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Janice Wiseman

JANICE WISEMAN  

 Nationality:    Canadian
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Janice Wiseman makes her home in Guelph, Ontario. As co-founder and writer-in-residence of the Guelph Children's Theatre Company, she began writing full time, receiving commissions for scripts for young audiences which toured Wellington County. She also received a commission from the Blyth Festival and participated in Tarragon Theatre's Playwrights' Development Unit. Canadian Mental Health Association/Guelph-Wellington also commissioned eight puppet plays dealing with children's mental health issues. Her plays continue to be performed in schools throughout Ontario.

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

 Barnardo Kids!         Gingerbread House, A         Grasshopper Pie         Hurrah for Willoughby D!         Monica Drew is a Kangaroo         OD!

Barnardo Kids!

Synopsis:
London's homeless children are sent to Canada to start a new life. Unfortunately, the "promised land" is little better than the hardship they left behind.

Notes:
written by Janice Wiseman, music by James Gordon

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1st Published:
PlaywrightsGuild of Canada   1-55155-042-3

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Gingerbread House, A

Synopsis:
It is 1941. Edith and Will live in a paper company town. Unexpectedly pregnant, Edith dreams that the war and the new baby will mean new opportunities and a new beginning. Will dreams of freedom from responsibility. They both win - and lose.

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1st Published:
PlaywrightsGuild of Canada   1-55155-206-X

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Grasshopper Pie

Synopsis:
A girl runs away from home to The House on the Hill. She finds it is populated by robots

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1st Published:
Contained in: "First Class Acts" published by Playwrights Union Of Canada    -

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Genre:
Youth one act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Hurrah for Willoughby D!

Synopsis:
Simon has trouble making friends in his new home town until he meets an unusual dragon, who helps him learn that it's alright to be afraid of something but that there's no need to let one thing make you afraid of everything.

Notes:
written by Janice Wiseman, music by James Gordon

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
PlaywrightsGuild of Canada   1-55155-235-3

Music:
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Genre:
45 min One Act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Monica Drew is a Kangaroo

Synopsis:
Monica's Magic Latchkey doesn't keep her from feeling abandoned but it does open the door on a world of song and rhyme where she helps a friend and loses her "gloomies."

Notes:
written by Janice Wiseman, music by Esther Ewing

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1st Published:
PlaywrightsGuild of Canada   1-55155-337-6

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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OD!

Synopsis:
Monika is about to leave the hospital and return to school after overdosing on drugs but when she refuses, we see - through a series of flashbacks - the tragic events leading to the disintegration of her family, her suicide attempt and the process that begins her healing.

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1st Published:
PlaywrightsGuild of Canada   1-55155-374-0

Music:
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To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

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Genre:
45 min One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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