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Tara Beagan
Nationality Canadian Occupation(s) Playright, actress
Tara Beagan (born December 20, 1975) is a
Nlakaʼpamux playwright and actress from
Calgary ,
Alberta , Canada,
[1] most noted as the winner of the
Siminovitch Prize in Theatre in 2020.
[2]
She won the
Dora Mavor Moore Award for
Outstanding New Play, Independent Theatre in 2005 for Thy Neighbour's Wife ,
[3] for which she was also a nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Female, Independent Theatre.
[4] In 2006 she acted in Dead Dog in the City ,
Thomas King 's revival of his earlier radio comedy series
The Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour .
[1]
In 2009, she received a Dora nomination for Outstanding New Play, Independent Theatre for Miss Julie: Sheh'mah .
[5] In 2010 she premiered The Woods , a historical play set in 1640 which was part of The Mill series with plays by
Damien Atkins ,
Hannah Moscovitch and
Matthew MacFadzean .
[6]
From 2011 to 2013, she served as artistic director of
Native Earth Performing Arts .
[1] She subsequently founded the theatre company Article 11 with Andy Moro.
[7]
Her plays have included Jesus Chrysler ,
[8] Free As Injuns ,
[9] Reckoning ,
[10] Dreary and Izzy ,
[11] Honour Beat ,
[12] Deer Woman
[13] and The Ministry of Grace .
[14]
Personal life
Beagan is of mixed
Candian Irish (father) and
Nlaka'pamux (mother) descent.
[15]
References
^
a
b
c Anne Nothof,
"Beagan, Tara" . Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia , May 24, 2022.
^ Robyn Grant-Moran,
"Playwright Tara Beagan wins $100,000 Siminovitch Prize for theatre" .
The Globe and Mail , November 26, 2020.
^
J. Kelly Nestruck , "Urinetown is No. 1 at Doras: Outdoes Hairspray".
National Post , June 28, 2005.
^ "2005 Dora Award nominees".
Toronto Star , June 9, 2005.
^ Robert Cushman, "The play is the thing, not artificial categories; Dora stipulations make for some odd award nominees".
National Post , June 27, 2009.
^ Richard Ouzounian, "This wooden attempt at history puts audience through The Mill".
Toronto Star , March 25, 2010.
^ Dan Davidson, "The many voices of Tara Beagan resonate widely".
Whitehorse Star , December 30, 2014.
^ Martin Morrow, "Jesus Chrysler: a play in search of a meaning".
The Globe and Mail , December 2, 2011.
^
J. Kelly Nestruck , "N for Native, A for American, D-minus for drama".
The Globe and Mail , March 3, 2012.
^
"A Reckoning is coming" .
Now . April 12, 2016.
^ Christine Hinzmann, "Family matters; Theatre North West presents Dreary and Izzy".
Prince George Citizen , January 22, 2016.
^ Joe Belanger, "Honour Beat 'powerful, important' Canadian theatre".
London Free Press , February 8, 2020.
^ Randall King,
"On with the shows: After 18 long months real, live theatre is ready to return – with audiences in the seats" .
Winnipeg Free Press , October 7, 2021.
^ Louis B. Hobson,
"Review: Richly layered characters keep The Ministry of Grace on the right path" .
Calgary Herald , April 17, 2023.
^
"Tara Beagan Laureate, 2020" . Siminovitch Theatre Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2024 .
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