Janet Munsil
Janet Munsil is a Canadian playwright based in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] She is most noted for her plays That Elusive Spark and Be Still. Munsil is also a theatre director and has served as artistic director of Intrepid Theatre and the Victoria Fringe Festival.
Early life and education[edit]
Munsil was born in Seattle and raised in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.[2] She completed a BFA at the University of Victoria in 1980. She would go on to complete an MFA there in 2019.[3]
Career.[edit]
Munsil's play That Elusive Spark was a Governor General's Literary Award nominee for English-language drama at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[4] Her play Be Still was adapted by Elizabeth Lazebnik into the 2021 film Be Still.[5] Her other plays have included Emphysema (A Love Story),[6] Circus Fire,[7] Influence,[8] I Have Seen Beautiful Jim Key,[9] Sveva,[10] Act of Faith,[11] The Ugly Duchess,[12] and a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.[1] Act of Faith is a mixed-ability play.[3]
She was formerly the artistic director of Victoria's Intrepid Theatre and the Victoria Fringe Festival, until leaving these roles in 2016.[13] Munsil is also a theatre director. Her directorial credits include Twelfth Night with the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival in 2016,[14] Born Yesterday with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre in 2017,[15] and the Canadian College of Performing Arts' 2019 production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Amy Smart, "Playwright puts own touches on condensed classic" Archived 2022-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, October 1, 2014.
- ^ "About". Janet Munsil. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Threlfall, John (2019-12-12). "Art for everyone". University of Victoria. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Thomas, Chafe on shortlists for Governor General's awards". Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2014.
- ^ Mike Devlin, "Film about Victoria photographer premieres at Vancouver Film Festival" Archived 2022-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, September 29, 2021.
- ^ Martin Morrow, "Amusing drama leaves viewers smoking". Calgary Herald, February 2, 1997.
- ^ Adrian Chamberlain, "Circus catches fire in brilliant reworking". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 14, 2003.
- ^ Adrian Chamberlain, "Stolen Greek sculptures inspire play; Victoria writer's Influence is intellectually rewarding; light entertainment it is not". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 6, 2011.
- ^ "Literate horse inspiration behind new play". Harbour City Star, February 8, 2013.
- ^ Katherine Mortimer, "Sveva takes the stage". Vernon Morning Star, October 22, 2017.
- ^ Danny Kai Mak, "Act of Faith takes an adept look at identity in the face of an unexplained healing" Archived 2019-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. The Georgia Straight, April 15, 2019.
- ^ Liane Faulder, "More than meets the eye; Playwright traces the life of woman forced to fight the perception she was too ugly to rule". Edmonton Journal, May 20, 2021.
- ^ Adrian Chamberlain, "Fringe artistic leader to quit". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Review: A refreshing take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night". Victoria Times Colonist. 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Reid, Michael D. (2017-03-26). "Around Town: Blue Bridge Theatre celebrates 9th season, and survival". Victoria Times Colonist. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "CCPA actors fall down a Shakespearian rabbit hole". Monday Magazine. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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