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Christopher Craddock

CHRISTOPHER CRADDOCK

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Christopher Craddock's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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         3. . .2. . . 1         Bash'd! - A Gay Rap Opera         Boygroove         Critic         Day Billy Lived, The         Do It Right         Dream Life         Faithless         Ha!         Incredible Speediness Of Jamie Cavanaugh, The         Indulgences         Irma Voth         Li'l Orphan Tranny         Men Are Stoopid, Women Are Cra-Azy         Moving Along         On Being A Peon         Pop Tart         Pornstar         Public Speaking         Summer Of My Amazing Luck         Tranne Of Green Gables         Tranny Get Your Gun         Velveteen Rabbit         Wrecked
3. . .2. . . 1

3. . .2. . . 1
Lifelong friends Clint and Kyle skip a friend's funeral to have a wake of their own. Booze and drugs lead them into a raw revelations and violent confrontation

Notes:
written by Nathan Cuckow And Chris Craddock

1st Produced:
Studio 1938, Granville Island, Vancouver     Nov 2015

Organisations:
Speakeasy Theatre

1st Published:
in Two Hands Clapping, Signature editions   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Gay of interest

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Bash'd! - A Gay Rap Opera

Bash'd! - A Gay Rap Opera
Bash'd! is a story told by two gay hip hop artists, Feminem and T-BAG, who chronicle the tale of a pair of lovers; one of whom is bashed, prompting the other to take revenge.

Notes:
by Chris Craddock And Nathan Cuckow, Music by Aaron Macri

1st Produced:
The Village Theatre, New York International Fringe Festival     2007

Organisations:
cOcKsUcKaZ presents

1st Published:
Talon Books 2008   

Music:
-

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Genre:
1h 0m Spoken Word/Poetry Musical

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Boygroove

Synopsis:
BoyGroove a boy band. the group consists of John - the bad boy. Kevin - the cute one. andrew - the one who wants to save the world. Lance - the gay one. When Lance is outed the groups fortunes decline rapidly

Notes:
Written Christopher Craddock And Aaron Macri

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical. - - Gay/Lesbian, musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Critic

Synopsis:
A theatre critic is murdered

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Day Billy Lived, The

Day Billy Lived, The
a young man takes pills to end his life and wakes up in a meta-physical "weigh" station, where his application for suicide is processed. there is magic, humour and a message of hope.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Do It Right

Do It Right
Leo and Joey are ten and desperate to know about sex. Sixteen year old Jen discovers she is pregnant by her boyfriend of the same age. Becky and Brad are friends. Becky wants to date but Brad wants to go to the big city and find a boyfriend

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Naked at School" published by NeWest, 2003   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Gay, theme/character full length

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Dream Life

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Faithless

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Christopher Craddock and Steve Pirot

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Ha!

Synopsis:
A farm boy becomes a stand up comic

Notes:
Written by Christopher Craddock and Wes Borg

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Incredible Speediness Of Jamie Cavanaugh, The

Incredible Speediness Of Jamie Cavanaugh, The
all her life, people have told Jamie Cavanaugh to Slow down! Jamie knows she is developing Super Speed, but her parents suggest the culprit might actually be aDHD.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
in Things That Go Bump, Volume 2: Plays for Young adults, Signature editions   

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Indulgences

Synopsis:
The king and a commoner swap places. The prince and his lover plot to stay together. Two advisors plot to foil them all

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada 1997   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Irma Voth

Synopsis:
Irma and her sister Aggie live in a Mennonite colony in Chihuahua, Mexico under the dutiful watch of their father. When a famous Mexican filmmaker and his crew arrives to shoot a movie within the colony, the artists involved inspire Irma to seek out new ideas and bravely blaze a trail for her and her sister. Together they are driven to create a life that's full of art, beauty and love.

Notes:
By Chris Craddock based on the novel by Miriam Toews. World Premiere. Co-commissioned by Theatre Network and The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Winner of the 2016 Alberta Playwrights' Network Alberta Playwriting Competition Grand Prize.

1st Produced:
Roxy, Edmonton, AB, Canada     20 Apr 2017

Organisations:
Theatre Network

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Li'l Orphan Tranny

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Darrin Hagen And Chris Craddock

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Men Are Stoopid, Women Are Cra-Azy

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Darrin Hagen And Chris Craddock

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Moving Along

Moving Along
Sitting in an electric chair a man talks of his life

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Public Speaking And Other Plays" published by NeWest Press 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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On Being A Peon

Synopsis:
Backstage with the actors who have walk on parts in a production of "Othello"

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Rapid Fire Theatre, Edmonton    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Pop Tart

Synopsis:
Two sisters try to live together - a straight laced lawyer and an unemployed pop culture fiend

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2007

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Pornstar

Pornstar
She started out as a demure librarian but then became a hit porn star

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Public Speaking And Other Plays" published by NeWest Press 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Public Speaking

Public Speaking
The King writes self-help books and gives lectures too. When his sex and drug addicted daughter is kidnapped he hovers on changing his mind

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Public Speaking And Other Plays" published by NeWest Press 2014   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Summer Of My Amazing Luck

Summer Of My Amazing Luck
Lucy is an eighteen year old single mother living in Winnipeg. Her mother was killed by a hitch hiker. She takes off with her friend Lish to Chicago to look for Lish's boyfriend

Notes:
Based on the book by Miriam Toews

1st Produced:
Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver     01 Aug 2006

Organisations:
shameless hussy productions

1st Published:
Signature Editions   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Tranne Of Green Gables

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Darrin Hagen And Chris Craddock

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tranny Get Your Gun

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Darrin Hagen And Chris Craddock

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Velveteen Rabbit

Synopsis:
Real isn't how you are made

Notes:
Based on the book "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams

1st Produced:
Capital Theatre, Edmonton     Dec 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Wrecked

Wrecked
Lyle and Buddy two sixteen year olds make a video about drink and drugs for a local contest. Lyle's mother is an alcoholic

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Naked at School" published by NeWest, 2003   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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