Anna Chatterton is a Canadian playwright, [1] who was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for her play Within the Glass. [2] [3] [4]
She was educated in theatre at Concordia University, and in creative writing at the University of Guelph, before becoming playwright in residence at Tarragon Theatre in 2011. [1] Her first play, Quiver, was written as her master's thesis for her MFA at Guelph. [1] Within the Glass premiered at Tarragon in 2016. [1] [5]
She is also a regular collaborator with Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja in the theatre collective Independent Aunties. [1] Their plays as a collective have included Francesca, Mathilda and Tea, [6] The Mysterious Shorts, Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine, [7] Breakfast and Gertrude and Alice. [1] Gertrude and Alice was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. [8] After a nearly three-year delay due to COVID-19., [9] Chatterton's play Cowgirl Up premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in October 2022. [10]
Anna Chatterton is a Canadian playwright, [1] who was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2017 Governor General's Awards for her play Within the Glass. [2] [3] [4]
She was educated in theatre at Concordia University, and in creative writing at the University of Guelph, before becoming playwright in residence at Tarragon Theatre in 2011. [1] Her first play, Quiver, was written as her master's thesis for her MFA at Guelph. [1] Within the Glass premiered at Tarragon in 2016. [1] [5]
She is also a regular collaborator with Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja in the theatre collective Independent Aunties. [1] Their plays as a collective have included Francesca, Mathilda and Tea, [6] The Mysterious Shorts, Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine, [7] Breakfast and Gertrude and Alice. [1] Gertrude and Alice was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2018 Governor General's Awards. [8] After a nearly three-year delay due to COVID-19., [9] Chatterton's play Cowgirl Up premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in October 2022. [10]