Frances Koncan | |
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Born | 1986
[1] |
Nationality | Couchiching First Nation, Canadian |
Education | University of Manitoba (BA), Brooklyn College (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | journalist, playwright, director |
Notable work |
Women of the Fur Trade Zahgidiwin/love |
Frances Koncan (born 1986) is an Saulteaux- Slovene journalist, theatre director, and playwright from Couchiching First Nation who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As of 2023, Koncan uses she/they pronouns. [2]
Her play The Dance-off of Conscious Uncoupling received the 2015 Tom Hendry Award for Best New Comedy.
Koncan was born in May [3] of 1986 [1] in Couchiching First Nation. [3]
She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Manitoba and a master's degree in fine arts in playwriting from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. [3]
Koncan is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. [4]
She wrote the play Women of the Fur Trade, [5] zahgidiwin/love, [6] Flesh-Coloured Crayons, [7] and Space Girl. [8]
Koncan has also worked as assistant director on Seminar (for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/ Mirvish Productions [3]), The Humans, and A Doll's House, Part 2, [3] ( Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre [3]), and Stripped Down Anthony & Cleopatra [3] (Shakespeare in the Ruins).
In addition, Koncan worked as an arts reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. [3] from 2019 to 2022. [9] They left the role and obtained the Writer-in-Residence position at the Winnipeg Public Library from 2022-2023. [10]
Koncan's theatrical work has won the REVEAL Indigenous Arts Award, the Winnipeg Arts Council's 2017 RBC On the Rise Award, and got her shortlisted for the Tarragon Emerging Playwrights Award. [1]
Koncan lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [1]