Colleen Wagner
Colleen Wagner | |
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| Born | Elk Point, Alberta |
| Occupation | playwright |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 1980s – present |
| Notable works | The Monument |
Colleen Wagner (born in Elk Point, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian playwright. She is best known for her 1995 play The Monument, which won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1996 Governor General's Awards.[2] Her other plays have included Sand (1989), Eclipsed (1991), The Morning Bird (2005), Down from Heaven (2009) Home (2010), The Living (2019) and 'Armadillos' (2023).
She has written and directed a feature documentary film, 'Women Building Peace' based on her travels in Africa, an interactive website, and a short film, 'Remembrance Day.' Short fiction and poetry have been published in various anthologies.
Wagner was educated at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Toronto.[1] She is an associate professor of screenwriting in the film studies department at York University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Jennifer Wise & Craig S. Walker, The Broadview Anthology of Drama, Vol. II: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Broadview Press, 2003. ISBN 9781551115825. p. 622.
- ^ "The Monument: a stark reminder of Rwanda's tragedy". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2011.
External links
- Colleen Wagner faculty page at York University
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