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JAMES FORTE
(1947 - )Nationality: Australian
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James Forte took up playwriting upon retirement from a long career as a scientist. He specializes in short (ten-minute) and one-act plays, which are being collected under the title of The Young People of Today. They cover themes such as the relationship of youth with an older generation or with technology. Twelve of these plays have had public performances in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. A Dragon is Essential was a finalist in the SA Writers' Theatre one-act competition in 2012. Political Correction was awarded "Best Play by a WA Playwright" in the Hills Festival of Theatre, Perth, 2013. The Gold-brick Safety System was judged the best play in the Bunbury Shore Lines Writers Festival, 2014. He is a member of Stages WA Playwrights' Consortium, the Blue Room Theatre and the Black Swan State Theatre Company's Emerging Writers Group (2013).
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Dragon is Essential, A Political CorrectionDragon is Essential, A
Synopsis:
Love stories are never simple. Lisbeth loves Alex. But does Alex love Lisbeth? With a particularly horrendous school assignment due, her best friend competing for Alex's attention and all her feminine wiles doomed to failure, Lisbeth's life is like an impossible medieval quest. So as a last resort, she turns to Arthurian legends. Now all she needs is a large, ferocious dragon.
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Finalist in SA Writers Theatre one-act competition, 2012. Productions in Perth, Adelaide and Bunbury.
1st Produced:
Stirling Theatre, Perth, WA. Oct 2012
Organisations:
Stirling Players
1st Published:
Moore Books SA, 2013 978-1-921918-44-5
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Genre:
Romantic comedy (30 minutes)
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Synopsis:
Who has not dreamt of trapping a politician alone in a room for an hour - and telling him or her exactly what one thinks? Reminding them of broken promises? Who has not longed to straighten them out on some of their policies and priorities? When Sarah hears that the local Member of Parliament, Frank Armstrong, wishes to visit her father, she seizes the opportunity. Together with her brother, Colin, she plots to impose on Frank her idealistic political philosophy. However their good cop versus bad cop routine of correcting his unethical habits soon unravels. And when he fights back, the consequences become highly unpredictable.
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Awarded "Best Play by a local Playwright" at the Hills Festival of Theatre, Perth, 2013.
1st Produced:
Marloo Theatre, Perth, WA Aug 2013
Organisations:
Darlington Theatre Players
1st Published:
Moore Books SA, 2013 978-1-921918-44-5
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Genre:
Comedy Thriller (40 minutes)
Parts:
Male: 2 Female: 1 Other: -
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