Paul Thompson (director)

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Paul William Thompson (born May 4, 1940 in Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island ) is a Canadian theater director and playwright.

Thompson was artistic director of the Theater Passe Muraille in Toronto , Ontario from 1970 to 1982 and is considered a pioneer of collaborative theater. His best-known theatrical work was The Farm Show (1972). The work is considered to be the first consistently collaborative Canadian theater work. Thompson and his actors developed The Farm Show in a rural community in Clifton, Ontario , the reality of which they documented in the play, and then performed the play first in that community. It was subsequently performed with success across Canada. Other pieces by Thompson in 1837 were: The Farmers' Revolt (1973), I Love You, Baby Blue (1975), Far As the Eye Can See (1977), Maggie and Pierre (1980), Barndance Live! (1996), The Outdoor Donellys (2000–2004) and The Georgian Expedition (2005), a collective exploration of the city and culture of Tbilisi , Georgia .

In 2008 he was named Officer of the Order of Canada . In 2011 he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his life's work and importance to Canadian theater.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Thompson ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
  2. ↑ Lo-Fi video (Holly N.) about the theater project on Vimeo
  3. ↑ Tbilisi
  4. ↑ Gaetan Charlebois: Thompson, Paul. In: Canadian Theater Encyclopedia. Athabasca University, April 6, 2016, accessed June 14, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Thompson, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thompson, Paul William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian theater director and playwright
DATE OF BIRTH May 4th 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island