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Jim Betts

JIM BETTS

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Literary Agent:    Catalyst TCM Inc  

Jim Betts's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Jim Betts's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Cabbagetown Caped Crusaders , The         Colours In the Storm         Girls Can't Pitch         Groundworld Adventure, The         Haunting Of Elijah Bones, The         Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang         Last Voyage Of the Devil's Wheel , The         Little Women         Mystery Of the Oak Island Treasure, The         Nuclear Power Show, The         Reading the Signs         Shooting Of Dan Mcgrew , The         Stagefright         Thin Ice         Treehouse At the Edge Of the World, The

Cabbagetown Caped Crusaders , The

Synopsis:
Set in the streets and alleys of the Cabbagetown area of Toronto, three young "misfits" who, having been bullied and ignored long enough, decide to become "superheroes" and regain control of their lives.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1991

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  6c 5 adults

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Colours In the Storm

Synopsis:
about the life and mysterious death of one of Canada's most famous painters, Tom Thomson, it tells the story of his life with a variety of colourful characters, a number of whom have been implicated in his possible "murder

Notes:
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1st Produced:
The Muskoka Festival, Ontario     1990

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto, 1998   

Music:
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Genre:
Musical Drama Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Girls Can't Pitch

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Groundworld Adventure, The

Synopsis:
a 10-year-old girl learns how powerful (and sometimes how dangerous) her imagination can be. Miranda refuses to accept the absence of her father, and descends into a fantastic and mysterious playground to escape the painful reality

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1989

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Haunting Of Elijah Bones, The

Synopsis:
Set in the Queen Charlotte Islands, a mysterious "creature" is trying to force an eccentric older woman off her property. Two young children solve the mystery.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
adventure Mystery

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2c 5 adults

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Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Philip Balsam; music by Jim Betts; lyrics by Dennis Lee; lyrics by Jim Betts; book by Mordecai Richler. Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler

1st Produced:
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young People     1984

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Last Voyage Of the Devil's Wheel , The

Synopsis:
Having stowed away on a small ship, the adventure, Jason and Diana Hawkins encounter a "ghost ship" that carries them towards the Oak Island Treasure, and into a mysterious connection with their own family history. a sequel to the Mystery of the Oak Island Treasure

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1984

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
adventure Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2c 5 adults

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Little Women

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Jim Betts; lyrics by Jim Betts; book by Nancy early. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

1st Produced:
Theatre Orangeville, Orangeville, Ontario     2001

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Northern River Music (NRM001)

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Mystery Of the Oak Island Treasure, The

Synopsis:
Two young children, Jason and Diana Hawkins, encounter two modern pirates and the mysterious Ghost In the Red Jacket in their quest to discover the truth about the legendary Oak Island Treasure

Notes:
Winner, Chalmer's Award for Best Children's Play, 1983.

1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1983

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
adventure Mystery

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  2c 5 adults

Further Reference:
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Nuclear Power Show, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Joel Greenberg And Jim Betts

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Reading the Signs

Synopsis:
an entertaining collection of scenes and songs dealing with aspects of literacy: staying in school, literacy in the workplace, native literacy, literacy classes, etc.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1989

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Shooting Of Dan Mcgrew , The

Synopsis:
Set in the days of the Yukon gold-rush, it tells the real story behind Robert Service's famous poem, with an ending reminiscent of "the Sting."

Notes:
Written with John Bertram

1st Produced:
Theatre Network, Edmonton     1982

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  doubling

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Stagefright

Synopsis:
Half a revue and half a book musical about "growing up", it is the story of a young woman who hires two out-of-work actors to rework parts of her life onstage that have never worked out properly in "real life."

Notes:
Written with Miriam Fond And Catherine Knights

1st Produced:
The Ruttery     1978

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Thin Ice

Synopsis:
antic progress across the hollow land of empty Time.

Notes:
Written with Doug ellis

1st Produced:
The Muskoka Festival, Ontario     1987

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Treehouse At the Edge Of the World, The

Synopsis:
Set in a forest on Hallowe'en, three children encounter a number of eccentric characters from another time and place. In helping to solve an age-old conflict, the children learn about themselves and the implications of "the sword of ultimate power."

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Young People's Theatre, Toronto.     1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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