Paul ThompsonO.C. (born May 4, 1940 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island)[1] is a Canadian playwright and theatre director.[1] Best known for his term as artistic director of Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, Ontario from 1970 to 1982,[1] Thompson was known for pioneering techniques of collective creation, in which actors, playwrights and directors would collaborate on the creation of a play through field research and acting improvisations.[1] Plays on which Thompson was credited as a primary or collaborating writer during this era included Doukhobors (1970), The Farm Show (1972), 1837: The Farmers' Revolt (1973, with Rick Salutin), I Love You, Baby Blue (1975), Far As the Eye Can See (1977, with Rudy Wiebe) and Maggie and Pierre (1980, with Linda Griffiths).[1]
paul, thompson, playwright, paul, thompson, born, 1940, charlottetown, prince, edward, island, canadian, playwright, theatre, director, best, known, term, artistic, director, theatre, passe, muraille, toronto, ontario, from, 1970, 1982, thompson, known, pionee. Paul Thompson O C born May 4 1940 in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island 1 is a Canadian playwright and theatre director 1 Best known for his term as artistic director of Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto Ontario from 1970 to 1982 1 Thompson was known for pioneering techniques of collective creation in which actors playwrights and directors would collaborate on the creation of a play through field research and acting improvisations 1 Plays on which Thompson was credited as a primary or collaborating writer during this era included Doukhobors 1970 The Farm Show 1972 1837 The Farmers Revolt 1973 with Rick Salutin I Love You Baby Blue 1975 Far As the Eye Can See 1977 with Rudy Wiebe and Maggie and Pierre 1980 with Linda Griffiths 1 Thompson later served as director general of the National Theatre School in Montreal Quebec from 1987 to 1994 1 He continues to direct theatre productions for Theatre Passe Muraille Centaur Theatre Alberta Theatre Projects the Blyth Festival Native Earth Performing Arts and De ba jeh mu jig Theatre Group 1 Thompson was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2008 for his profound influence on Canadian theatre 2 Thompson was granted an honorary doctorate by Algoma University in 2017 3 He is married to actress Anne Anglin 4 References edit a b c d e f g Paul Thompson Archived 2012 10 14 at the Wayback Machine at The Canadian Encyclopedia Order of Canada Paul Thompson The Governor General of Canada Retrieved 14 March 2017 https ww2 algomau ca news algoma u convocation honours biggest graduating class permanent dead link Thompson to be awarded GG honour Stratford Beacon Herald March 5 2011 External links editPaul Thompson fonds R15958 at Library and Archives Canada nbsp This article about a Canadian playwright is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Thompson playwright amp oldid 1159866926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
