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Bill Glassco

BILL GLASSCO  (1935 - 2004)

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Born in Quebec 30 Aug 1935; died Toronto 13 Sep 2004, William Grant (Bill) Glassco was a Canadian theatre director, producer and founder of Torontos Tarragon Theatre. From 1959 to 1964, Glassco taught English at the University of Toronto. He lived in New York City from 1967 to 1969, where he studied acting and directing. Glassco returned to Canada in 1969. He founded the Tarragon Theatre in 1970 with his wife Jane (nee Gordon), and stayed there until 1982. Later, he became the artistic director of the CentreStage Theatre Company which merged, in 1988, with the Toronto Free Theatre to become CanStage. In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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

 Albertine In Five Times         Bonjour, La, Bonjour         Country In Her Throat         Forever Yours, Marie-Lou         Heat Wave         Hosanna         Les Belles Soeurs         Marcel Pursued By Hounds         Real World?, The

Albertine In Five Times

Synopsis:
Five actresses portray albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine. albertine at 30 is recuperating in the country after viciously beating her 11-year-old daughter; albertine at 40 is a virago at war with the world; at 50 she has rejected her past by reinventing it; at 60 she has given in to depression; at 70 she's found a kind of peace. First performed in London in 1986 at the Donmar Warehouse.

Notes:
Playwright - Michel Tremblay. Translated by Bill Glassco And John Van Burek

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1st Published:
in The Guid Sister, Nick Hern Books, London, 2001   -

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Bonjour, La, Bonjour

Synopsis:
Serge has returned from overseas and his trip allows everyone to get lost in the fantasy of vacation, ignoring the trouble brewing inside of Serge. Serge has really returned to consummate a love affair with one of his sisters, while his other two sisters, also infatuated with him, want his attention. This family-sexual relationship is heightened when we find that armand, Serge's father, has in the past, practised incest himself. Though the question of hereditary traits is not answered, Serge finds an understanding soul in his father. Father and son find themselves compatriots in this family of desperate women and wicked men.

Notes:
Playwright - Michael Tremblay. Translated with John Van Burek

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1st Published:
Talonbook Ltd, 1994   -

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Country In Her Throat

Country In Her Throat
The story of Emma albani Canada's first operatic super star. She made her debut, aged 25, at Covent Garden in 1872

Notes:
Original playwright - Simon Fortin

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1st Published:
Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    978-1896239019

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Forever Yours, Marie-Lou

Forever Yours, Marie-Lou
Presenting both their past and present lives, Carmen and Manon agonize-within and between themselves-over the relationship between their parents, Leopold and Marie-Lou. The two sisters are torn in their loyalties to a mother who was uninvolved and a father who was emotionally and physically abusive. They struggle with the image of their father as a monster and who has caused a rift between the sisters, who, until a visit to the family home one weekend, have been unable to confront their anger. Scenes from the past reveal the father as a dominant sexual ogre and the mother as submissive, repressed, and resentful. We learn that to alleviate his own frustration, Leopold drove Marie-Lou over a cliff, ridding himself of the constant pain in his life. The two daughters are left with the legacy of torment, as they struggle to identify their father as a monster and then move on with their own lives.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Michel Tremblay

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1st Published:
Ladderman Playscripts, London 1996   978-0889223493

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Heat Wave

Heat Wave
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Notes:
Original Playwright - Michel Bouchard

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1st Published:
Scirocco Drama 1995   978-1896239095

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Genre:
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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Hosanna

Hosanna
Middle age couple, a drag queen and a biker bicker, but are in love.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Michel Tremblay. Translated by John van Burek And Bill Glassco

1st Produced:
Bijou Theatre, Broadway, NY    1977

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Talon Books, Vancouver, BC,    978-0889222960

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

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Male:  2            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Les Belles Soeurs

Les Belles Soeurs
Germaine Lauzon has just won a million trading stamps in the local lottery. To get them pasted into books, she invites her four sisters and a variety of close friends to assist her. While Germaine dreams of things she's always wanted and can now buy for herself, her sisters and friends scheme to thwart her, as they turn jealous with no understanding as to why Germaine should win, anything. Each sister explains her view of Germaine's life while they scheme to pilfer stamps away from her. Thrown into the wacky group is Germaine's daughter, Linda, who, going through the Dramatic changes of a misunderstood teenager, needs help dealing with her mother, and invites her friend Lisette to the house. But Lisette needs advice too, being newly pregnant, and finds Dear aunt Pierrette, the black sheep of the family, to advise her on whether to have an abortion, put the baby up for adoption, or any other alternative. Germaine battles with Linda, when she suddenly, realises some of her stamps are missing and catches the lad

Notes:
Playwright - Michel Tremblay. Translated by Bill Glassco And John Van Burek

1st Produced:
Lawrence centre, Toronto    03 Apr 1973

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Talonbooks >>>    978-0889223028

Music:
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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  15            Other:  -

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Marcel Pursued By Hounds

Marcel Pursued By Hounds
Innocent childhood fantasies come back to haunt the adults

Notes:
Original Playwright - Michel Tremblay. Translated by John Van Burek And Bill Glassco

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1st Published:
Talon Books, Vancouver, BC,    978-0889223264

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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Real World?, The

Real World?, The
a young playwright uses his family for inspiration

Notes:
Original Playwright - Michel Tremblay

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Talon Books, Vancouver, BC,    978-0889222601

Music:
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Genre:
Translation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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