The following is a list of some of Canada's most popular educational theatre plays and learning resources written by Canadians! They are listed by performance category and have publisher /licensing information to help you order. Categories Include:
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Top 5 Classroom Drama Teaching Resource options:
Drama Classroom Companion Vol. 2 by Kerry Hishon (Theatrefolk)
Emergency Lesson Plans by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
Truth in Play: Drama Strategies for Building Meaningful Performances by Debbie Nyman, Jill Lloyd-Jones, and David S. Craig (Playwrights Canada Press)
Scenes for Classroom Study by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
Scene Spurs Vol. 2 by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
Top 4 Short Play options (plays 10 minutes or less): ● Ten / Two by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk) ● The Battle of Image vs Girl by Johanna Skoreyko (Theatrefolk) ● Ten Minute Play Series: Be Challenged by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk) ● Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less by Bradley Hayward (Theatrefolk)
Top 9 small/medium cast One Act Play options:
Mummu by Kirk Shimano (Theatrefolk)
The Law of Gravity by Olivier Sylvestre, translated by Bobby Theodore. 2 actors. Characters are 14 years old. 50 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press) Apply for rights via author olivier.sylvestre@umontreal.ca and translator’s agent philippecourcelles@agenceduchesne.com
Emotional Baggage by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
Instant by Erin Shields. 2f, 1m. Characters are 15 years old. 45 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press) Apply for rights via Ian Arnold at Catalyst TCM, ian@catalysttcm.com
Smarty Pants by Bradley Hayward (Theatrefolk)
Squawk by Megan Gail Coles. 1f, 2m. F is Indigenous teen, 17 years old. 1m is Canadian teen, and 1m is adult. 45 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press) Apply for rights via the Playwrights Guild of Canada
Have You Heard? By Krista Boehnert (Theatrefolk)
Outside by Paul Dunn. 1f, 2m. Characters are 15 years old. Time unknown. (Playwrights Canada Press) Apply for rights via the Playwrights Guild of Canada
I Am For You by Mieko Ouchi, 2f, 1m. 2f are 17 years old. 1m is 27 years old. Time unknown. (Playwrights Canada Press) Apply for rights via Ian Arnold at Catalyst TCM, ian@catalysttcm.com
Top 4 large cast One Act Play options: ● Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk) ● Same Room, Different Story by Claire Broome (Theatrefolk) ● Anonymous by Allison Green (Theatrefolk) ● darklight by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
Top 6 small / medium cast Full Length Play options:
Selfie by Christine Quintana. 2f, 1m. Characters are 16 and 17 years old. 75 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press)Apply for rights via Colin Rivers at Marquis Entertainment, colin@mqent.ca
Black Dog by Matthew Heiti, 2f, 3m. All are late teens. 85 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press)Apply for rights via author, matthew.heiti@yahoo.ca
Football Romeo by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
The Making of St Jerome by Marie Beath Badian, 2f, 4m. 1 teen character and the rest are adult characters. I believe 3 of the characters are of Philippine background. 60 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press)Apply for rights via Colin Rivers at Marquis Entertainment, colin@mqent.ca
Shatter by Trina Davies, 3f (teens/20s, 30s, 50s), 1m (20s). 95 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press)*NOT IN PRINT ANYMORE but wanted to mention. Can be accessed digitally via Canadian Play OutletApply for rights via Michael Petrasek at Kensington Literary, kensingtonlit@rogers.com
The Canterbury Tales adapted by Lindsay Price from Chaucer (Theatrefolk)
Top 6 large cast Full Length Play options:
Circus Olympus by Lindsay Price (Theatrefolk)
Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahill. 7f, 3m. Characters are late teens. 80 minutes. Mature themes. (Playwrights Canada Press)Apply for rights via Colin Rivers at Marquis Entertainment, colin@mqent.ca
A Lighter Shade of Noir by Patrick Derksen (Theatrefolk)
Agatha Rex adapted by Lindsay Price from Antigone by Sophocles (Theatrefolk)
St. Francis of Millbrook by Sky Gilbert. 4f, 6m. 6 characters are teens, 4 adults. 90 minutes. (Playwrights Canada Press)Apply for rights via author sky@uoguelph.ca
