Jennifer Brewin
Jennifer Brewin | |
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Occupation | Artistic director |
Education | |
Notable works | The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls |
Jennifer Brewin is a Canadian writer, director, and artistic director. She is known for co-creating The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls and her other work with , formerly known as Theatre Columbus. In 2020, she was appointed the artistic director of the Globe Theatre in Regina.
Career[]
In 1994, she directed Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros at the Harbourfront Centre.[1]
The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls, a collective creation with Brewin, Martha Ross, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer, and Leah Cherniak, premiered in 1995. Brewin was credited as a dramaturg of this production.[2] By the time the show was re-staged in 1997, Brewin was referred to as a "contributing artist".[3]
Brewin directed Larry Lewis's Irreleva in 1996 at Theatre Centre West.[4] Between 1998 and 2005, Brewin was co-artistic director of Caravan Farm Theatre in British Columbia.[5] While working with Caravan Farm Theatre, Brewin wrote and directed twelve outdoor theatre productions.[6]
In 2010, Brewin succeeded Cherniak and Ross and became artistic director of Common Boots Theatre, formerly known as Theatre Columbus.[7] As artistic director, Brewin initiated The Public Servant, a collective creation centering Canadian public sector workers. Brewin acted as dramaturge for the projects final script, which premiered in 2015.[5] Brewin also initiated a yearly family holiday "walkabout" show at the Evergreen Brickworks, partly inspired by her outdoor work at Caravan Theatre.[7] The first walkabout show was Ross's The Story, a retelling of the Nativity, in 2011.[8] The Story was repeated as the company's 2012 outdoor holiday show.[9]
Brewin, alongside Palmer, MacDonald, Cherniak, Ross, created a sequel to The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls called More Fine Girls, which premiered in 2011.[10] Brewin assistant directed the premiere at Tarragon Theatre.[11]
In 2013, Brewin directed Natasha Greenblatt's The Peace Maker.[12] The Common Boots 2013 holiday show was Weather The Weather, Or How We Make it Home Together written by Haley McGee and directed by Brewin.[9] In 2014, Common Boots, under Brewin's artistic direction, launched their first Minister’s Play, a take on The Vicar of Dibley, as a fundraised for the company's new play development program.[13] This fundraising initiative was reprised in 2015, featuring another version of the play, this time, by Arthur Milner.[14] Brewin directed Ross' The Dog and the Angel as Common Boots' 2014 walkabout holiday show.[15] In 2015, Brewin directed Linda Griffiths' Age of Arousal at Factory Theatre.[16] Later that year, she directed Tails From The City (by Marjorie Chan) as Common Boots' outdoor holiday show.[17]
At the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival, Brewin co-directed (with Alex Bulmer) Scadding, a show consisting of six short audio plays, including one written by Brewin herself.[18] Later in 2019, Brewin directed Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell's The Election at Nightwood Theatre.[19]
Brewin was appointed artistic director of Regina's Globe Theatre in fall 2020, succeeding interim artistic director Geoffrey Whynot.[20] Much of her premiere season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[21] Her first live theatre production as artistic director was a series of ghost tours.[22] Brewin created a purely audio version of Ross's The Story, which she had previously directed with both Caravan Theatre and Common Boots.[23]
Plays[]
- The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls (1995) – co-created with Martha Ross, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer, and Leah Cherniak
- More Fine Girls (2011) – co-created with Martha Ross, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer, and Leah Cherniak
- The Public Servant (2015) – co-created with Sarah McVie, Amy Rutherford, and Haley McGee[24]
- Scadding (2019) – co-created with Alex Bulmer, Leah Cherniak, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, John Gzowski, Maggie Huculak, Anand Rajaram, Jenny Salisbury and Stephon Smith
Personal life[]
Brewin is working on her MFA in radio drama at the University of Calgary.[20][25] She lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.
References[]
- ^ Wagner, Vit (1994-02-20). "Play's absurdist conventions more like lame running gag". Toronto Star. p. C4 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Kate, Taylor (1995-03-03). "A remarkable balancing act of comedy and drama". The Globe and Mail. p. D9 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Cushman, Robert (1997-03-08). "Sisters wrestle skeletons in attic". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Walker, Susan (1996-11-24). "Can a critic carry a play? Not this one". Toronto Star. p. C3 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Salisbury, Jenny (Spring 2016). "Political Acts and Public Voices: Paying Time and Attention to The Public Servant". Canadian Theatre Review (166): 72–77 – via Ebsco Host.
- ^ DeMara, Bruce (2011-12-11). "Nativity story told outdoors: Moving Christmas scenes at Brickworks". Toronto Star. p. E4 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Kaplan, Jon (2015-05-06). "Feature: Renewing Theatre Columbus". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Crew, Robert (2013-12-15). "Pointless new play a silly, chilly exercise". Toronto Star. p. E11.
- ^ a b Kaplan, Jon (2013-12-05). "Braving Haley's comet". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2011-03-09). "They can go home again". The Globe and Mail. p. R1. ISSN 0319-0714 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (2011-03-14). "These Fine Girls haven't aged well". Toronto Star. p. E3 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Kaplan, Jon (2013-01-07). "The Peace Maker". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Enterprising indies". NOW Magazine. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Stage scenes: George Brown bravos". NOW Magazine. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kaplan, Jon (2014-12-21). "Review: The Dog And The Angel". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Morrow, Martin (2015-10-27). "The Raw and the Undercooked". Torontoist. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kaplan, Jon (2015-12-23). "Review: Tails From The City". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Sumi, Glenn (2019-07-06). "Fringe review: Scadding". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Morrow, Martin (2019-10-13). "The Election is insightful but too insipid to offer a compelling debate". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ a b Martin, Ashley (2020-07-04). "Theatre is an 'opportunity': New Globe artistic director has big plans". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Globe Theatre cancels remainder of 2020/2021 season". CBC. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Martin, Ashley (2020-10-06). "Globe Theatre presents a ghostly farewell tour in unusual programming". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Martin, Ashley (2020-12-22). "Globe Theatre presents a fresh take on Jesus' nativity in radio play". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Maga, Carly (2016-03-20). "Funny skits, little impact". Toronto Star. p. E3 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Martin, Ashley (2020-06-26). "Regina's largest arts organizations adapting for COVID-19 long run". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- Canadian artistic directors
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