First Run at a List of Women in Canadian Theatre

[Anton Wagner]

Hi Louise,

In your overview, you may also want to refer to playwright Patricia Joudry
http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Theatre/joudry/index.htm who was the first
English-Canadian playwright to support herself exclusively through her
writing and productions in Canada, the U.S. and England, on stage, radio and
television. Best wishes, Anton.

Quoting "Louise . Forsyth" <louise.forsyth at SHAW.CA>:

> Dear colleagues,
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> 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.
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> 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
> Canada and would not hold such exciting promise for the future without all
> of these women.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thank you ever so much again for your powerful responses. I loved hearing
> from you.
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> Louise
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