Jan Derbyshire

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Jan Derbyshire
Born
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Other namesJD
ChildrenKacey Rohl
Websitewww.jdderbyshire.com

Jan "JD" Derbyshire is a Canadian theatre artist, comedian, and writer. She has performed her one-woman show, Certified, across Canada, including in Vancouver where it won two Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards.

Early life and education[]

Derbyshire was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She completed master's degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Inclusive Design in 2014.[1][2]

Career[]

In 2010 alongside the Paralympic Games, Derbyshire performed her one-woman show Funny in the Head at the Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture Festival. Funny in the Head, a show about Derbyshire's experiences with bipolar disorder, was the only show performed at Kickstart.[3]

Derbyshire developed the one-woman show, Certified, in 2018. She has performed Certified for Handsome Alice Theatre (Calgary) in 2018,[4] Touchstone Theatre (Vancouver) in 2019,[5] at One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo (Calgary) in 2020,[6] and at the Progress Festival (Toronto) in 2020.[7]

In 2020, Derbyshire was writer-in-residence at Mount Royal University.[6]

Personal life[]

Derbyshire and her ex-husband, TV director Michael Rohl, have a daughter, actress Kacey Rohl.[8][1]

Plays[]

  • Labour Unions, the Brotherhood of Mothers
  • Freaky Jane Fine Takes on the Serious World
  • Bearded Circus Ladies
  • Ingenius Speculations — co-written with Kim Selody, Rita Bozi, and Roy Surette
  • Joke You
  • Maharani and the Maple Leaf
  • Under the Big Top
  • All In
  • Funny in the Head[9]
  • Turkey in the Woods[1]
  • Sorry Toronto, Really I Am[1]
  • Certified[5]

Awards[]

Year Award Category Work Result Notes Ref.
2020 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Outstanding Original Script Certified Won [10]
Critics’ Choice Innovation Award Won for Touchstone Theatre

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Leiren-Young, Mark (2012-07-31). "Talking Turkey About Queer Arts". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-11-07 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ "About". Jan(JD)Derbyshire. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  3. ^ Johnston, Kristy (2012). Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780773539945.
  4. ^ Watson, Kari (2018-03-13). "Jan Derbyshire invites you to determine her mental state in solo production Certified – TheYYSCENE". The YYScene. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. ^ a b Kai Mak, Danny (2019-11-04). "In Certified, Jan Derbyshire adroitly untangles her experiences in the mental-health system". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  6. ^ a b Hobson, Louis B. (2020-01-21). "High Performance Rodeo selling out fast in last week". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  7. ^ "In Certified, comedian Jan Derbyshire asks the audience to assess her mental health". CBC. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (2015-04-15). "Kacey Rohl likes Working the Engels". The Province. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  9. ^ Johnston, Kirsty (2012). Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780773539945.
  10. ^ Smith, Janet (2020-06-29). "Noises Off, The Father, and more win big as 2019-20 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards go virtual". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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