“Armagideon”
Dempsey, Sandra (Canadian playwright, 1956-____), “Armagideon,” a 70-minute drama in English, set in the aunts’ home, in a militarized state, midday, tomorrow,
1m2f,
© 1996; script/rights available from Sandra Dempsey, 202-112 23rd Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2S 0J1, Canada, telephone (home) 403-228-0363, (work) 403-228-0363, fax 403-228-0363, e-mail sdempsey@cadvision.com,
http://www.nucleus.com/~sdempsey/index.htm.
Cited by Sandra Dempsey via ftp April 24, 1998; Dempsey says,
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Dramatis Personae Molly (f) elderly “aunt”; Violet (f) elderly “aunt”; Seanasy (m), 9-year-old ward.
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Comment “A mysterious, multi-layered and disturbing
tale about two elderly ‘aunts’ Molly and Violet, their 9-year-old ward
Seanasy, and their soldier ‘nephew’ Nathanial. All confront and seek to
cope with the grim reality of living, surviving, amidst nuclear warfare.
The ‘character’ of Seanasy is unseen and then dies; his body is partially
seen.” An excerpt scene has been accepted for publication in the new Playwrights
Canada Press book Dramatic Voices: Monologues and Scenes—Alberta, Saskatchewan
and Manitoba, available September, 1998. “Armagideon” was a finalist in
the 1998 Women’s Playwriting Festival, Perishable Theatre, Rhode Island,
USA. It won an Honourable Mention in Theatre BC’s 1997 Canadian National
Playwriting Competition. Also, it won the Alberta Playwriting Competition
in 1996, and John Murrell workshopped it in Calgary in 1997. “The storyline,
the characters, their situation draws you into the play. The situation
is delicious and it keeps you off balance. It is strange, violent and nutty.
Intriguing,” according to Sharon Pollock, D. D. Kugler, and Lise Ann Johnson,
of the 29th Alberta Playwriting Competition Jury, 1996.” •
“Sandra Dempsey, youngest of twelve Canadian Celts, Sandra was invited
to participate in the 1997 4th International Women Playwrights Conference,
Galway, Ireland. She presents dramatic ‘performance-readings’ of her plays
at school and public engagements, and her plays have been excerpted in
Barbie and Ken EH?, The Perfect Piece, Behind the Scenes, and Acting Skills
for Life. Works-in-progess include the dramas: “Remembrance: BCAPT to Bomber
Command” and “Wings of the Albatross”. Plays: Armagideon, Calgary, 1997;
Dir: John Murrell. Enigma, SpringRites New Play Festival, Vancouver, 1989;
Dir: Michael Fera. Blue Collar Blues, The Banff Centre, Alberta, 1983;
Dir: Greg Tuck. D’ Arcy, Toronto Theatre Festival, 1981; Dir: Robert Rooney.
Eight To Four, Lincoln Arts Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario, 1980; Dir:
David Agro. Lock Up Your Daughters (adaptation), Niagara Arts Festival,
St. Catharines, Ontario, 1979; Dir: R. Rooney. The Cuff ‘N’ Billy Show
(formerly “Police Release Me!”), Brock Centre for the Arts, St. Catharines,
Ontario, 1979; Dir: Robert Klein. Tartuffe (adaptation), Brock Centre for
the Arts, 1979; Dir: Robert Rooney. That’ s No Lady, That’ s My Immigrant!,
Brock Centre for the Arts, 1979; Dir: David Agro. Published Work “Wings
of the Albatross” (play scene) in Taking the Stage, Playwrights Canada
Press, 1995. “Dementia Picnic” (poetry), blue buffalo magazine, 1989. “Foreign
Ex-Change” (fiction), High Profile magazine, 1986. “Later, Maybe” (poetry),
blue buffalo magazine, 1988; Canadian Woman Studies, 1985. “Nightingale”
(poetry), Canadian Woman Studies, 1985. “D’ Arcy”, CanPlay Series and Popular
Performance Plays, Vol. II., Simon and Pierre, 1981. Awards 29th Alberta
Playwriting Competition, Winner, 1995 (Armagideon) Alberta Achievement
Award, 1988. Broadcloth International Playwriting Competition, Minneapolis,
MN, Theatre-at-the-Foot-of-the-Mountain, Finalist, 1983 (Blue Collar Blues);
Finalist, 1983 (Enigma). Theatre Ontario - Ontario Playwrights’ Showcase,
Provincial Playwriting Competition, Finalist, 1980 (D’ Arcy). T.D. Boone/L.W.
Smith Award, English Writing, 1973. Professional Affiliations APN (12 years
on Board Executive); TWUC; International
Centre for Women Playwrights; Young Alberta Book Society.”—PUC:
Catalog, http://www.puc.ca/catalog/catalog.html, accessed November
18, 1998.
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