David Jacklin

DAVID JACKLIN

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Plays From David Jacklin.
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A David Jacklin Songbook

11 selected numbers
from some of my shows
1983 to 2018
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     A native of St. Thomas, Ontario, with a BFA in Acting from University of Windsor, and now a longtime resident of Perth-Upon-Tay, near Ottawa, he and his wife, Janice, have been producing theatre in Perth since 1983, first with the highly innovative Perth Summer Theatre and, since 1995, with BarnDoor Productions.
     Together, they have produced close to 200 shows in Perth and area. David has worked with a dozen companies across Ontario and his plays, too, have been successfully produced from Windsor to Ottawa, into the U.S. , the U.K, Australia, New Zealand and even in Brazil. He is the author/composer/lyricist of more than 40 works for the stage and the recipient of a number of writing awards, including two Ottawa International Book Festival Playwright Awards.
     In 2011, after more than 25 years in other venues, the Jacklins opened their own space, the Full Circle Theatre, in Perth.  In 2022, they sold it -- for a good profit.

     In 2012, David and Janice were each awarded the
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
for their 30+ years of work in theatre in Perth and for, as stated in the medals’ citations, their “contributions to Canada.”

SOME RECENT PRODUCTIONS
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When COVID closed our theatre and we decided the time was right to sell, 
it left me with a handful of unproduced shows looking for their first productions.

The Diaries of Adam And Eve
is one of the most  ambitious.
A musical in a rock-oriented vein
for 4 intrepid performers.

It is irreverent, funny, tuneful and thought-provoking.

With advances in AI technology in the handful of  years since I composed the score, I've put together a new set of DEMOs that make the music come to life.

Click the graphic to the left and have fun.

NEW RELEASES!

Newest uploads!

An updated script and piano/vocal score for
LYSISTRATA
are waiting for your consideration
HERE
Already outrageous, wacky and very funny,
it's now just a little bit more of all of them.

A new edition of
FREE SPIRITS
is now uploaded!
Newly edited, it's faster, snappier,
and more fun than ever!
CHECK IT OUT

A new version of
The Holly Tree
is now uploaded!
Tighter, faster, more musically balanced.
If you are looking for a large scale Christmas musical,
CHECK IT OUT

Works In Progress

Some scripts that are coming soon

Perth's original community theatre since 1995.
High-energy, original, surprising theatre that "belies its amateur status." (Perth Courier)

A few shots from our past

The Full Circle Theatre

In summer of 2022, the Jacklins decided the economic climate was right to divest themselves of BarnDoor Productions' 12-year home. Full Circle Theatre was sold and will soon become something else.

BARNDOOR PRODUCTIONS,
however, will be back with new and exciting projects.

Since January 9, 2017  

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