibition @ Peterborough Art Gallery (Director: Karthy Chin) 2018 Bluebird Dress Factory Exhibition @ Campbell House Museum (Director: Karthy Chin) |
Photo Credit: Michèle Karch-Ackerman
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EVERYONE WANTS A T-SHIRT! (2018)When Beatrice sinks her potato-based start-up, she must ascend the ranks of an imposing feminist pyramid scheme in order to rebuild her career.
Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival (Director: Aaron Jan) Awards Outstanding Ensemble - Madeleine Brown, Charlin McIsaac, Brittany Miranda and John Wamsley |
Photo Credit: Graham Isador
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MADELEINE SAYS SORRY (2017)Upon losing a role to a wiener dog, failed actor, Madeleine, is forced to attend an apology rehabilitation clinic and make a public apology.
Workshops/Staged Readings/Productions 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival (Director: Aaron Jan) |
Photo Credit: Jordan Laffrenier
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