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C E Gatchalian

C E GATCHALIAN

  (1974 - )
Nationality:    Canadian
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C. e. Gatchalian is a playwright, fiction writer, poet, editor, and teacher based in Vancouver. an alumnus of the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing program (BFa, 1996; MFA, 2002), he is the author of three books: Motifs & Repetitions & Other Plays (2003), which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary award; a chapbook of poetry, tor/sion (2005); and Broken, a suite of one-act plays. the recipient of the 2005 Gordon armstrong Playwrights' Rent award, awarded annually to a BC playwright of merit, he has been Playwright-in-Residence at the Firehall Arts Centre, artist-in-Residence at the University of British Columbia, and resident writer at the Berton House Writers' Retreat in Dawson City, YT. His work has been produced on stages in both Vancouver and Toronto, as well as radio (CBC) and television (the Bravo! Channel).

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         Broken         Claire         Crossing         Diamond         Falling In Time         Hands         Motifs & Repetitions         People Like Vince         Star         Ticks

Broken

Broken
adrian is at the centre of an outbreak of dysfunctional behaviour

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1st Published:
New Bard Press, Edmonton, Canada, 2006   978-1847288660

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Claire

Claire
an absurdist, Sartrean expose of the brutal power structures in relationships.

Notes:
Published Motifs & Repetitions & Other Plays (the Writers' Collective, 2003), which was A finalist for the 2003 Lambda Literary Award.

1st Produced:
the Blinding Light!! Theatre, Vancouver    1999

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1st Published:
the Writers' Collective, 2003   978-1932133493

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Genre:
Drama One act

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Crossing

Crossing
the tormented, passionate relationship between a mother and son.

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1st Produced:
Playwrights Theatre Centre, Vancouver    2004

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Crossing and Other Plays" published by Lethe Press 2011   978-1590211120

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Diamond

Diamond
The intimate story of one woman

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Crossing and Other Plays" published by Lethe Press 2011   978-1590211120

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Falling In Time

Falling In Time
Jamie is a cold and unfeeling teacher. Chang Hyun one of his students is Korean and anti-Western

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1st Produced:
Performance Works, Vancouver    04 Nov 2011

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1st Published:
J Gordon Shillgford Publishing 2012   978-1897289730

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Genre:
Drama

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Hands

Hands
Traces the disintegration of a tormented family.

Notes:
Published Motifs & Repetitions & Other Plays (the Writers' Collective, 2003), which was A finalist for the 2003 Lambda Literary Award.

1st Produced:
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto    2004

Organisations:
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1st Published:
the Writers' Collective, 2003   978-1932133493

Music:
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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Motifs & Repetitions

Motifs & Repetitions
a racy, comical, and ultimately shattering portrait of a love triangle.

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Published Motifs & Repetitions & Other Plays (the Writers' Collective, 2003), which was A finalist for the 2003 Lambda Literary Award.

1st Produced:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver    1995

Organisations:
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1st Published:
the Writers' Collective, 2003   978-1932133493

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Genre:
Drama One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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People Like Vince

Synopsis:
Myrtle is twelve and is very close to her uncle - Vince. She feels that Vince is the only one who really understands her. then Vince stops coming to see her. He has had a mental breakdown

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1st Produced:
Canadian tour    2011

Organisations:
Green Thumb

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Genre:
Youth play

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Star

Star
the nature of obsession

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1st Published:
Contained in " Motifs and Reflections and Other Plays" published by the Writers Collective   978-1932133493

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Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Ticks

Ticks
A self appointed Messiah brings a plague to the City

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1st Published:
Contained in: "Crossing and Other Plays" published by Lethe Press 2011   978-1590211120

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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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