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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Louise,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for reaching out with this request..it is
one of the great things about this CanDrama list..the knowledge and generosity
in sharing it brings about.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a crazy idea--let's create an
electronic paper version of one of those quilts that get made to celebrate
wonderful things in a community's life. Where everyone adds a patch.
Perhaps, with Louise's permission, we can all open up the attached document and
add detail and other names with their details and keep passing it around until
we have a fully blossoming throw to keep us all warm. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remember the fantastic women that were really the
backbone of the community theatre world that was my start in Newfoundland--Alice
Matheson who was a fine (and deaf) director; Florence Paterson..a superb actor
who went on to national acclaim; Betty Ferry the first director to direct stage
plays live on TV in the 50's in St. John's; Lynne Lunde , first administrator
and co-founder with Chris Brookes of The Mummers Troupe; Ronda Payne
feminist theatre administrator and artist; Sylvia Wigh teacher and children's
theatre director; Donna Butt, co-founder of Rising Tide Theatre--- I can
only imagine the huge number you all can collectively list of equally
not so well known (and famous) woman teachers, directors, actors ,
designers stage managers, techs and administrators that form the real <FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>golden thread that stitches together
the patches of the Canadian theatre quilt. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>This can be a living document that gets passed on..it will turn up at
conferences where someone can add new names, it can can passed on to students
and colleagues..lest we forget.</DIV>
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<DIV>respectively,</DIV>
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<DIV>daf</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=louise.forsyth@SHAW.CA href="mailto:louise.forsyth@SHAW.CA">Louise .
Forsyth</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA
href="mailto:CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 28, 2010 6:28 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> First Run at a List of Women in
Canadian Theatre</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear
colleagues,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am awestruck at the response I
have received to my query regarding women in anglophone Canadian theatre.
Thank you so much for your generosity and
interest.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am also awestruck by the number
of wonderful artists which we have mentioned in just a couple of days. What a
rich theatrical and cultural heritage this represents! – many regions, many
areas of creative activity, many historical periods. Drama and theatre would
simply not be what it is in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> and would not hold such
exciting promise for the future without all of these
women.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have made a first synthesis of
this list. It remains in no particular order. When you sent details about the
careers and work of these wonderful women, I have plagiarised blatantly to
retain the information. If this is not an area of interest for you, please
just delete. But if anything on or about the list clicks for you, I would be
delighted to receive comments and further
suggestions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Obviously, it will not be possible
for me to make entries in this dictionary Des femmes for more than a few
(5-10) of these theatre artists. However, it will certainly be possible to
provide at least an overview of the vital role they have played and continue
to play. I plan particularly to highlight the rich diversity and creativity of
women’s work in theatre. This derives from aboriginal peoples, regional
diversities, the rich variety of cultural traditions, and the boldness with
which innovation and experimentation have been carried out, often pioneering
in fields of interculturalism and intermediality. I believe that this is
something Europeans and francophones around the world will find particularly
interesting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you ever so much again for
your powerful responses. I loved hearing from
you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Louise<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>