Hope Thompson | |
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Occupation | Playwright and screenwriter |
Partner | Simone Jones |
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Hope Thompson is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.
Thompson graduated from Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre. [1]
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]
Year | Work | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 |
Year | Work | Role | Ref. |
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2018-19 | Baroness von Sketch Show | story editor |
Thompson studied at Mount Allison University (BFA) and at the University of British Columbia (MFA). From 2000-2003, she lived in Pittsburgh with her partner, Simone Jones. [7]
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