Rodney fixes up a northern lake cabin as a healing place for Abby, but it becomes his own salvation.
Available from Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Beatty wants out of the basement but Ma, who is in a wheelchair, won’t go.
Drama. One Act (50 minutes). 3 males, 3 females.
Edmonton Fringe Festival, 1991; CBC radio, 1992; FemFest, 2003
Excerpted in Taking the Stage Playwrights Canada Press
Also published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada
Also in Voices of the Land: The Seed Savers and other Plays (AUPress, 2012).
Roxanne wants out of small town southern Alberta but she can’t leave her mom, Jeannie, yelling at cows on the prairie.
Available from Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Comedy. One Act (1o minutes). 1 male, 1 female.
King’s Shorts, 2011; Littlefest, 2009
Crystal challenges her son, Cash, on his new girlfriend, who has “eating differences.”
Comedy. One Act ( 20 minutes). 1 male, 1 female.
Alumnae Theatre, 2007
At Intimacy, Inc., all your relationships are fully guaranteed, or your money back, but Eugenie, the proprietor, has never met a customer like Joseph.
Comedy. One Act (10 minutes). 1 male, 1 female.
Dramaworks, 2005; Littlefest, 2004
Forced to try a dating cafe, Jane and Simplicio meet on the first round, and escape before the second bell rings.
Drama. One Act (50 minutes). 3 males, 1 female.
FemFest, 2011; Jagged Edge Theatre, 2001; CBC radio, 1995
Published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada and online at Proplay
Magpie, a parole surveillance officer, runs a halfway house with an agenda of her own.
Magpie (stage) by Katherine Koller ISBN 978-1-55290-131-1
Available from Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Comedy. One Act (30 minutes). 3 males, 1 female.
Walterdale Playhouse, 2007
Available from Playwrights Guild of Canada and online at Proplay
Pea is dying of malaise as a clerk in the dogfood aisle of Supersave until she is offered the gift of life, a dog named Perdu, from an old man named Konstanty.
Comedy. One Act (10 minutes). 2 males, 1 female.
Littlefest, 2008; Postscripts, 2005; Littlefest, 2005; One Night Stand, 2002
Published in The Prairie Journal 62.
Janet gets seated beside Sebastian, 5, on his first flight to visit his father across the country.
Comedy. One Act (50 minutes). 1 male, 2 females.
Jagged Edge Theatre, 2001
In Three on the Boards, edited by Kit Brennan, Signature Editions, 2007
Also published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada
Vanessa and Wayne are in love, and the want to live together. They find the perfect starter home for rent, but they’re not so sure about the landlady.
Available from Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Comedy. One Act (50 minutes). 2 males, 1 female.
Jagged Edge Theatre, 2000
Published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada
Also in Voices of the Land: The Seed Savers and Other Plays, AUPress 2012.
Millie, a devout birdwatcher, unexpectedly finds Jarret and Randy early one morning in the woods.
Available from Playwrights Guild of Canada.
The Exchange
Drama. One Act (10 minutes). 2 females.
FemFest 2013, Winnipeg; Swan Day 2013, Cleveland
Published in The Prairie Journal 58.
When Molly comes to see Shauna, she wants to exchange lives.
Children’s. One Act (50 minutes). 2 males, 2 females.
Edmonton Fringe Festival, 1990
An adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, with a romantic twist.