Spoken Art

Spoken Art is a Canadian dramatic anthology series, which premiered in 1995 on Bravo!.[1] Initially airing one new episode per month, but later becoming more frequent, the series presented Canadian actors performing literary or theatrical works, such as short stories, monologues or short one-act plays.[2]

Episodes

Known episodes of the series included:

  • Claude Gai performing Michel Tremblay's "La Duchesse de Langeais", about an aging drag queen[1]
  • Linda Griffiths performing her own "A Game of Inches"[3]
  • Peter Boretski performing Lesléa Newman's "A Letter to Harvey Milk", about an elderly Jewish man recalling his youth friendship with the assassinated Harvey Milk[4]
  • James Kidnie performing Brian Fawcett's "The Balance of Nature"[5]
  • John Neville performing Richard Teleky's "Some of the Old Good Feelings"[6]
  • Ellen-Ray Hennessy performing Glen Sorestad's "One Last Look in the Mirror"[7]
  • Gordon Pinsent performing Ernest Buckler's "The Clumsy One"[8]
  • Patricia Hamilton performing Gertrude Story's "Swan Song"[9]
  • Michael Healey performing his own "Kicked"[10]
  • Nicholas Campbell and Geordie Johnson performing Barbara Gowdy's "The Two-Headed Man"[11]
  • Don Harron performing Guy Vanderhaeghe's "King Walsh"[12]
  • Jayne Eastwood performing Caroline Woodward's "Summer Wages"[13]
  • Yanna McIntosh performing Neil Bissoondath's "Dancing"[14]
  • Karen Robinson in "Midnight at the Comedy Barn"[15]
  • Earl Pastko performing Barry Callaghan's "The Cohen in Cowan"[16]

Awards

Award Date of Ceremony Category Nominees Result Reference
Gemini Awards 1996 Best Short Dramatic Program A Letter to Harvey Milk
Linda Rainsberry, Paul McConvey, Jim Hanley, John Brunton 		Won [17]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Peter Boretski
A Letter to Harvey Milk 		Nominated [18]
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series Liisa Repo-Martell
Fathers and Daughters 		Nominated
Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series Richard Fortin, Claude Desjardins
A Letter to Harvey Milk 		Nominated
1997 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program Ellen-Ray Hennessy
One Last Look in the Mirror 		Nominated [19]
1998 Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series Gordon Pinsent
The Clumsy One 		Nominated [20]
Best Visual Effects Steve Bentley
The Two-Headed Man 		Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Tony Atherton, "Structure of Bravo! creates unique problem". Ottawa Citizen, January 18, 1995.
  2. ^ John Haslett Cuff, "Bravo's Spoken Art a hopeful sign". The Globe and Mail, January 18, 1995.
  3. ^ Mike Boone, "Bravo, Bravo! for daring to air Tremblay's La Duchesse de Langeais". Montreal Gazette, January 18, 1995.
  4. ^ Greg Quill, "A bravo for Bravo!". Toronto Star, April 26, 1995.
  5. ^ John Haslett Cuff, "A nifty fable of men". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 1995.
  6. ^ Richard Helm, "Bravo for Neville's masterful monologue". Edmonton Journal, November 8, 1995.
  7. ^ John Haslett Cuff, "Three remarkable women". The Globe and Mail, March 27, 1996.
  8. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 1997.
  9. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, May 24, 1997.
  10. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, July 2, 1997.
  11. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, July 5, 1997.
  12. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, May 2, 1998.
  13. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, July 4, 1998.
  14. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, October 3, 1998.
  15. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1999.
  16. ^ John Doyle, "John Doyle's Critical List". The Globe and Mail, December 24, 1999.
  17. ^ "Gemini Winners". Hamilton Spectator, March 4, 1996.
  18. ^ "Major Gemini nominees; Awards gala to be broadcast March 3". Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1996.
  19. ^ "CBC dominates Gemini nominations". Canadian Press, January 14, 1997.
  20. ^ "1997 Gemini Award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 14, 1998.

External links

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