Feminist Directors

[david ferry]

has anyone mentioned Sarah Stanley?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alvina Ruprecht" <aruprech at CCS.CARLETON.CA>
To: <CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Feminist Directors


> Dear Ric et all..
> Micheline Chevrier is  a feminist director who  stages  mainstream theatre
. . !
> She is the former artistic director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company
but she
> has  staged, Pirandello, Moliere, Chekhov among others. One can write get
in touch
> with the GCTC in Ottawa and get more information. Michelle lives in Ottawa
works
> across  the country...
> Alvina
>
> rknowles at UOGUELPH.CA wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > There are certainly many feminist directors, but the responses seem to
have
> > gotten out of hand. The question was about feminist directors working
with
> > canonical plays, as I recall. Lots of the names that folks have listed
haven't
> > done so as far as I know (though I may well be wrong!)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ric
> >
> > Quoting Valerie Senyk <vsenyk at NICKEL.LAURENTIAN.CA>:
> >
> > > I think the reality is that the country is teeming with feminist
> > > directors, but some are working where they are likely to be recognized
> > > and acknowledged, i.e. Toronto or other large centres, and the rest
are
> > > working in countless smaller centres throughout this land, all, in
their
> > > own way, trying to make a difference. Obviously, one's research cannot
> > > include them all, but I think it's very important for those on this
list
> > > to have an awareness of this.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Valerie Senyk
> > >