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Marjorie Chan
Marjorie Chan is an acclaimed
theatre artist, librettist and playwright based out of Toronto. Her
play China Doll was nominated for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding
Production at the Dora Awards, was a finalist for the 2005 Governor
General’s Literary Award and was performed in Hong Kong as part of
Festival Canada Hong Kong. Her other works include The Madness of
the Square, Sanctuary Song, Persephone Calling,
Mother Everest and in the garden, two suns, an adaptation
of Hisashi Inoue’s celebrated play about Hiroshima.
Marjorie has been Playwright-in-Residence
for Theatre Direct Canada as well as Playwright-in-Residence and Associate
Artistic Director for Cahoots Theatre Projects. In addition to her writing
and performing, Marjorie runs Crossing Gibraltar, a theatre training
and outreach program for youth from refugee backgrounds. She is a graduate
of George Brown Theatre School.
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