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Edward Schroeter

EDWARD SCHROETER  

 Nationality:    Canadian
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Literary Agent:    Playwrights Guild of Canada  


Ed Schroeter has been telling stories since he was a small child growing up in Markham, Ontario. Ed began his professional writing career as a journalist, graduating from Carleton University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Journalism degree with Highest Honours. Wheatland Theatre produced Ed's first professional play while he was working as a theatre and film critic at the Regina Leader Post. Currently living in Peterborough, Ontario, Ed's writing speciality is historical fiction and current events drama. He has won four national playwriting awards for his work. He is currently the part-time Artistic Producer of the Arbor Theatre Company and a part-time elementary school teacher. Ed is also the creator and playwright-in-residence of the Heritage Pavilion Stage historical play series for young audiences, a joint venture of Arbor Theatre and the Peterborough Centennial Museum & Archives. The Dramatic History Series for Young People at Peterborough's Market Hall Performing Arts Centre is also his brainchild. Ed has conducted dozens of playwriting workshops throughout Ontario and Saskatchewan for students aged 8 to 18 and has taught playwriting at the college level.

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 And Freedom For All         Fire in the Stable         Indian Heart (One-Act)         Indian Heart (Two-Act)         Martina and the Apostles         Only Game In Town, The         Two for the Pot

And Freedom For All

Synopsis:
When Canadian slavery abolitionist William King went to Louisiana in the 1830s to educate slave owners about the evil of their ways, he never dreamed that he would inherit a dozen slaves of his own. Unable to free them in Louisiana, he set out on a dangerous quest with them to found a have for fugitive slaves in Canada. Based on the true story of King and the Buxton Settlement.

Notes:
written by Hines, Anne And Schroeter, Edward

1st Produced:
-    1991

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55155-021-0

Music:
-

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Genre:
50 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Fire in the Stable

Synopsis:
It's 1759. On the eve of the Battle for Quebec, General James Wolfe is sick with fever and burning with ambition. The spirit of his enemy, French commander Louis-Joseph Montcalm, rises from Wolfe's unconscious mind and forces a confrontation. The play won third prize in the Annual Canadian One Act Playwriting Competition.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    1999

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55173-979-8

Music:
-

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Genre:
70 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  -            Other:  1-2

Further Reference:
-

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Indian Heart (One-Act)

Synopsis:
Archie Belaney masqueraded as an Indian naturalist. After making his reputation as an international lecturer, best-selling author and pioneer wildlife conservationist during the 1930's, he was unmasked as an impostor. The play won first prize in the Annual Canadian One-Act Playwriting Competition.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55155-261-2

Music:
-

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Genre:
60 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Indian Heart (Two-Act)

Synopsis:
Archie Belaney masqueraded as an Indian naturalist. After making his reputation as an international lecturer, best-selling author and pioneer wildlife conservationist during the 1930's, he was unmasked as an impostor.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55155-262-0

Music:
-

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Genre:
Two Act Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  1

Further Reference:
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Martina and the Apostles

Synopsis:
When a young punk rock singer gets involved with an evangelical religious program, dire consequences result for her band.

Notes:
written by Edward Schroeter, lyrics by Billy Morton

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55155-325-2

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  2            Other:  1+

Further Reference:
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Only Game In Town, The

Synopsis:
Bitter memories of minor league hockey fuel the stormy relationships among two hockey mothers and their grown sons. Winner of a special mention in the Annual Canadian One-Act Playwriting Competition.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55155-662-6

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy Drama 45 min One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Two for the Pot

Synopsis:
Mix together three lusting women, a charming foreigner, a dim-witted cop, a secret drug deal - and you serve up two for the pot. The play won an Honourable Mention in the Annual Canadian One-Act Playwriting Competition.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Playwrights Guild of Canada   1-55155-661-8

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy 55 min One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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