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		MacLennan's talent for developing compelling language and strong characterization, as well as for compelling storytelling has resulted in a powerful, profound and beautiful work which examines our ability to reach out and touch one another in times of great need.
		Michael MacLennan discusses his university background in English as one which provided a sound training for his artform.
		Michael MacLennan describes the play as demanding "incredibly heightened realism." Stylistically, actors are required to be the characters, and will ultimately convey this intense anxiety and emotion of their characters to the audience.
	www.globetheatrelive.com /20012002season/gracestudyguide.htm (2257 words)

	Point and Shoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Fear, shame, rage and violence pervade Michael Lewis Maclennan’s “The Shooting Stage.” The consummate irony, however, is that these harrowing emotions and the damage that results are all the result of the characters’ search for truth, love, connection and art.
		Maclennan, known primarily as a screenwriter and supervising producer of Showtime’s “Queer as Folk,” translates screen techniques to the stage with remarkable facility and insight.
		Maclennan boldly approaches taboo subject matter, questioning the sources of our psychosis and how totemic images—the perfect TV brothers, for example—do not provide models for emulation, but rather create unattainable images of idealized perfection that pave the way to madness.
	www.gaycitynews.com /gcn_410/pointandshoot.html (625 words)

	Michael MacLennan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael Lewis MacLennan (June 5, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter, and producer of television shows.
		He is a two-time finalist for Canada's prestigious Governor General's Award, and the only playwright to win the Herman Voaden National Playwriting Award twice.
		Currently, MacLennan is in his fourth year as writer and co-producer on Showtime/Showcase's Queer as Folk, as well as, being executive producer for Keatley Productions/CHUM TV's new flagship series Godiva's.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_MacLennan (274 words)

	Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - The Shooting Stage - 2/27/05
		Maclennan's writing is superb, never a false word, just scene after scene of emotional integrity and wonderfully discomforting moments.
		All of Maclennan's characters are well drawn, and their fragile vulnerability, which rests right beneath their hard exteriors, results in real conflicts that are exciting to watch.
		Maclennan could not wish for a better cast with his material.
	www.talkinbroadway.com /ob/02_27a_05.html (776 words)

	Michael Lewis MacLennan - Playwright, Screenwriter, Producer
		Yet in his new production The Shooting Stage, Michael Lewis MacLennan's insight into the pain and violence of adolescence makes for theatre that is often nothing less than beautiful.
		MacLennan should be flattered by the comparison but applauded for taking what is essentially a series of short stories about the everyday losers one might encounter on Victoria streets and turning it into a search for love, companionship and, ultimately, redemption.
		"There were times during the opening night of Michael MacLennan's Beat the Sunset when I wanted to burst into applause; I was that grateful for the beauty and honesty of certain passages of writing and moments of performance.
	www.michaelmaclennan.com /pages/plays.html (2027 words)

	Welcome To Necessary Angel
		Michael Lewis MacLennan’s first play Beat the Sunset (Playwrights Canada Press) won Vancouver’s Jessie Richardson Award for outstanding emerging playwright and the Theatrum National Playwriting Competition.
		In this modern treatment of an historic relationship and end of an artistic era, MacLennan cleverly uses the broken mind’s eye of Shannon as a brain-damaged old man to deconstruct, reconnect, and illuminate key periods from their lives.
		Newton was indeed sold, and soon MacLennan was working on the first draft of his play in a London Soho sublet apartment.....
	www.necessaryangel.com /prjan2703.shtml (784 words)

	"Queer as Folk" (2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Gale Harold is perfect as the steely-eyed sex machine Brian Kinney, showing each side of his character, from heartless to caring whenever the script calls for it.
		Hal Sparks can be rather cloying as doe-eyed best friend Michael Novotny, but when he does well in his role, he is sparkling.
		It was refreshing to see their characters explored in more depth than they were in the UK series, becoming real people and not just plot devices.
	us.imdb.com /Details?0262985 (1173 words)

	NOW On / Entertainment / Feature
		MacLennan rushes in nervously, bike helmet in hand, and before we can talk we're shooed out of the space by his play's stage manager -- they need the space for a rehearsal -- to a dressing room where 20 years of Buddies posters are plastered on the walls and five mirrors reflect our images.
		Blair Williams is the only Shaw actor in the David Oiye-directed piece, which MacLennan began writing five years ago to examine how people survive violence through acts of the imagination.
		Both Reycraft and MacLennan's plays were developed within the Buddies Ante-Chamber writers' group and workshopped last summer at Shaw, an experience that juiced their creative process.
	www.nowtoronto.com /issues/19/16/Ent/misc.html (1090 words)

	Queer As Folk Addiction \| Brad Fraser \| Jawbreaker
		Michael had been attending a workshop of a play at Niagara on the Lake at the Shaw Festival, and there was a panel for QAF taking place.
		Michael said that the writers are often as surprised as the audience is at what's going to happen.
		Michael agreed, but said that "There's sort of in the bone structure of a character what they'll do, but our characters change, too, for example, say Michael at the beginning of the season was very much not an equal to his best friend Brian.
	www.angelfire.com /home/qaf/jawbreaker.html (3898 words)

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		Radio Waves Writer: Michael Mercer Director: Stefan Scaini Original airdate: CBC 11/30/97 After their teacher tells them how the RCMP caught some bank robbers who were communicating via ham radio, Hub and Maisey try to build a radio themselves to listen in on the action.
		After Leo Writer: Michael MacLennan Director: Ken Jubenvill Original airdate: WAM 6/29/99; CBC 2/27/00 After Leo McGinty dies, his granddaughter Maisey is chagrined to learn that he has named May Bailey as her guardian.
		Reconciliation Writer: Michael MacLennan Director: Stefan Scaini Original airdate: CBC 2/11/01; Hallmark 9/6/01 Hub returns from his summer job and lands in the middle of the continuing dispute between his mother and May Bailey.
	www.wintertime.com /OH/wambguide.txt (4977 words)

	Godiva's opens its doors on Bravo! March 16th at 10pm ET : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Produced in association with CHUM Television, Godiva's is a co-creation of two of Canada's hottest producers, Julia Keatley and Michael MacLennan.
		Their two worlds are at odds: both agree that some major changes need to be made to the restaurant, but sparks fly over what exactly those will be.
		Julia Keatley was the driving force behind the critically acclaimed series Cold Squad, while her partner in Bread and Butter Productions is Michael MacLennan, co-executive producer and writer on Queer as Folk.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/580558.html (708 words)

	www.myspace.com/michaelmaclennan
		Michael MacLennan's Latest Blog Entry [Subscribe to this Blog]
		And good choice on the Enter Shikari preview - I've heard good things about them and am hoping to catch their Glasgow gig to see how they are in a live setting - should be a good gig hopefully!!!
		Hi Michael, Just to wish you a very happy birthday, hope it's a great day.
	www.myspace.com /michaelmaclennan (1033 words)

	Eye Weekly - On stage - 03.30.00
		Theatre Centre, 1032 Queen W. As a theatre critic, I feel qualified enough to state that some of my colleagues are insane.
		That anybody would want to stage this piece of juvenilia, wherein a cast of six interact in a series of two-handers over the course of a single day, will forever remain one of the season's theatrical mysteries.
		As it stands, director Franco Boni treats MacLennan's script with an unjustified reverence, invoking tragedy and wonder where nothing more than random action and coincidence exist.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_03.30.00/arts/onstage.html (752 words)

	Reading Entertainment... : Out in America
		Michael and Hunter return to Pittsburgh to face the custody hearing.
		Melanie struggles to separate personal feelings from her professional responsibility as a lawyer when a case is taken away from her.
		Michael and Ben have trouble crossing into the United States as a married couple.
	www.outinamerica.com /Arts/entertainment.asp?article=4075 (920 words)

	The Shooting Stage, a CurtainUp review
		Gradually, all the secret relationships are revealed, and Malcolm and Len must uncover their mutual abuse and subsequent sexual dysfunctions.
		Maclennan has written fascinating, well-rounded characters and he should let them speak for themselves without explaining things too much.
		I suspect that this problem stems from Maclennan's being accustomed to writing for a television series in which character development usually takes precedence over plot movement.
	www.curtainup.com /shootingstage.html (570 words)

	NOW: Period portraits, Mar 6 - 12, 2003
		LAST ROMANTICS by Michael Lewis MacLennan, directed by Richard Rose, with Oliver Dennis, Julian Richings, Jonathan Crombie, Barbara Gordon, Michael Hanrahan, Kate Hennig, Steven McCarthy and Vickie Papavs.
		Michael Lewis MacLennan's ambitious play, which ranges back and forth between the 1880s and 1930, is full of fascinating characters and clever dialogue, but it stays too much in the head and rarely reveals the heart.
		MacLennan's characters express ideas but don't feel very much, or even suggest that they could.
	www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2003-03-06/stage_theatrereviews.php (470 words)

	Amazon.com: Queer as Folk - The Complete Second Season (Showtime): Video: Michelle Clunie,Robert Gant,Thea Gill,Gale ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Season two opened in the aftermath of the gay-bashing of Justin (Randy Harrison), the young artist who wondered if he'd ever be able to paint or draw again, and went on to face a variety of issues and plotlines as diverse as its characters.
		Some were timely (Michael negotiating a relationship with new HIV-positive boyfriend Ben), some romantic (lesbians Lindsay and Melanie tying the knot), some new to the show (Emmett embarks on a relationship with a--gasp!--older gentleman), and some, well, far-fetched (how many of you had to wrestle, like Ted did, with starting your own pornographic web site?).
		Where this show sparkles is in its dealing with life, love, relationships, drug addiction, the struggles of gay teens and coming out, sex, dating, and discrimination against gays and lesbians.
	www.amazon.com /Queer-Folk-Complete-Second-Showtime/dp/B0000798EX (2307 words)

	Eye Weekly - The kindness of strangers - 03.23.00
		The Theatre Centre, 1032 Queen W. Michael Lewis MacLennan's Grace is the kind of play you'd hate to try describing to someone.
		In short, it's a play in which the details of the plot can't help but raise eyebrows or conjure memories of lousy evenings trapped in a theatre.
		And yet what MacLennan does with his random meetings of calculated types -- who take the stage in the play's Toronto premiere starting tomorrow (March 24) at the Theatre Centre -- could prove as intriguing as the most novel plot device.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_03.23.00/arts/grace.html (876 words)

	@Guelph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The School of Literatures and Performance Studies in English presents "Grace " by Michael Lewis MacLennan
		Without ever being sentimental, Grace, is about small, strange things that happen to its beleaguered characters, things that they bring to one another, often unknowingly.
		For the more campus news, see the March 14 issue of @Guelph.
	www.uoguelph.ca /news/atguelph031401.html (235 words)

	New Play Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		4:00 p.m.: Fool's Play by Michael Paul, directed by Craig Holzchuh, was a staged reading of a play based on Isaac Newton who travels to Temesvar, a mythical kingdom, in 1680.
		Victoria-based, the author is also an actor and director, and this play was his thesis for Master's degree in playwriting at the University of Birmingham.
		Noon to 1:30 p.m.: The Director as Dramaturg, a round table discussion with Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), moderated by DD Kugler.
	members.aol.com /farolan1/playfest.html (662 words)

	Queer as Folk: Episode 503 - TV.com
		Brian and Michael grow further apart as Brian struggles to save Liberty Avenue from gentrification and Michael embraces domestic life much to Brians horror.
		Things look set to change for good as Debbie makes the choice to finally retire and hands over the ropes to newcomer Loretta, is this the begining of the end.
		Michael MacLennan, Brad Fraser, Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
	www.tv.com /queer-as-folk/episode-503/episode/422922/summary.html (253 words)

	www.myspace.com/mmaclennan
		I'm a pianist/singer/songwriter from the Scottish highlands where I've been working as a professional musician since graduating from the Royal College of Music in 2004.
		Shame that 'If The Night Leaves You Cold' is no longer playing as thought that track was exceptional, but 'Save A Little Place' is not doing too bad in it's absence.
		Hi Michael, thank you for finding me! Now I'm going to listen to your music...
	www.myspace.com /mmaclennan (1202 words)

	RPGnet: Search Reviews
		Crimson Skies by Jordan Weisman, Dave McCoy, Michael A. Stackpole, Loren Coleman, Chris Hartford, et al.
		Exalted: the Autochthonians by Kraigg Blackwelder, Michael A Goodwin, Michael Kessler, Alejandro Melchor, John Snead (White Wolf)
		Veil of Night by Chris Hartford, Ellen Kiley, James Kiley, Michael Lee, Sarah Roark, Lucien Soulban, Adam Tinworth, developed by Philippe R. Boulle.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/search-review.phtml?productAuthor=Michael (7385 words)

	On Stage: Two plays that represent other eras: AIDS and witchcraft in Ireland
		Playwright Michael Lewis MacLennan's drama won all sort of awards in Canada.
		The author has since gone on to do impressive things for film and TV as well as for the theater.
		And MacLennan interpolates some little direct-to-the-audience essays about previous plagues: leprosy and malaria.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /theater/261895_theater07.html (903 words)

	hvpc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In addition, the first and second prize winning plays will be offered a one-week workshop and public reading by a professional director and cast, in affiliation with the Thousand Islands Playhouse of Gananoque, Ontario.
		However, all three of this year's winning plays, selected from a nation-wide field of 91 entries, were written by established professional playwrights.
		First Prize winner Michael Lewis MacLennan is a Vancouver-born playwright and screenwriter whose other plays include Beat the Sunset, Grace, Leaning over Railings, and the recent Vancouver hit The Shooting Stage.
	www.queensu.ca /drama/hvpc.htm (818 words)

	(Margaret Innes MACLENNAN - Angus MACLEOD )
		Margaret Innes MACLENNAN (20 Oct 1890 - UNKNOWN)
		William MACLENNAN (24 May 1894 - 19 May 1972)
		William MACLENNAN (11 Jun 1860 - Oct 1892)
	members.tripod.com /bonnmac/index/ind0108.html (56 words)

	Rumble Productions - Transmissions Vol II, Number 1
		The writers are Judy Radul, Lizard Jones, Alex Ferguson and Michael MacLennan.
		There is an immediacy and a specifically intimate exchange that can only happen in a 'live' performance situation.
		It is a question about performance and the 'live' situation, but it also deals with artists who work using different media.
	www.rumble.org /trans/transmission2.htm (444 words)

	Michael MacLennan - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Michael MacLennan - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-1.cs.princeton.edu)
		Michael Lewis MacLennan (June 5, 1968) is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter, and producer of television shows.
		Currently, MacLennan is in his fourth year as writer and co-producer on Showtime/Showcase's Queer As Folk (US), as well as, being executive producer for Keatley Productions/CHUM TV's new flagship series Godiva's.
	education.music.us.cob-web.org:8888 /M/Michael-MacLennan.htm (490 words)

	San Francisco Bay Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		All the characters in The Shooting Stage by Michael Lewis MacLennan experience agonizing ramifications from their actions.
		Currently running in one of the New Conservatory Theatreâs more intimate venues, the audience can appreciate the honest conviction of the performances and yet may be physically too close for comfort to this painful play.
		Playwright MacLennan creates a multi-layered world of misery where love and compassion are almost nonexistent.
	www.sfbaytimes.com /article_p.php?article_id=3598 (458 words)

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