Anne Chislett

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Anne Chislett
BornMargaret Anne Chislett
(1942-12-22) December 22, 1942 (age 82)
St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland
Occupationplaywright
Nationality Canadian
Period1970s-present
Notable worksQuiet in the Land, The Tomorrow Box

Anne Chislett (born December 22, 1942) [1] is a Canadian playwright.

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Biography

Born and raised in St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, Chislett studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of British Columbia. [1] She taught high school English and drama in Ontario before becoming a full-time playwright in 1980. [2] Chislett is a co-founder of the Blyth Festival [1] and was its artistic director from 1998 to 2002. [2]

Among her most famous pieces are The Tomorrow Box (1980) and Quiet in the Land (1981). [1] Quiet in the Land won both the Governor General's Award for Drama and the Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1983. [1] Her 1996 play Flippin' In won the Chalmers Canadian Play Award for Young Audiences. [2] 2000's Not Quite the Same was nominated for both Dora Mavor Moore and Chalmers awards. [2] Her works Yankee Notions and Venus Sucked In: A Post-Feminist Comedy were performed on the CBC Radio program Morningside. [1]

Chislett is on the advisory board of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. [2]

Bibliography

(Note: dates are of first productions)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W. H. New, ed. (2002). "Anne Chislett". Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 204. ISBN   0802007619.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Anne Chislett. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, April 28, 2010.
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