Scott Douglas

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Scott Douglas
Biography:
Scott Douglas lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, having recently moved there from Saskatoon. His current play (Undiscover'd Country) was featured in the Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre's Spring Festival and the Alberta Playwright's Network's Fresh Ink festival. As well as writing for the professional theatre, Scott is often commissioned to write short plays for church and social justice groups. A collection of his plays will be published by Wood Lake Books in 2004.
Plays:
Undiscover'd Country
A young aboriginal computer genius accidentally downloads the entire text of Shakespeare's Hamlet into his brain, and then sets off on a quest to kill the Prime Minister of Canada. Currently in development.
Full Length; 7m, 2f
The Harrowing
An "interrogator" in an unnamed dictatorship tries to save a captured revolutionary by convincing him to switch his allegiances. Full Length; 2m
First produced by 25th Street Theatre.
Lycanthropes of the Latter Twentieth Century
A teenage girl tries to open a friend's eyes to the truth in their town - a monster is killing women and children. And the monster may be closer than he thinks.
15 minutes; 1m, 1f
First produced by Manitoba Association of Playwrights Short Shots.
Stone Soup!: The Musical
A collaboration with singer/songwriter Linnea Good. Two down-on-their-luck con artists strike it rich when they convince a small village that they have a magical stone which can make soup. Full Length; 6m, 4f + children

Elixir
A play about hope and hopelessness. Professor Esperanzo's Miracle Elixir is pure distilled hope. But is it real?
20 minutes; 2m, 1f

Security Blanket
A play about global security. Owen is a big kid with a dangerous security blanket. His mother wants him to think about the real causes of insecurity.
10 minutes; 2m, 1f
"STRANGE ANGELS & Other Plays for People of Faith" - Scheduled to be published in 2004 by Wood Lake Books, this is a collection of plays written for church groups and conferences over the course of twelve years. This anthology includes:
Strange Angels
An ordinary Joe waiting at a bus-stop is accosted by a homeless man claiming to be an angel with a message for him.

Dog Eat Dog World
A play about poor-bashing. Rufus is a poor hound trying to make ends meet, but he keeps getting swatted on the nose by Fido, who sees himself as a "good dog, a very good dog."
Fair Trade
Walter wakes up one morning and finds he has magically traded places with a Nicaraguan coffee farmer. He learns the hard way the difficulties of growing coffee.
David's Rule
A revisionist version of the biblical David saga, told through the eyes of David's little sister, Hannah.
Just 'Cause
A bride's wedding day jitters lead her to a re-evaluation of the meaning of marriage and family.
Legend of Saint Andrew
Idealistic and culturally-sensitive Saint Matthias must team up with gruff and surly Saint Andrew to spread the Good News in this modernized miracle play.
Work
This reflection on the nature of employment follows a group of twentysomethings through the trials of the job interview.
Tables Turned and the Stone Gets Rolled Away
Three lost and forgotten people find comfort in recalling the events leading up to Jesus' death
A Prairie Nativity
The Christmas story told as if it took place in barn in the middle of a rural Canadian winter.
Maybe One?
A Theatrical History of the United Church of Canada
A revue of sketches and scenes in which events from the UCC's history are translated into various literary, theatrical, or pop-culture genres.

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	Manitoba Association of Playwrights Index -- News -- Members -- Catalogue -- Jarvis Centre -- Links Scott Douglas Biography: Scott Douglas lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, having recently moved there from Saskatoon. His current play (Undiscover'd Country) was featured in the Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre's Spring Festival and the Alberta Playwright's Network's Fresh Ink festival. As well as writing for the professional theatre, Scott is often commissioned to write short plays for church and social justice groups. A collection of his plays will be published by Wood Lake Books in 2004. Plays: Undiscover'd Country A young aboriginal computer genius accidentally downloads the entire text of Shakespeare's Hamlet into his brain, and then sets off on a quest to kill the Prime Minister of Canada. Currently in development. Full Length; 7m, 2f The Harrowing An "interrogator" in an unnamed dictatorship tries to save a captured revolutionary by convincing him to switch his allegiances. Full Length; 2m First produced by 25th Street Theatre. Lycanthropes of the Latter Twentieth Century A teenage girl tries to open a friend's eyes to the truth in their town - a monster is killing women and children. And the monster may be closer than he thinks. 15 minutes; 1m, 1f First produced by Manitoba Association of Playwrights Short Shots. Stone Soup!: The Musical A collaboration with singer/songwriter Linnea Good. Two down-on-their-luck con artists strike it rich when they convince a small village that they have a magical stone which can make soup. Full Length; 6m, 4f + children
	Elixir A play about hope and hopelessness. Professor Esperanzo's Miracle Elixir is pure distilled hope. But is it real? 20 minutes; 2m, 1f
	Security Blanket A play about global security. Owen is a big kid with a dangerous security blanket. His mother wants him to think about the real causes of insecurity. 10 minutes; 2m, 1f "STRANGE ANGELS & Other Plays for People of Faith" - Scheduled to be published in 2004 by Wood Lake Books, this is a collection of plays written for church groups and conferences over the course of twelve years. This anthology includes: Strange Angels An ordinary Joe waiting at a bus-stop is accosted by a homeless man claiming to be an angel with a message for him.
	Dog Eat Dog World A play about poor-bashing. Rufus is a poor hound trying to make ends meet, but he keeps getting swatted on the nose by Fido, who sees himself as a "good dog, a very good dog." Fair Trade Walter wakes up one morning and finds he has magically traded places with a Nicaraguan coffee farmer. He learns the hard way the difficulties of growing coffee. David's Rule A revisionist version of the biblical David saga, told through the eyes of David's little sister, Hannah. Just 'Cause A bride's wedding day jitters lead her to a re-evaluation of the meaning of marriage and family. Legend of Saint Andrew Idealistic and culturally-sensitive Saint Matthias must team up with gruff and surly Saint Andrew to spread the Good News in this modernized miracle play. Work This reflection on the nature of employment follows a group of twentysomethings through the trials of the job interview. Tables Turned and the Stone Gets Rolled Away Three lost and forgotten people find comfort in recalling the events leading up to Jesus' death A Prairie Nativity The Christmas story told as if it took place in barn in the middle of a rural Canadian winter. Maybe One? A Theatrical History of the United Church of Canada A revue of sketches and scenes in which events from the UCC's history are translated into various literary, theatrical, or pop-culture genres.
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