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Bruce Hoogendoorn

Wednesday 30 March 2011

My plays are available for producers and others to read online at www.brucehoogendoorn.com. They are comedy/dramas suitable for adult theatre companies and youth theatres. The Role Model, my most successful play, has had four productions so far: Riverina Theatre Company in Wagga in 2008; Long Run Theatre Productions in Canbera in 2008; booBook Theatre in Melbourne in 2009, and Twelve25 Youth Theatre in Adelaide in 2011. The Role Model: Scott is a retired Olympic Swimming champion who has just ruined his motivational speaking career by sleeping with his best mate’s wife. The media and public have turned against him, and, worst of all, his motivational speaking dates have all been cancelled. How will Scott make a living now? Wanda, his manager, comes up with an idea to change his image. She gets him involved with Beating the Blues – an organisation that helps young people overcome depression through an exercise program. The idea is that Scott will help with the exercise and, once the kids start to cheer up, Wanda will get A Current Affair to do a story on him, so everyone will love him again. Unfortunately, the young man Scott is assigned to help just won’t cheer up!
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