| Adaptor 1 |
O'Brien, Michael
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| Date of First
Production |
1995, February |
| Title |
Mad Boy Chronicle |
| Director |
Bob White |
| Place of First
Production |
playRITES Festival |
| Production
Company |
Alberta Theatre Projects |
| Series Festival
Title |
playRITES Festival |
| Technical
Design/Direction |
Set Design: John Dinning
Costume Design: Carolyn Smith
Lighting: Brian Pincott
Music: Kevin McGugan
Production Dramaturg: Kathy Eberle
Stage Manager: Colin McCracken
Assistant Stage Manager: Rose Brow |
| Cast/Performers |
Inga: Donna Belleville
Anna/Brother Petri: Patricia Drake
Ragnar/Ghost: Tom Rooney
Fengo: Hardee T. Lineham
Matthius: Les Carlson
Lilja: Natascha Girgis
Gerutha: Gale Garnett
Horvendal: Shaun Smyth
Brother Paavo: Hugo Dann
Songman: Kevin McGugan
Vikings, Monks, et al.: Daryl Shuttleworth, Lenard Stanga, Cory Mack, and Andrew Smith |
| Performance
History |
1997, February
Moyse Hall, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Produced by The Department of English Drama and Theatre Program
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1997, August 12-September 12
The Grand Theater, Kingston, ON
Ragnar: Christopher Morris
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2001, June 8-July 15
24th Street Theatre, Los Angeles, California |
| Awards |
1996 finalist for the Governor General's Award for Drama |
| Publishing
and Multimedia |
*O'Brien, Michael. Mad Boy Chronicle. 1995. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 1996. |
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*O'Brien, Michael. Mad Boy Chronicle. 1995. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 1996.
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| Secondary
Materials |
*Brandes, Philip. Rev. of Mad Boy Chronicle, by Michael O'Brien. 2001. L.A. Times 28 Sept. 2003.
[Link1].
*"The Governor General's Award: 1996 Award Nominees." 1996-1999. Northwest Passages. 25 June 2002.
[Link2].
*Haag, Stefan. Rev. of Mad Boy Chronicle, by Michael O'Brien. Canadian Literature 158 (Autumn 1998): 153-155.
*McKinnon, James. "Towards a Dramaturgy of Appropriation: The Re-Vision of Shakespeare in Two Canadian Plays." Diss. U of Alberta, 2002.
*McKinnon, James. "Viking Up Shakespeare: Travesty and Countercolonization in Michael O'Brien's Mad Boy Chronicle." 28 Sept. 2003.
[Link3].
*Morrow, Martin. "A Viking Free-For-All." Calgary Herald 6 Feb. 1995. Reprinted as the "Afterword." Mad Boy Chronicle 152-154.
*Shaner, Madeleine. Rev. of Mad Boy Chronicle, by Michael O'Brien. 2001. Backstage West 28 Sept. 2003.
[Link4].
*McKay, Ellen. "The Spectre of Straight Shakespeare." Canadian Theatre Review. 111 (Summer 2002): 10. |
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http://www.nwpassages.com/ggaward/ggnoms.asp
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http://www.cville.com/members/adam/mbc.htm
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| Adaptor 1
Biography |
"Michael O'Brien's previous plays include The Last Temptation of Christopher Robin and Freaks: A Circus Tale With Music at the National Arts Centre Atelier, Ottawa. For Theatre Columbus in Toronto, he has created a new musical, The Barber of Seville, and for Young People's Theatre he has created stage versions of A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. He lives in Toronto" (qtd. from Playwrights Canada Press edition, 6). |
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| Synopsis |
"From the smoky halls and icy fens of Viking Denmark comes a timeless tale of murder and revenge. Set in the final days of the first Millenium, Mad Boy Chronicle hauls the Hamlet story howling back to its origins. Join the Mad Boy as he sets out in fierce pursuit of his destiny -- in a world where wolves, elves, spirits, and Jesus Christ all compete for the future of humanity, and Hate might be mightier than Love after all" (qtd. from O'Brien, Michael). |
| Keywords |
Professional |
| Adaptation
of |
Hamlet |
| Entry Last Updated |
26Apr04 2:54PM |
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