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2003 Winners Photos & Bios Winners: Sara
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2003 Winner -
Sara O'Leary |
Sara
O'Leary - The Kitchen Sink Trauma Drama Sara was born in Saskatoon and now lives in Vancouver where she is a weekly literary columnist for the Vancouver Sun. She is an alumni of the UBC, with an MFA in the writing program and has just finished her first novel. |
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2003 Winner -
Ann Snead |
Ann
Snead - Choices Ann was born in India, raised in Vancouver and presently lives in St. Catharines, Ontario. She's a former ESL teacher who's had one play, The Jigsaw Puzzle, produced by Hamilton's Theatre Aquarius. Current projects include a tragicomedy set in a nursing home and a tale of love and betrayal set in Teheran in 1943. |
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2003 Winner -
Jayson McDonald |
Jayson
McDonald- Eclipse County Limits Jayson has been writing plays successfully since high school. He is an experienced writer, director, producer and star of the wildly entertaining theatrical series, The Boneyard Man. Jayson was born and raised in Cambridge, ON. He currently resides in London, ON, where he is the Artistic Director of three black ring and The Natural Broadcasting Company, as well as creator and writer of The Continuing Adventures Of The Boneyard Man (see www.boneyardman.com). His plays have been performed by various regional theatre companies including Original Kids, Ausable Theatre, Theatre Soup and Port Stanley Festival Theatre. He has also directed a commissioned project for The Grand Theatre in London. |
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| 2003 - Finalist
Kathleen Parsons |
Kathleen
Parsons - The Last Concession Kathy has a BFA from York University where she studied Playwrighting and Creative Ensemble, during which time she won the George Ryga award and The President's Award for Drama. She was also a finalist in Theatre B.C.'s 12th Annual Canadian National Playwriting Contest in 2000 with her one act play Safe And Sound. Kathy is a long time member of the Chilliwack Player's Guild and she and her family are now living in Vancouver.
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Eufemia Fantetti |
Eufemia
Fantetti- In Bocca del lupo Eufemia, who studied theatre and creative writing in Canada and the U.S, is a Vancouver-based playwright and performer, where she is a member of Ensemble Theatre Co. and co-artistic producer with Theatre Mermaids. She was a two-time delegate to the BC Festival of the Arts for the Otherwords Literary Arts component and a delegate to the Interplay 1988 - International Festival of Young Playwrights in Sydney, Australia. Eufemia has had several of her plays produced and published. This is her second time being named a Finalist in Theatre BC's Competition. |
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Scott Sharplin |
Scott
Sharplin - The Truth Factory Scott, a former student of both the National Theatre School of Canada and the University of Alberta, is currently Artistic Director for Sound & Fury Theatre. Scott won the 2002 Alberta Playwriting Competition with his full-length play, "Purity Test". He is also a previous finalist in Theatre BC's Canadian National Playwriting Competition (1998) for his script, "Touch". |
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D.N. Bailey |
D.N.
Bailey - relax, nothing happens Toronto, ON |
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Lucas Foss |
Lucas
Foss - The Wall Lucas is a playwright, poet and performer. He won the Special Merit Category award for his play "Little Voices" in Theatre BC's 11th Annual Canadian National Playwriting Competition in 1999 and continues to perform this one-person show. He was last seen in June/03 at the National Arts Centre – 4th Stage in Ottawa. Lucas enjoys acting in the Vancouver area. Notable roles include the Professor in the United Players’ production of "Uncle Vanya", Sir in "The Dresser" for Theatre BC member club, White Rock Players and Brian in "The Shadow Box" for Deep Cove Stage Society, also a Theatre BC member group. |
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