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Selected Plays Written and Directed by Sky Gilbert

GREG’S Cookies — Oct 2023
The Imp Inside — Jun 2023
Pat and Skee — Feb 2022 at Theatre Aquarius
The Little Show — Nov 2020 at Chez Bonbon
Conversations with Faggots — Sep 2019 at Alumnae Theatre
Shakespeare’s Criminal — Apr 2019 at Factory Studio Theatre
A Nice Day in the Park — Feb 2019 at Chez Bonbon
Bungalow — Jul 2019 at Artbar, Hamilton
I Cook He Does the Dishes — Mar 2018 at The Theatre Centre
Cheri — 2018 Toronto Fringe
It’s All Tru — May 2016 at Buddies in Bad Times
The Terrible Parents — May 2015 at Buddies in Bad Times
Toller — Nov 2015 at Artword Arber Hamilton
My Dinner with Casey Donovan — Mar 2013 at Theatre Passe Muraille
A Few Brittle Leaves — May 2013 at Buddies in Bad Times
Naked Hamilton — Nov 2012 at Artbar, Hamilton (Fringe NYC 2016)
The Situationists — Apr 2012 at Buddies in Bad Times
Hamilton Bus Stop — Nov 2010 at Artbar, Hamilton
I Have AIDS — Apr 2009 at Buddies in Bad Times
HAPPY: A VERY GAY LITTLE MUSICAL — Apr 2008 at Buddies in Bad Times
LADYLIKE — Feb 2007 at James Street North Theatre
WILL THE REAL J.T. LEROY PLEASE STAND UP? — Apr 2007 at Buddies in Bad Times
CRACK — Feb 2007 at James Street North Theatre
BAD ACTING TEACHERS — Apr 2006 at Buddies in Bad Times
ROPE ENOUGH — Apr 2005 at Buddies in Bad Times
THE EMOTIONALISTS — Apr 2000 at The Music Gallery
SCHUBERT LIED — Mar 1998 at The Theatre Centre
JIM DANDY — Sep 1995 at Buddies in Bad Times
DRAG QUEENS ON TRIAL — 1994 at The Glines, NYC
PLAY MURDER — Sep 1993 at Buddies in Bad Times
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE STRANGE CASE OF THE WILDBOY — Sep 1992 at Buddies in Bad Times
MY NIGHT WITH TENNESSEE — 1992 at Buddies in Bad Times
IN WHICH PIER PAOLO PASOLINI SEES HIS OWN DEATH IN THE FACE OF A BOY — 1991 at Buddies in Bad Times
BAN THIS SHOW — Sep 1990 at Buddies in Bad Times
DRAG QUEENS IN OUTER SPACE — 1990 at Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco
THEATRELIFE — Apr 1987 at Poor Alex, Toronto
THE POSTMAN RINGS ONCE — 1985 at Alberta Theatre Projects
THE DRESSING GOWN — Oct 1984 at Poor Alex, Toronto
PASOLINI/PELOSI — Apr 1983 at Theatre Centre, Toronto
MURDER/LOVER — Sep 1982 at Theatre Centre, Toronto
CAVAFY — Nov 1981 at Adelaide Court, Toronto
LANA TURNER HAS COLLAPSED! — Sep 1980 at Theatre Centre, Toronto
ART RAT — Feb 1980 at Cinema Lumiere, Toronto

Plays Written by Sky Gilbert and Directed by Others

TEN RUMINATIONS ON AN ELEGY ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THE WHORE’S REVENGE
PHYLISS (workshop)
LOVE FOR A STRANGER
FUCHSIA SHOCK
GLORIA

Musicals Written and Directed by Sky Gilbert

SUZIE GOO: PRIVATE SECRETARY
CAPOTE AT YADDO
LOLA STARR BUILDS HER DREAM HOME
DARK GLASSES
LACEY
MARILYN MONROE IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN JOE’S BRAIN
AN EVENING

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Operetta/Opera Libretto by Sky Gilbert

TOM JONES Adaptation of the original operetta, co-written with Christopher Newton; music by Edward German — 1985 Shaw Festival

The Critics Rave

“The truth is, Sky Gilbert has more theatrical flair in his little finger than anybody else in the Toronto scene… It is a measure of Sky Gilbert’s theatrical genius.”
The Toronto Globe and Mail

“Toronto writer Sky Gilbert’s effusive stage entertainment … a cheerful inclusive reminder to pay attention to one’s own nature…”
San Francisco Chronicle

“This tribute to Williams … examines pain without being maudlin and joy with being whimsical…”
Bay Area Reporter

“A guarded celebration of otherness … haunted by the line ‘Dream no more and you shall live for ever.’”
The London Times

“Gilbert has spoken eloquently about society’s persecution and misunderstanding of non-conformity…”
The Toronto Star

“Asking some subtly profound questions … a sometimes wry and often touching take on queerness within our dominant culture.”
Toronto’s EyeWeekly

For Further Inquiry

To inquire about Sky Gilbert’s plays, visit Playwright’s Guild of Canada. To purchase copies of his plays, visit Playwrights Canada Press.

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