The South American Years (1920-1927)
- Series
- 1920-1927
Part of Creelman Family fonds
The South American Years (1920-1927)
Part of Creelman Family fonds
Archibald MacMechan's scrapbooks
Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds
Manuscripts and related correspondence written by other authors
Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds
Archibald MacMechan's published writing
Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds
Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds
Poetry and fiction written by MacMechan for periodical publications
Part of Archibald MacMechan fonds
Correspondence of Philip Girard
Part of Mary Vingoe fonds
Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Part of Mary Vingoe fonds
Maritime School of Social Work
Part of Joan Elizabeth Cummings fonds
Part of Catherine Banks fonds
Part of Catherine Banks fonds
Series contains materials related to the development, publication, and production of Bone Cage, including notes and research material, sketches, partial and complete manuscripts and typescripts, production records, and other material.
Bone Cage is a portrayal of life in rural Nova Scotia. The main character is Jamie, a 22 year old forestry worker doing 12-hour shifts operating a wood processor, clear-cutting for pulp. At the end of each shift, he walks through the destruction he has created looking for injured birds and animals and rescues those he can. Jamie's desire to escape this world is thwarted by his fear of leaving the place where he has some status. Bone Cage examines how young people in rural communities, employed in the destruction of the environment they love, treat the people they love at the end of their shift.
The play was written with financial support from a 1996 Canada Council grant. It was initially meant to deal with systematic violence in rural communities. While writing the play, a new character began to emerge and Banks took time to develop this one-woman show that became Bitter Rose.
Bone Cage was published by Playwrights' Canada Press. It won a national competition run by Theatre British Columbia and won the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award (English) for Drama. In October 2007, it was co-produced by Forerunner Playwrights Theatre and Ship’s Company Theatre and performed at Neptune Theatre’s Studio Stage in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was also produced by Mulgrave Road Theatre in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Downstream Theatre in Calgary, Alberta (2009-2010 ), and Matchstick Theatre Productions in Halifax (2017).
Part of Catherine Banks fonds
Part of Catherine Banks fonds
Part of Neptune Theatre fonds
Part of Neptune Theatre fonds
Part of Neptune Theatre fonds
Part of Neptune Theatre fonds
Part of John Godfrey fonds
Records acquired during Robert Logan's imprisonment in POW camps
Part of Robert A. Logan fonds
Part of Robert A. Logan fonds
Notes, notebooks, and diaries of Herbert Leslie Stewart
Part of Herbert Leslie Stewart fonds
Part of Herbert Leslie Stewart fonds
Literary Writings of Frank Parker Day
Part of Frank Parker Day fonds
Speeches and Essays of Frank Parker Day
Part of Frank Parker Day fonds
Part of Frank Parker Day fonds
Part of Horace E. Read fonds
Part of Thomas McCulloch, Jr. fonds
Part of Personal archives of Sandy Moore
Photographs of Arthur Stanley MacKenzie
Part of Arthur Stanley Mackenzie fonds
1981 Learned Societies Conference reports and programmes
Photographs collected by D.C. Mackay
Part of D.C. Mackay fonds
Part of George Nicholls fonds
Part of John Godfrey fonds
Part of Guy Henson fonds
Part of Guy Henson fonds
Publications of the United Amateur Press Association
Part of Velma Brown fonds
Part of Velma Brown fonds
Materials for English courses taught by Allan Bevan
Part of Allan Bevan fonds
Part of D.C. Mackay fonds
Dalhousie University Faculty of Law
Part of Horace E. Read fonds
Part of Horace E. Read fonds
Andrew Merkel's manuscripts and notebooks
Part of Andrew Merkel fonds
Correspondence of Will R. Bird
Part of Will R. Bird fonds
Series contains case files of the members of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, as well as membership lists. Not every member has a case file. These membership files contain a large variety of records including biographical information, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs.
The membership policy of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia is very broad. Anyone seriously interested in creative writing (including students and beginners) as well as accomplished professionals are eligible for membership in the Federation.