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Bruce Hoogendoorn

BRUCE HOOGENDOORN

  (1968 - )
Nationality:    Australian
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I began writing plays in 1995 and have been through the usual hoops all playwrights have to jump through these days: Dramaturges, staged readings and audience feedback. Fortunately, the plays have survived these (in fact, thrived on them), with feedback leading to only mild violence on my part. So I now feel confident that they are good enough to present to any potential producer who would like to read them. the most successful of my plays so far is the Role Model, which has had four productions. It also won the Inscription Open award in 2006, and as a result was workshopped at the National Institute of Dramatic art in Sydney with Edward albee. the plays were written with the intention of them being performed for adults, but some of them are suitable for youth Theatre groups as well, such as the Role Model and Alice of Hearts.

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

         Alice Of Hearts         Reluctant Shopper, The         Role Model, The         Underground Ark, The         Urban Jungle, The         Warts And All

Alice Of Hearts

Synopsis:
Alice is back in Wonderland. She is now twenty-five, although she thinks she's still seven. She came back to have fun, but can't have any because Wonderland is now run by a cost-cutting CeO. He has put the citizens to work in a jam tart factory and cutback (executed) the rest. Alice decides to try and free them (the Duchess, Mad hatter, White Rabbit, etc), and take them into the garden where they will start a Utopian society and lead beautiful lives. But there's a problem: they don't want to be freed. In fact, they are all trying to capture Alice so they can win a brand new car. Alice decides to free them anyway.

Notes:
This is the play on which I learnt most About playwriting, writing 13 drafts over 10 years. It is now A far better play than the version that was produced in 2000. It has sold quite A few copies through the Australian script Centre, And is now studied in one school.

1st Produced:
Theatre 3, Canberra, Australia    Mar 2010

Organisations:
Passages Theatre Company

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy/farce 90 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  9 of either gender. the play needs a minimum of nine actors or a maximum of 14

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Reluctant Shopper, The

Synopsis:
The economy is in trouble and The Business Council is very worried about its members. So they take drastic action  they blackmail a wealthy young tax avoider, Sam, to start spending in their members shops. But theres a problem  hes a Scrooge who hates shopping! However, Barry, from the Council, is not easily put off. And when he brings Sam together with Lisa, a beautiful young shopping addict, the money starts to fly, but with unexpected results.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy 70 min

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Role Model, The

Synopsis:
Scott is a retired Olympic Swimming champion who has just ruined his motivational speaking career by sleeping with his best mate's wife. the media and public have turned against him, and, worst of all, his motivational speaking dates have all been cancelled. How will Scott make a living now? Wanda, his manager, comes up with an idea to change his image. She gets him involved with Beating the Blues - an organisation that helps young people overcome depression through an exercise program. the idea is that Scott will help with the exercise and, once the kids start to cheer up, Wanda will get a Current affair to do a story on him, so everyone will love him again. Unfortunately, the young man Scott is assigned to help just won't cheer up!

Notes:
the Role Model was first produced by the Riverina theatre Company, Wagga, Australia, in March 2008. It was subsequently produced by the Rude Mechanicals in Canberra in 2008, Boobook theatre in Melbourne in 2009, And Twelve25 Youth theatre in Adelaide in March 2011. It won the Inscription Open Award in 2006 And was subsequently workshopped At NIDA with edward Albee.

1st Produced:
Riverina Playhouse Theatre    Mar 2008

Organisations:
Riverina Theatre Company, Australia

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy drama 80 min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  1 male part is non-speaking

Further Reference:
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Underground Ark, The

Synopsis:
The climate has changed and the planet is now too hot to live on. An elite group of professionals are now living underground with the goal of repopulating the country when, and if, it cools down. Five of the women are pregnant, but all are suffering from a life-threatening condition. Only a brilliant obstetrician can save them, but hes suicidal. The pregnant psychiatrist comes up with a plan to cure him, but it breaks the rules of the society and may lead to a devastating revolt. Will the babies survive? Or is it the end for humanity?

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
-

1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy drama 70 min

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Urban Jungle, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
part of Short + Sweet Festival, Sydney 2010

1st Produced:

Organisations:
ACT

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Warts And All

Synopsis:
Simon is 17 years old and has just been sent to stay with his grandmother in Queensland for a change of scene after his life was turned upside down after developing osteoarthritis, which destroyed his promising running career. His grandmother is in the midst of writing the family history, which she unsuccessfully encourages him to help with. However, when the ghost of a long-dead relative appears to Simon he starts to work on the family history and unwittingly reignites a feud with some long-estranged relatives.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
http://australianplays.org/script/ASC-1566   -

Music:
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Genre:
comedy drama 95 mmin

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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