Fw: Re: Canadian Women Directors

[Helen Ostovich]

This ended up as a personal posting, instead of a public one.

----- Original Message -----
From: "david ferry" <appledor at sympatico.ca>
To: "Helen Ostovich" <ostovich at MCMASTER.CA>
Sent: April 24, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Canadian Women Directors


> In Vancouver you should talk to Jane Heyman (try Studio 57??Theatre
School)
> and certainly Pam Hawthorne who ran the New Play Centre so well for many
> years.
>
> I also think, outside of the box of 'identifies as a feminist' you might
> want to talk to Joy Coghill who was one of the first woman to be an
artistic
> director of a major regional theatre (Vancouver Playhouse in the sixties)
> and was a major supporter of woman, First Nation, African -Canadian
artists
> (including  writers such as Ryga) then. Also she was the first woman to be
> english artistic director of the National Theatre School of Canada.She
also
> co-founded Western Gold(??) a company for actors in their mature and
> experienced careers.
>
> daf
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Helen Ostovich" <ostovich at MCMASTER.CA>
> To: <CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA>
> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Canadian Women Directors
>
>
> > What about Leah Cherniak?  I'm pretty sure she identifies as a feminist.
> >
> > Helen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kathleen Gallagher" <kgallagher at OISE.UTORONTO.CA>
> > To: <CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA>
> > Sent: April 23, 2004 6:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: Canadian Women Directors
> >
> >
> > > Sarah Ferguson <saferguson at telus.net> writes:
> > > Hello Sarah:
> > > I'd add a few Toronto-based feminist directors to Ric's good list.
> > > Alissa Palmer (former artistic director of Nightwood Theatre), Kelly
> > > Thorton (current AD of Nightwood), Ann-Marie MacDonald, Banuta Rubess,
> > > Kate Lushington and Djanet Sears.
> > > All the best,
> > > Kathleen
> > > >Dear Listserv subscribers:
> > > >
> > > >I am a PhD student in Theatre at the University of British Columbia.
I
> am
> > > >starting my thesis research into Canadian Women directors and am
> looking
> > > >for ones that define themselves as feminists and who have directed
> > > >canonical texts (Ibsen, Williams, Shaw, Beckett, etc.). My intention
is
> > > >to interview these directors about their process in general and then
as
> > > >specifically explored within a production of a canonical text. The
> > > >commitment of these volunteers would be their time for the interview
> and
> > > >copies of anyL documentation of the specific production that they
would
> > > >feel comfortable sharing.
> > > >
> > > >If you know of anyone who may be interested in this project, could
you
> > > >please either pass along their contact information to me or
conversely
> my
> > > >email address to them ([ mailto:saferguson at telus.net
> > > >]saferguson at telus.net) .
> > > >
> > > >Thank you so much for your help.
> > > >
> > > >Cheers
> > > >Sarah Ferguson
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Kathleen Gallagher, Ph.D.
> > > Associate Professor
> > > Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of
Toronto
> > > Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
> > > 252 Bloor Street West
> > > Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6
> > > Telephone: 416 923-6641 ext. 2015
> > > Fax: 416 926-4744
> > > Email: kgallagher at oise.utoronto.ca
>