Hope Thompson

Hope Thompson
Occupation	Playwright and screenwriter
Partner	Simone Jones
Website
www.hopethompson.net

Hope Thompson is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.

Education

Thompson graduated from Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre. ^[1]

Career

Thompson's first play, Green, premiered in 2004 at Buddies in Bad Times' Rhubarb! Festival. ^[2] Including Green, four of Thompson's works would premiere at Rhubarb! Festivals. Her play, Trapped! premiered at the 2014 Rhubarb! Festival under the direction of Morgan Norwich. ^[3]

Works

Plays

• Green (2004) ^[2]
• Hospital Green
• Tyrolia (2008) ^{[4] [5]}
• She Walks the Line
• Stiff
• Trapped! (2014) ^[3]
• The Love Crimes of Frances Lark (2015) ^[6]
• Dead Money

Filmography

Film

Year	Work	Role	Notes	Ref.
1995	Crossing the Line	writer	short film
1997	It Happened in the Stacks	writer	short film	[2]
1999	Switch	writer, director	short film
2010	Trailing Arbutus	writer	short film

Television

Year	Work	Role	Ref.
2018-19	Baroness von Sketch Show	story editor

Personal life

Thompson studied at Mount Allison University (BFA) and at the University of British Columbia (MFA).

References

1. "Hope Thompson". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
2. Gilbert, Sky (2012). "A Sadly Overlooked Lesbian Gem: Hope Thompson's Green". Canadian Theatre Review . 149 (149): 27–30. doi:10.3138/ctr.149.27. ISSN   0315-0836. S2CID   144939830.
3. Kaplan, Jon (2014-02-13). "More Rhubarb Previews". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-15.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Tyrolia". Toronto Star . 2008-06-06. ProQuest   439466947 . Retrieved 2021-06-15.
5. "Tyrolia - Review". NOW Magazine. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
6. "The Love Crimes Of Frances Lark + Wand Portal". NOW Magazine. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-15.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Hope Thompson at IMDb