Ann Lambert

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Ann Lambert
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Ann Lambert at a book signing in Montreal in March 2019
Born1957 (age 6566)
OccupationWriter and professor
NationalityCanadian
SpouseDavid Abracen

Ann Lambert (born 1957) is a Montreal-based Canadian playwright and author. Her plays include Force of Circumstance, Parallel Lines and Very Heaven. Her debut novel, The Birds That Stay, was published in 2019. She also teaches at Dawson College.

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Early life

Lambert was born in 1957 and was raised in West Island, Quebec. [1] [2]

Career

In 2019, Lambert along with Danielle Szydlowski, Laura Mitchell, and Lambert's daughter, Alice Abracen, founded the intergenerational women's collective, Théâtre Ouest End. [3]

Lambert's first novel, a murder-mystery titled The Birds That Stay, was published in 2019 by Second Story Press. [2] She released its sequel, The Dogs of Winter, in 2020. [4]

Lambert retired in 2020 from teaching at Dawson College in Montreal. [5] [2]

Works

Plays

Novels

Personal life

Lambert is married to David Abracen, with whom she lives in Montreal. They have two children: a daughter, Alice, and a son, Isaac. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 McGillis, Ian (May 19, 2019). "Playwright Ann Lambert shows a flair for newly adopted genre". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. Steuter-Martin, Marilla (March 17, 2019). "Mother-daughter duo team up with old friends to spark theatre in city's west end". CBC. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Martin, Nick (November 14, 2020). "Chills aplenty in Interlake thriller". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  5. Solomon, Heather (April 19, 2019). "Théâtre Ouest End points to community inclusion". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved November 17, 2020.