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| The identities of the Winning and Finalist Playwrights were revealed on Friday, November 9, 2001 on Granville Island in Vancouver BC at the Opening Reception for BACKSTAGE 2001. The results were as follows: | |
| CATEGORY WINNERS | |
| Full Length Winner ($1500 Cash Award) | |
| Mail Order Annie by Carl C. Cashin, Stirling, ON | |
| Synopsis:'Mail Order
Annie' is a romantic comedy/drama focusing on the mail-order bride phenomenon which was
instrumental in the development of Western Canada, circa 1905-25. Rich in
"Canadiana", the story traces the lives of Annie O'Ryan, a spinster from
Belleville, Ontario, and John Proctor, a grain farmer on Saskatchewan's Great Plain. From
their "stormy" first meeting at a rural CPR station, through the Great
Depression and finally WWII, we share the hopes and dreams of a struggling Canadian
family. Jurors' comments included: "engaging...the story has warmth and charm", "moves easily and clearly through a part of our history, and reminds us without preaching", "wonderful structure, great characters and a warm, well-told story". |
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| One Act Winner ($1000 Cash Award) | |
| Whole-In-One by Paul McLaughlin, Toronto, ON | |
| Synopsis: Michael is an
avid golfer, obsessed with getting a hole-in-one. His wife, Sharon, wants more passion in
their marriage and perceives Michael's devotion to golf as an obstacle that must be
removed. So she offers him a challenge: get a hole-in-one within a certain number of shots
or give up golf forever. Juror's comments included: "characterizations are strong and purposeful", "it has originality and the characters are believable", "moves along well with an obvious, yet satisfying conclusion". |
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| Special Merit Winner ($750 Cash Award) | |
| PROK by Brian Drader, Winnipeg, MB | |
| Synopsis: PROK is about
the life and times of the infamous sex researcher, Alfred C. Kinsey, as told posthumously
by his wife, Clara McMillan. Juror's comments included: "every scene has an urgency about it...sequences build well and pay off well", "original, interesting and provocative", "a clear understanding of a play's construction...characters are fully dimensional" |
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| FINALISTS | (random order) |
| Noble Savage, Savage Noble by Bob Armstrong, Winnipeg, MB | |
| Sylvia Grey Beamer by Maureen Robinson, North Vancouver, BC | |
| Catfish by Evan Webber, Toronto, ON | |
| Little Lord Haw-Haw by A. Colin Wright, Kingston, ON | |
| JURORS | |
| The year's Jurors were Garry Davey of Vancouver/Gabriola Island, BC, Lanni McInnes of Kamloops, BC and Keith Digby of Cobble Hill, BC. | |
| All Winners and
Finalists will be invited to Theatre BC's New Play Festival,
April 5-7, 2002 at the Pavilion Theatre in Kamloops, BC. More complete details regarding
this year's Competition will be posted during the next week. Congratulations to this year's Winners and Finalists. Thank you to all entering playwrights and to the Competition Jurors for their many hours of reading and careful consideration. We invite Canadian resident playwrights to enter their new works in Theatre BC's 14th Annual Canadian National Playwriting Competition. The postmark deadline for entry is Monday, July 22, 2002. If you would like to be added to our mailing list for Competition information, please send your contact information to Theatre BC at PO Box 2031, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6X6 or email us pwc@theatrebc.org. |
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