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PIERRE BRAULT
Nationality: Canadian
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Literary Agent: L'Agence Mensour Agency Ltd
Pierre Brault is a writer, actor and comedian working extensively in film, television and on the stage. He is best known for his two solo plays, Blood on the Moon and Portrait of an Unidentified Man, both of which were presented repeatedly at the National Arts Centre and have toured extensively. He is the recipient of two Best actor awards from the Ottawa and Montreal Critics' Circles, and the inaugural Audrey ashley award for his body-of-work contribution to the Ottawa Theatre scene. He was Playwright-in-Residence at the Great Canadian Theatre Company for the 2006-07 season. He is currently at work on 5 O'Clock Bells, about iconic Canadian jazz guitarist Lenny Breau, which will premiere at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in 2008. Pierre is artistic Director of Sleeping Dog Theatre.
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Blood On the Moon Portrait Of An Unidentified ManBlood On the Moon
Synopsis:
April 7, 1868. Less then a year after Confederation, its most eloquent spokesman Thomas D'arcy McGee is cut down by an assassin's bullet, steps from Parliament Hill. James Whelan, an Irish tailor, is immediately arrested and despite flimsy evidence, is hanged in Canada's last public execution. Portraying witnesses, attorneys and the judge, Whelan reviews his arrest, trial and execution.
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