In Conversation with: Erin Shields
Erin Sheilds won the 2011 Governor General’s Award for her play If We Were Birds. Her first play, If We Were Birds had a strong trajectory. Before winning Canada’s most prestigious playwriting honour, it premiered at SummerWorks 2008 and was part of Tarragon’s 2009/10 season. We caught up with Erin recently. She generously offered a peek [...]
Vern Thiessen: Live and Up Close
In January, award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen will be making a special appearance in Waterloo. He’ll be reading from his play Lenin’s Embalmers in the intimate setting of The Button Factory. This is an unique opportunity to meet one of Canada’s most successful and widely-produced playwrights and hear him read from his own work. Theatre lovers, playwrights [...]
