Irene Naemi Kirstein was born in Berlin on May 24, 1931, and lived there for seven years. She moved to the United Kingdom by way of Kindertransport and was educated in England and Wales.[1] Watts earned degrees in English literature and modern history at Cardiff University. She married, had four children and taught elementary school. In 1968, she came with her family to Canada.[2]
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Irene taught at the Ermineskin reserve in Hobbema, Alberta for a year[1] and then began directing plays for young audiences. In 1977, the family moved to Vancouver.[2]
Watts served as head of Citadel on Wheels/Wings, an outreach program of the Edmonton Citadel Theatre, which visited schools and communities in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.[3] In Halifax, she started the Young Neptune touring company[4] and helped Tom Kerr establish the Neptune Theatre School.[5] Watts was the founding director of the Vancouver International Children's Festival. In 2001, she was named a life member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.[6]
Her play Lillie, about Home Children in Canada, received first prize at the International Playwright's Forum of the International Theatre Institute.[1] Watts has also received an Alberta Achievement Award for outstanding service to drama.[6]
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Watts died on November 21, 2023, at the age of 92.[7]
Good-Bye Marianne (1998), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award, also adapted for the stage as a one act play
Tapestry of Hope An anthology of Holocaust Writing for Young People (2003), compiled with Lillian Boraks-Nemetz, received the Yad Vashem award for Holocaust studies
The Golem of Prague (2009)
Munsch at Play, Eight stage Adaptations for Young performers (2010)
Munsch at Play Act 2: Eight More Stage Adaptions (2010)
No Moon, young adult novel (2010), finalist for the American Library Association Book of the Year, named one of the ten best young adult historical novels by Booklist magazine
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Irene N. Watts". Playwrights Guild of Canada.
irene, watts, irene, naemi, watts, née, kirstein, 1931, november, 2023, german, born, canadian, writer, educator, bornirene, naemi, kirstein, 1931, 1931diednovember, 2023, 2023, aged, occupationplaywrightnationalitycanadiangenreyoung, adult, contents, early, l. Irene Naemi Watts nee Kirstein May 24 1931 November 21 2023 was a German born Canadian writer and educator 1 Irene N WattsBornIrene Naemi Kirstein 1931 05 24 May 24 1931DiedNovember 21 2023 2023 11 21 aged 92 OccupationPlaywrightNationalityCanadianGenreYoung adult Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editIrene Naemi Kirstein was born in Berlin on May 24 1931 and lived there for seven years She moved to the United Kingdom by way of Kindertransport and was educated in England and Wales 1 Watts earned degrees in English literature and modern history at Cardiff University She married had four children and taught elementary school In 1968 she came with her family to Canada 2 Career editIrene taught at the Ermineskin reserve in Hobbema Alberta for a year 1 and then began directing plays for young audiences In 1977 the family moved to Vancouver 2 Watts served as head of Citadel on Wheels Wings an outreach program of the Edmonton Citadel Theatre which visited schools and communities in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories 3 In Halifax she started the Young Neptune touring company 4 and helped Tom Kerr establish the Neptune Theatre School 5 Watts was the founding director of the Vancouver International Children s Festival In 2001 she was named a life member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada 6 Her play Lillie about Home Children in Canada received first prize at the International Playwright s Forum of the International Theatre Institute 1 Watts has also received an Alberta Achievement Award for outstanding service to drama 6 Death editWatts died on November 21 2023 at the age of 92 7 Selected works edit 2 6 Good Bye Marianne 1998 received the Geoffrey Bilson Award also adapted for the stage as a one act play Tapestry of Hope An anthology of Holocaust Writing for Young People 2003 compiled with Lillian Boraks Nemetz received the Yad Vashem award for Holocaust studies The Golem of Prague 2009 Munsch at Play Eight stage Adaptations for Young performers 2010 Munsch at Play Act 2 Eight More Stage Adaptions 2010 No Moon young adult novel 2010 finalist for the American Library Association Book of the Year named one of the ten best young adult historical novels by Booklist magazineReferences edit a b c d Irene N Watts Playwrights Guild of Canada a b c Irene N Watts Annick Press Citadel Theatre Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia Watts Irene N 1990 Forward Just a Minute Ten Short Plays and Activities for Your Classroom ISBN 0921217536 Neptune Theatre fonds Memory NS a b c Irene N Watts Children s Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia Irene Naemi Watts Vancouver Sun Retrieved 18 December 2023 External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal Irene N Watts official web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Irene N Watts amp oldid 1191829907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
