Anna Chatterton

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Anna Chatterton is a Canadian playwright, [1] who was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for her play Within the Glass. [2] [3] [4]

She was educated in theatre at Concordia University, and in creative writing at the University of Guelph, before becoming playwright in residence at Tarragon Theatre in 2011. [1] Her first play, Quiver, was written as her master's thesis for her MFA at Guelph. [1] Within the Glass premiered at Tarragon in 2016. [1] [5]

She is also a regular collaborator with Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja in the theatre collective Independent Aunties. [1] Their plays as a collective have included Francesca, Mathilda and Tea, [6] The Mysterious Shorts, Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine, [7] Breakfast and Gertrude and Alice. [1] Gertrude and Alice was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. [8] After a nearly three-year delay due to COVID-19., [9] Chatterton's play Cowgirl Up premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in October 2022. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chatterton, Anna". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, August 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Maga, Carly. "Within the Glass review: Two couples, one pregnancy". The Star. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Cushman, Robert. "Within the Glass is a first-rate production of a problematic play". National Post. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Maga, Carly. "Nightwood Theatre's double bill features two feminist plays: review". The Star. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Francesca, Mathilda and Tea". National Post , November 5, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine". National Post , April 1, 2006.
  8. ↑ "The finalists for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for drama". CBC Books, October 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ Citron, Paula (2020-09-08). "FEATURE | Anna Chatterton: An Independent Theatre Artist In A Time Of Plague". Ludwig van Toronto. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  10. ↑ "Cowgirl Up set for ATP world premiere, a few years late". Calgary. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2023-05-24.


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