Hope Thompson

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Hope Thompson
OccupationPlaywright and screenwriter
PartnerSimone Jones
Website
www.hopethompson.net

Hope Thompson is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.

Career[]

Thompson's first play, Green, premiered in 2004 at Buddies in Bad Times' Rhubarb! Festival.[1] Including Green, four of Thompson's works would premiere at Rhubarb! Festivals. Her play, Trapped! premiered at the 2014 Rhubarb! Festival under the direction of Morgan Norwich.[2]

Works[]

Plays[]

  • Green (2004)[1]
  • Hospital Green
  • Tyrolia (2008)[3][4]
  • She Walks the Line
  • Stiff
  • Trapped! (2014)[2]
  • The Love Crimes of Frances Lark (2015)[5]
  • Dead Money

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Work Role Notes Ref.
1995 Crossing the Line writer short film
1997 It Happened in the Stacks writer short film [1]
1999 Switch writer, director short film
2010 Trailing Arbutus writer short film

Television[]

Year Work Role Ref.
2018-19 Baroness von Sketch Show story editor

Personal life[]

Thompson was trained at Mount Allison University, Ryerson University, and the Ontario College of Art and Design. In 2000, she moved to Pittsburgh with her partner, Simone Jones.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Gilbert, Sky (2012). "A Sadly Overlooked Lesbian Gem: Hope Thompson's Green". Canadian Theatre Review (149): 27–30. doi:10.3138/ctr.149.27. ISSN 0315-0836.
  2. ^ a b Kaplan, Jon (2014-02-13). "More Rhubarb Previews". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. ^ "Tyrolia". Toronto Star. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-15 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ "Tyrolia - Review". NOW Magazine. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "The Love Crimes Of Frances Lark + Wand Portal". NOW Magazine. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Hope Thompson". Media Queer. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

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