Feminist Directors

[Alvina Ruprecht]

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
> >