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Ian Ferguson

IAN FERGUSON

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Ian Ferguson's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Bonecrack         Closetful Of Navy Blues, A         Daughters Of Judy Lamarsh, The         Elephant Shoes         Fabulous Kelly, The         Johnny Drops Out         Lasky's Fortune         Lily Skips School         Mad Dog Music         Mad Summer Night's Dream, A         Matter Of Fact, A         Naming the Animals         Spring Thaw         Spring Thaw '95         Sword Play And Sorcerers         Trials Of Kawartha Kate, The         Uncle Joe Again         Wandering Ivory

Bonecrack

Synopsis:
In this dark thriller, a chance meeting between a man and a woman leads to someone being bound to a chair - but who is the victim, and who is the killer?

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1st Produced:
Fringe Festival, Toronto    1997

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Closetful Of Navy Blues, A

Synopsis:
as Joanna, a single woman approaching her thirtieth birthday prepares for a blind date, she examines her relationships with ex-boyfriends, married female friends, and her mother. Her anecdotes and songs reveal her concern: will she ever find love, or will she die alone?

Notes:
written by Kirsten Van Ritzen And Ian Ferguson

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1992

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Genre:
Musical Comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Daughters Of Judy Lamarsh, The

Synopsis:
In act One, three best friends pack up a beloved family cottage prior to its sale, and discuss one's recent divorce and other life disappointments. act Two takes place ten years' earlier, on a fun weekend trip to the same cottage, when the women were planning a wedding and bubbling with hope and excitement about their future.

Notes:
93/94 Sterling Nominations: outstanding new play, outstanding performance by An Actress in A supporting role (Julianna Barclay)

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1993

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Elephant Shoes

Synopsis:
When a married, middle-class woman teaches an illiterate man how to read, romance is the last thing either of them have on the agenda

Notes:
1990 Albert Culture Award, Best Premiere by An Alberta Playwright

1st Produced:
Theatre Network, edmonton    1990

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Fabulous Kelly, The

Synopsis:
a fictionalized bio of the life of the fabulous Doc Kelly, one of Canada's most successful travelling medicine man, and the adventures of his troupe of vaudevillian entertainers, circa 1890's. This play uses storytelling, music, and Dramatic scenes in an engaging narrative

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1st Produced:
Great West Summer Theatre, Fort MacLeod alberta    1995

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Johnny Drops Out

Synopsis:
Johnny is a student who drops out of High School to pursue his dream to be a rock musician

Notes:
93/94 Sterling Award - outstanding production for young Audiences

1st Produced:
Rapid Fire Theatre, edmonton    1993

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Lasky's Fortune

Synopsis:
Three former best friends put their personal lives on trial, in an attempt to discover how and when the bonds of friendship were betrayed.

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1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1994

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Lily Skips School

Synopsis:
a cautionary tale. Lily, a sixth-grader, is hurtled into the future to see what her life will be like if she drops out of school.

Notes:
94/95 Sterling Nomination outstanding Production for Young Audiences

1st Produced:
Rapid Fire Theatre, edmonton    1994

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mad Dog Music

Synopsis:
Three different women (played by the same actress) are astounded to discover they are each dating the same man

Notes:
written by Kirsten Van Ritzen And Ian Ferguson

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1991

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Genre:
Musical Comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Mad Summer Night's Dream, A

Synopsis:
a group of students are studying Shakespeare's works when a spell casts them into the Bard's world. they find themselves face to face with Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and more.

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1st Produced:
St. albert Children's Theatre, St. albert, alberta    -

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  16            Female:  14            Other:  -

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Matter Of Fact, A

Synopsis:
Infamous alberta journalist Bruce Beattie narrates events from his raucous life in this one-man show

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1st Produced:
anyspace Theatre, Banff, alberta    -

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Genre:
Drama Biographical

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Naming the Animals

Synopsis:
a dark story of crime, drugs and the search for redemption among an ensemble of edmonton's desperate inner city dwellers.

Notes:
95/96 Sterling Nominations: Outstanding production of A collective, outstanding new play, outstanding performance by An Actor in A supporting role (Harvey Anderson)

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1995

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Spring Thaw

Synopsis:
a sketch comedy revue with satirical songs

Notes:
Collective creation by Dana Andersen, Harvey Anderson, Ian Ferguson, Paul Morgan Donald, Kirsten Van Ritzen, Stephanie Wolfe

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1994

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Genre:
musical comedy revue Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Spring Thaw '95

Synopsis:
a sketch comedy revue with satirical songs

Notes:
Collective creation by Harvey Anderson, Ian Ferguson, Jeff Haslam, Paul Morgan Donald, Kirsten Van Ritzen, Stephanie Wolfe. 94/95 Sterling Nomination, outstanding original composition

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1995

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Genre:
musical comedy revue Musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Sword Play And Sorcerers

Synopsis:
the sequel to Mad Summer Night's Dream. a band of students are lost in a land of Shakespearean characters. their presence has changed the outcome of several of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and the kids must put things right before they attempt the journey home

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1st Produced:
St. albert Children's Theatre, St. albert, alberta    -

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Genre:
Youth audience

Parts:
Male:  16            Female:  14            Other:  -

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Trials Of Kawartha Kate, The

Synopsis:
a boisterous modern meloDrama retelling the legend of Ontario's infamous villains and heroes, using perios songs of the 1890's

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1st Produced:
Lindsay Summer Theatre, Lindsay, Ontario    1988

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Uncle Joe Again

Synopsis:
the death of a staid and reliable Father throws his family into disarray. In this memory play, the son imagines his Father was envious of his more flamboyant, world-traveling brother - Uncle Joe - who seemed to live a fuller life without the burden of caring for others

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1st Produced:
Theatre Network, edmonton    1991

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Wandering Ivory

Synopsis:
a harried mother on her way to work takes a detour and keeps on driving. She finds herself miles away in a seedy small town hotel room, and tries to solve the mystery of why she is running away from her happy life

Notes:
written by Kirsten Van Ritzen And Ian Ferguson

1st Produced:
Union Theatre, edmonton    1993

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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