The Playwrights Database
GEORGE BOYD
Nationality: Canadian
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George Boyd made his theatrical debut at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1988 - making his the first African-Nova Scotian playwright to have his plays produced on the mainstage of the most prominent Theatre in the Country
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)
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below is a list of George Boyd's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Consecrated Ground Gideon's Blues Le Code Noir Shine Boy Wade In the WaterConsecrated Ground
In 1965, africville, the largest and oldest black community in Canada was bulldozed into memory. What was lost to the politicians of Halifax was an inconvenience, an eysore. What was lost to the people whose roots ran deep through the once-vibrant community was an entire way of life. Withtremendous wit and gravity, George Boyd resurrects africville on the verge of extinction, making us a gift of people believable in their vulnerabilities, their courage and their outrage
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nominated for the Governors-General Award for Drama in 2000
1st Produced:
Eastern Front Theatre 1999
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1st Published:
Talonbooks (January 1, 1999) 978-0921368915
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Play/Drama
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageGideon's Blues
an examination of racism and drugs in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as drugs, as a young, black college graduate is lured into trafficking cocaine. Gideon's Blues is a microcosm of the impact of crack-cocaine on the black community and the desperate acts to which some people had to resort.
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1st Produced:
Upstart Theatre 1990
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1st Published:
Talon Books (2004) 0-88922-496-X
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: -
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Top of PageLe Code Noir
Set in 18th century France, Le Code Noir tells the story of Joseph Boulogne, composer, musician, and swordsman. Some even say he was an inspiration for alexander Dumas' Three Musketeers and that he had an affair with Marie antoinette. He lived during 'Le Code Noir', a decree that set the conditions for slavery in France. This law, often enforced on Boulogne by his own father, was forever in his shadow as he fought to become the most influential composer of his time.
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This play is in English.
1st Produced:
Black Theatre Workshop Of Montreal 2009
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1st Published:
- code-noir
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Drama/biography
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Male: 5 Female: 2 Other: -
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Top of PageShine Boy
the story of the world first African-American to win the world, championship. Bantamweight George Dixon, born in africville, Nova Scotia, is still considered to be one of the best ever to put on the gloves. the play depicts his extraordinary rise to the top and his tragic demise. (Currently being re-worked.)
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Characters "double-up."
1st Produced:
Neptune Theatre 32192
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1st Published:
- shine-boy
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Genre:
Drama with music; bioplay
Parts:
Male: 7 Female: 2 Other: Chorus, reporters, thugs, etc.
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Top of PageWade In the Water
Nelson Williams Johns is an elderly slave in search of his roots, on an uplifting journey that begins in Civil War-era Georgia and leads to Sierra Leone. Nelson is forced to choose between a perilous freedom and the safety of the known on his quest for increased personal and social consciousness. Filled with lyrical dialogue and nuanced characters, Wade in the Water is a poignant story that celebrates the beauty of the human spirit
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finalist for the 2004 Montreal English Critic's Circle Award (Mecca).
1st Produced:
Black Theatre Workshop Of Montreal 2003
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1st Published:
Playwrights Canada Press (September 1, 2005) 978-0887547768
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Genre:
Play/Drama
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: - Other: -
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