! Sgodsdogs !
Comedy/Farce. 3m, 2f. 2 acts
Tim "Timbit" Simkins' little theatre is on the verge of bankruptcy when he gets the bold idea of luring back his old university pal, Jacko Germaine, now a famous, albeit B-List TV and commercial actor, to play Leonardo da Vinci in his new play "A Time of Gods". He expects Jacko to attract sold-out crowds and save the theatre. But Tim gets much more than he bargained for as an insecure star, a bumbling stagehand, a frustrated wife, an ambitious ingenue, and a trap door with a mind of its own contribute to the twists, turns and laughs in this rapid-fire spoof of the backbiting, backscratching, backstabbing world of amateur theatre.
! Sgodsdogs ! premiered at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in September 1997.
Tim "Timbit" Simkins' little theatre is on the verge of bankruptcy when he gets the bold idea of luring back his old university pal, Jacko Germaine, now a famous, albeit B-List TV and commercial actor, to play Leonardo da Vinci in his new play "A Time of Gods". He expects Jacko to attract sold-out crowds and save the theatre. But Tim gets much more than he bargained for as an insecure star, a bumbling stagehand, a frustrated wife, an ambitious ingenue, and a trap door with a mind of its own contribute to the twists, turns and laughs in this rapid-fire spoof of the backbiting, backscratching, backstabbing world of amateur theatre.
! Sgodsdogs ! premiered at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in September 1997.
Production History
Premiere Production
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Gananoque, ON
September 6 - 29, 1997
Directed by Damir Andrei; Designed by Emir Geljo
Featuring Paul Braunstein, Mary Long, Greg Wanless, Mo Bock and Jennie Raymond.
Thousand Islands Playhouse
Gananoque, ON
September 6 - 29, 1997
Directed by Damir Andrei; Designed by Emir Geljo
Featuring Paul Braunstein, Mary Long, Greg Wanless, Mo Bock and Jennie Raymond.
Selected Reviews
"A night of joyful entertainment ... many priceless moments ... Bowie's intelligent, witty script creates a crowd-pleasing production which is intellectually satisfying and utterly hilarious." ~ Queen’s Journal
"You will love it ... Playwright Douglas Bowie has crafted a winner that offers humour on many levels from subtle to slapstick" ~ Gananoque Reporter
"A rambunctious comedy by Douglas Bowie ... multi-textured and memorable." ~ Brockville Recorder & Times
"You will love it ... Playwright Douglas Bowie has crafted a winner that offers humour on many levels from subtle to slapstick" ~ Gananoque Reporter
"A rambunctious comedy by Douglas Bowie ... multi-textured and memorable." ~ Brockville Recorder & Times