The Play is the Thing

The Play is the Thing!

Paddy Gillard-Bentley – the playwright

It has been said of playwriting, it is the most difficult genre of writing.

Within the limitations of the stage and live theatre, are worlds of possibilities…

FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

ONE-ACT PLAYS

UNDER TWENTY MINUTES

MONOLOGUES

I am the Artistic Director for...

Home to Asphalt Jungle Shorts * She Speaks * Unhinged * Ambush Theatre * Urban Scrawlers

· I was involved in Writer’s Block, Theatre & Company's play writing group, for four years.

· I am the Past President of The International Centre for Women Playwrights.

PICTURES OF SHORT PRODUCTIONS

((((( UP AND COMING PRODUCTIONS)))))

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Paddy’s PUBLISHED Plays

FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOE

‘Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2

edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff – Meriwether Publishing 2008 ISBN: 978-1-56608-153-5

purchase here

AND THEN FULL CIRCLE (from The Delicate Art of Breathing)

Mother/Daughter Monologues Volume 4: Urgent Maturity

ICWP Press 2010 ISBN: 978-0-557-09310-6

Purchase here

Paddy’s PAST Productions

Ø      THE POINT OF SURRENDER – Asphalt Jungle Shorts VII by Flush Ink Productions –Kitchener, ON. Directed by Robin Bennett, performed by Nicholas Cumming &Katharine Mills.

Ø      LIFE – THE EPILOGUE - Asphalt Jungle Shorts VII by Flush Ink Productions –Kitchener, ON. Directed by Tracey Kenyon, performed by Jessica Singh, John Fielding & Roger Sumner.

Ø      CHAOS OF THE MINDS - Asphalt Jungle Shorts VII by Flush Ink Productions –Kitchener, ON. Directed by Paddy Gillard-Bentley, performed by Arlene Thomas, Roger Sumner, Kate Gregg & Bruce Wolff.

ØØ      SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES – GREATER GRAND FORKS COMMUNITY THEATRE at The Fire Hall Theatre, Grand Forks, North Dakota.   Directed by Kathleen Coudle King, performed by Nikki Quam (Tami), Sara Anderson (Cynthia), Caitlin Lien (Aja) and Adonica Schultz-Aune (Nichole).    Blog        Article      Article         Article   Awards

Ø      ENIGMAS – Written by Virgil Burnett with Paddy Gillard-Bentley. Part of Asphalt Jungle Shorts VI – June, 2010. PICTURES

Ø      MATT & JEFF D O ROMEO & JULIET IN 3D WITH ZOMBIES – PPart of Asphalt Jungle Shorts VI – June, 2010. Directed by Jenni Munday, performed by Roger Sumner & Ian McKellar. PICTURES

Ø      LIFE – THE EPILOGUE – Part of GI60 – directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, with Mike Pierre Louis, Vera Khodasevich and Mack Exilius. Brooklyn, NY – June 2010.

ØØ      WELL BREAD & LOAFING AROUND, Part of Spare Change Theatre’s ‘In a NY Minute’.

ØØ      WHITE NOISE – Part of UnHinged by Flush Ink Productions, Kitchener. September 2009, with Andrew Frey & Arlene Thomas. MORE

ØØ      COAXING THE KITTY - The Women’s Theatre Project – Girl Play – June 2009, WILTON MANORS – FLORIDA.

Ø      MUCK – Part of GI60 – directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, Sabrina C. Cataudella & Mack Exilius. Brooklyn, Ny – June 2009.

ØØ      QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT – UNHINGED – Kitchener’s Festival of Site-Specific Theatre, Sept 18 – 27, The ArtBar – Kitchener, On. 2008. MORE

ØØ      PEST ASIDE - Summer Shorts 3 International Ten-Minute Play Festival, Wiliston, ND, USA - June 24, 25, 26 2008.

ØØ      OSCILLATING CURRENT – GI60 – Leeds UK, June 2008

ØØ      ROSE-COLOURED SHOT GLASSES – GI60 – Brooklyn NY, June 2008

ØØ      RING TONE – Asphalt Jungle Shorts IV, Downtown Kitchener, May 22 – 31, 2008. Presented by Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ      MUGWORT’S BANE – Part of The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, Elmira, On. April 5, 2008 – 4 performances. Directed by Tracey Kenyon.

ØØ      HONEY MEET THE BICKERSONS – ASPHALT JUNGLE LEDERHOSEN – Downtown Kitchener, October 12 &13 – Flush Ink Productions. MORE

ØØ      WELL BREAD – ASPHALT JUNGLE LEDERHOSEN – Downtown Kitchener, October 12 &13 – Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ      HONEY MEET THE BICKERSONS – ASPHALT JUNGLE SHORTS III – Downtown Kitchener, Sept 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 2007 – Flush Ink Productions

ØØ      WELL BREAD – ASPHALT JUNGLE SHORTS III – Downtown Kitchener, Sept 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 2007 – Flush Ink Productions

ØØ      QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT - August 2007 - BLACK MAGIC WOMAN PRODUCTIONS - Hawthorne Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA

ØØ      ONCE RUPTURED – GONE IN 60 SECONDS – June 8 & 9, 2007 – New Workshop Theatre at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek

ØØ      WELL BREAD - GONE IN 60 SECONDS – June 8 & 9, 2007 – New Workshop Theatre at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Jonathan Hadley.

ØØ      QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT – Part of NOW and FORNEVER – PRODUCED BY 8-0-8 PRODUCTIONS at November 23 - December 2, 2006 at Bird and Stone, Calgary, AB. Directed by Kim Watkinson, Performed by Tim Nguyen and Anastasia St. Amand. REVIEW

ØØ      ABOUT SURREAL LIFE – Asphalt Jungle Shorts – various locations downtown Kitchener. Sept 14 -21 2006. Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ      HOWARD & THE SNAKE - Asphalt Jungle Shorts – various locations downtown Kitchener. Sept 14 -21 2006. Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ      EXTERNAL MUSINGS - In The Harvest Theatre of Toledo's One Page International Play Festival, part of Artomatic 419. Sept. 12 - 23, Toledo Ohio, USA

ØØ      HOWARD & THE SNAKE - In The Harvest Theatre of Toledo's One Page International Play Festival, part of Artomatic 419. Sept. 12 - 23, Toledo Ohio, USA

ØØ      IN TENSE CITY - In The Harvest Theatre of Toledo's One Page International Play Festival, part of Artomatic 419. Sept. 12 - 23, Toledo Ohio, USA

ØØ      EXTERNAL MUSINGS – Gone in 60 Seconds. June 16 - 18 at 8:00 pm, in the New Workshop Theater at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.   Julia – Emily Zempel, Michael – Chris Ford.

ØØ      CYNTHIA’S STORY ( Monologue) - JAVA THEATRE PRESENTS…FIVE VERY SHORT PLAYS at Tazza Caffe, Providence, RI, USA. September 9 -11. Directed by Directed by Milton Coykendall. Summer Ryan Doyle played the role of Cynthia. More here

ØØ      IN TENSE CITY - JAVA THEATRE PRESENTS…FIVE VERY SHORT PLAYS At Tazza Caffe, Providence, RI, USA. September 9 -11. Directed by Directed by Milton Coykendall. With Scott Levine and Sarah Robinson. More here

ØØ      FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOE – Gone in 60 Secs. Thursday, June 30 at 8:00 pm, in the New Workshop Theater at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Hamlet’s Father’s Ghost – Christopher Gilkey, Ophelia – Jenn Perez.

ØØ      SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES – American Premier at The Playwright Theatre, Denver, CO., May 12^th – June 18^th, 2005. Directed by Cynthia Davies, with the wonderful talents of Laura Norman, Kate Avallone, Nina Grayson, MaryLee Herrmann and Tara Casanova. More here

ØØ      ONE TENDER LIE was part of Java Theatre’s 32 2-min plays, 8 actors, 2 locations, April 30^th, 2005 at Tazza Caf_, Providence RI., and May 1^st, 2005, at The Actor’s Workshop, Boston MA.

ØØ      IN TENSE CITY was part of Java Theatre’s 32 2-min plays, 8 actors, 2 locations, April 30^th, 2005 at Tazza Caf_, Providence RI., and May 1^st, 2005, at The Actor’s Workshop, Boston MA.

ØØ      COMIC STRIP was part of “No Sweetheart Required”, An evening of short plays about love…or the lack thereof. February 2005 at The Village Players Theatre – Toronto, On. Canada. More here

ØØ      IN TENSE CITY was part of “PICKING UP THE PIECES”, a series of thought provoking monologues and short plays dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. January 2005, Grand Forks ND, USA.

ØØ      ONE TENDER LIE was produced at the Two Page Play Festival in Sacramento in July – Aug 2004 at the Geery Theatre.

ØØ      SANGUINE SONATA was part of Theatre & Company’s Record New Works Festival at the King Street Theatre. It was directed by Gary Kirkham with Anthony Crea & Shelagh Ranalli. More here

Ø      SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES was produced in November of 2002 at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener, Ont., directed by George Joyce, with Krista Sweeney, Sue Rose, Rachel Molner, Shelagh Ranalli, Tracie Holmes, Darlene Spencer & Kristopher Bowman. More here

ØStaged readings

Ø      HAUNTING THE PENUMBRA – Part of UnHinged - Flush Ink Productions, November 2010. Read by Paul Stafford. MORE

Ø      KAT’S MEOW – Part of SHE SPEAKS – Woman’s Words, Women’s Work - Flush Ink Productions. Directed by Paddy Gillard-Bentley. Performed by Jennifer Cornish & Tracey Kenyon

ØØ      SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES – October 15 – 17 2010 – Wakefield Quebec

ØØ      COAXING THE KITTY - The Women’s Theatre Project – Girl Play – June 2009, WILTON MANORS – FLORIDA

Ø      LIKE A TERRIBLE BEAUTY – final scene - SHE SPEAKS – Readings of Women’s works. Flush Ink Productions – City of Kitchener’s Council Chambers, March 2009. Read by Jennifer Cornish & Kathleen Sheehy.

Ø      LIKE A TERRIBLE BEAUTY – final scene - SHE SPEAKS – Readings of Women’s works. Flush Ink Productions – City of Kitchener’s Council Chambers, March 2009. Read by Jennifer Cornish & Kathleen Sheehy.

ØØ      COAXING THE KITTY – SHE SPEAKS – Readings of Women’s works. Flush Ink Productions – City of Kitchener’s Council Chambers, March 6, 2008. Read by Tracey Kenyon & Jennifer Cornish.

ØØ      OPAQUE (Act: I Scene: I) – SHE SPEAKS – A series of readings – March 8, Registry Theatre, Kitchener, On. MORE

ØØ      HOWARD & THE SNAKE – Theatre & Company 2001.

ØØ      THE DELICATE ART OF BREATHING – Theatre & Company, Feb, 2001

ØØ      ANAMNESIS – Theatre & Company, March 2000

I would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Canada Council for the Arts

for the travel grant that helped get me to Denver for the American Premier of_

‘Shaking the Dew from the Lilies’.

SOME RELATED THEATRE LINKS

ICWP ~ INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS INC.http://www.internationalwomenplaywrights.org/

PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD OF CANADA

DRAMATIC EXCHANGE

FLUSH INK PRODUCTIONS

PAT THE DOG PLAYWRIGHT CENTRE

PLAYWRIGHTS FORUM

MOONSTRUCK DRAMA BOOKSTORE

LOST & FOUND THEATRE

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E-MAIL Paddy

Ø THE POINT OF SURRENDER – Asphalt Jungle Shorts VII by Flush Ink Productions –Kitchener, ON. Directed by Robin Bennett, performed by Nicholas Cumming &Katharine Mills.

Ø LIFE – THE EPILOGUE - Asphalt Jungle Shorts VII by Flush Ink Productions –Kitchener, ON. Directed by Tracey Kenyon, performed by Jessica Singh, John Fielding & Roger Sumner.

Ø CHAOS OF THE MINDS - Asphalt Jungle Shorts VII by Flush Ink Productions –Kitchener, ON. Directed by Paddy Gillard-Bentley, performed by Arlene Thomas, Roger Sumner, Kate Gregg & Bruce Wolff.

Ø ENIGMAS – Written by Virgil Burnett with Paddy Gillard-Bentley. Part of Asphalt Jungle Shorts VI – June, 2010. PICTURES

Ø MATT & JEFF D O ROMEO & JULIET IN 3D WITH ZOMBIES – PPart of Asphalt Jungle Shorts VI – June, 2010. Directed by Jenni Munday, performed by Roger Sumner & Ian McKellar. PICTURES

Ø LIFE – THE EPILOGUE – Part of GI60 – directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, with Mike Pierre Louis, Vera Khodasevich and Mack Exilius. Brooklyn, NY – June 2010.

ØØ WELL BREAD & LOAFING AROUND, Part of Spare Change Theatre’s ‘In a NY Minute’.

ØØ WHITE NOISE – Part of UnHinged by Flush Ink Productions, Kitchener. September 2009, with Andrew Frey & Arlene Thomas. MORE

ØØ COAXING THE KITTY - The Women’s Theatre Project – Girl Play – June 2009, WILTON MANORS – FLORIDA.

Ø MUCK – Part of GI60 – directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, Sabrina C. Cataudella & Mack Exilius. Brooklyn, Ny – June 2009.

ØØ QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT – UNHINGED – Kitchener’s Festival of Site-Specific Theatre, Sept 18 – 27, The ArtBar – Kitchener, On. 2008. MORE

ØØ PEST ASIDE - Summer Shorts 3 International Ten-Minute Play Festival, Wiliston, ND, USA - June 24, 25, 26 2008.

ØØ OSCILLATING CURRENT – GI60 – Leeds UK, June 2008

ØØ ROSE-COLOURED SHOT GLASSES – GI60 – Brooklyn NY, June 2008

ØØ RING TONE – Asphalt Jungle Shorts IV, Downtown Kitchener, May 22 – 31, 2008. Presented by Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ MUGWORT’S BANE – Part of The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, Elmira, On. April 5, 2008 – 4 performances. Directed by Tracey Kenyon.

ØØ HONEY MEET THE BICKERSONS – ASPHALT JUNGLE LEDERHOSEN – Downtown Kitchener, October 12 &13 – Flush Ink Productions. MORE

ØØ WELL BREAD – ASPHALT JUNGLE LEDERHOSEN – Downtown Kitchener, October 12 &13 – Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ HONEY MEET THE BICKERSONS – ASPHALT JUNGLE SHORTS III – Downtown Kitchener, Sept 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 2007 – Flush Ink Productions

ØØ WELL BREAD – ASPHALT JUNGLE SHORTS III – Downtown Kitchener, Sept 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 2007 – Flush Ink Productions

ØØ QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT - August 2007 - BLACK MAGIC WOMAN PRODUCTIONS - Hawthorne Cultural Center, Philadelphia, PA

ØØ ONCE RUPTURED – GONE IN 60 SECONDS – June 8 & 9, 2007 – New Workshop Theatre at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek

ØØ WELL BREAD - GONE IN 60 SECONDS – June 8 & 9, 2007 – New Workshop Theatre at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Directed by Jonathan Hadley.

ØØ QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT – Part of NOW and FORNEVER – PRODUCED BY 8-0-8 PRODUCTIONS at November 23 - December 2, 2006 at Bird and Stone, Calgary, AB. Directed by Kim Watkinson, Performed by Tim Nguyen and Anastasia St. Amand. REVIEW

ØØ ABOUT SURREAL LIFE – Asphalt Jungle Shorts – various locations downtown Kitchener. Sept 14 -21 2006. Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ HOWARD & THE SNAKE - Asphalt Jungle Shorts – various locations downtown Kitchener. Sept 14 -21 2006. Flush Ink Productions.

ØØ EXTERNAL MUSINGS - In The Harvest Theatre of Toledo's One Page International Play Festival, part of Artomatic 419. Sept. 12 - 23, Toledo Ohio, USA

ØØ HOWARD & THE SNAKE - In The Harvest Theatre of Toledo's One Page International Play Festival, part of Artomatic 419. Sept. 12 - 23, Toledo Ohio, USA

ØØ IN TENSE CITY - In The Harvest Theatre of Toledo's One Page International Play Festival, part of Artomatic 419. Sept. 12 - 23, Toledo Ohio, USA

ØØ EXTERNAL MUSINGS – Gone in 60 Seconds. June 16 - 18 at 8:00 pm, in the New Workshop Theater at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Julia – Emily Zempel, Michael – Chris Ford.

ØØ CYNTHIA’S STORY ( Monologue) - JAVA THEATRE PRESENTS…FIVE VERY SHORT PLAYS at Tazza Caffe, Providence, RI, USA. September 9 -11. Directed by Directed by Milton Coykendall. Summer Ryan Doyle played the role of Cynthia. More here

ØØ IN TENSE CITY - JAVA THEATRE PRESENTS…FIVE VERY SHORT PLAYS At Tazza Caffe, Providence, RI, USA. September 9 -11. Directed by Directed by Milton Coykendall. With Scott Levine and Sarah Robinson. More here

ØØ FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOE – Gone in 60 Secs. Thursday, June 30 at 8:00 pm, in the New Workshop Theater at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY. Hamlet’s Father’s Ghost – Christopher Gilkey, Ophelia – Jenn Perez.

ØØ SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES – American Premier at The Playwright Theatre, Denver, CO., May 12th – June 18th, 2005. Directed by Cynthia Davies, with the wonderful talents of Laura Norman, Kate Avallone, Nina Grayson, MaryLee Herrmann and Tara Casanova. More here

ØØ ONE TENDER LIE was part of Java Theatre’s 32 2-min plays, 8 actors, 2 locations, April 30th, 2005 at Tazza Caf_, Providence RI., and May 1st, 2005, at The Actor’s Workshop, Boston MA.

ØØ IN TENSE CITY was part of Java Theatre’s 32 2-min plays, 8 actors, 2 locations, April 30th, 2005 at Tazza Caf_, Providence RI., and May 1st, 2005, at The Actor’s Workshop, Boston MA.

ØØ COMIC STRIP was part of “No Sweetheart Required”, An evening of short plays about love…or the lack thereof. February 2005 at The Village Players Theatre – Toronto, On. Canada. More here

ØØ IN TENSE CITY was part of “PICKING UP THE PIECES”, a series of thought provoking monologues and short plays dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. January 2005, Grand Forks ND, USA.

ØØ ONE TENDER LIE was produced at the Two Page Play Festival in Sacramento in July – Aug 2004 at the Geery Theatre.

ØØ SANGUINE SONATA was part of Theatre & Company’s Record New Works Festival at the King Street Theatre. It was directed by Gary Kirkham with Anthony Crea & Shelagh Ranalli. More here

Ø SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES was produced in November of 2002 at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener, Ont., directed by George Joyce, with Krista Sweeney, Sue Rose, Rachel Molner, Shelagh Ranalli, Tracie Holmes, Darlene Spencer & Kristopher Bowman. More here

ØØ SHAKING THE DEW FROM THE LILIES – American Premier at The Playwright Theatre, Denver, CO., May 12^th – June 18^th, 2005. Directed by Cynthia Davies, with the wonderful talents of Laura Norman, Kate Avallone, Nina Grayson, MaryLee Herrmann and Tara Casanova. More here

ØØ ONE TENDER LIE was part of Java Theatre’s 32 2-min plays, 8 actors, 2 locations, April 30^th, 2005 at Tazza Caf_, Providence RI., and May 1^st, 2005, at The Actor’s Workshop, Boston MA.

ØØ IN TENSE CITY was part of Java Theatre’s 32 2-min plays, 8 actors, 2 locations, April 30^th, 2005 at Tazza Caf_, Providence RI., and May 1^st, 2005, at The Actor’s Workshop, Boston MA.