Gwen Pharis Ringwood Explained
Gwen Pharis Ringwood (August 13, 1910 Anatone, Washington – May 24, 1984 Williams Lake, British Columbia) was a Canadian playwright.
Life
She graduated from the University of Alberta. She worked part-time as a secretary for Elizabeth Sterling Haynes, and then working at the Banff Centre for the Arts as registrar.[1] She studied playwriting at University of North Carolina.
The theatre in Williams Lake,[2] and an award for drama, given by the Writers' Guild of Alberta, are named for her.[3] [4]
Her papers are held at University of Calgary.[5]
Awards
Books
- Younger Brother, Longmans, Green, 1959
- The Collected Plays of Gwen Pharis Ringwood. Ed: Enid Delgatty Rutland. Ottawa: Borealis Press, 1982.
- The Gwen Pharis Ringwood Papers, Marlys Chevrefils, Shirley A. Onn, and Apollonia Steele, editors, February 1988, [6]
Plays
- The Dragons of Kent, Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta, 1935
- Chris Axelson, Blacksmith, University of North Carolina, 1938
- One Man's House, University of North Carolina, 1938
- Still Stands the House, Playmakers Theatre in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1938
- Pasque Flower, University of North Carolina, 1939
- The Days May Be Long, Unproduced, 1940
- Red Flag at Evening, University of Alberta Extension Department, Edmonton, 1940
- Saturday Night, University of Alberta Extension Department, Edmonton, 1940
- The Courting of Marie Jenvrin, Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta, 1941
- Christmas 1943, University Women's Club, Edmonton, 1943
- The Rainmaker, 1944
- The Jack and the Joker, Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta 1944
- Dark Harvest, University of Manitoba Dramatic Society, Winnipeg, 1945
- Stampede, Alberta Folklore and Local History Project, 1945
- Hatfield, the Rainmaker Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta 1945
- Drowning at Wasyl Nemitchuck, The (A Fine Coloured Easter Egg), Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta 1946
- Oh Canada, My Country, Edmonton, (1948 – 1951?)
- Widger's Way, University of Alberta, 1952
- Lament for Harmonica (Maya) Ottawa Little Theatre 1959
- Look Behind You, Neighbour, City of Edson, Alberta, 1961
- Lion and the Mouse, Cariboo Indian School, Williams Lake, B.C, 1964
- The Sleeping Beauty, Cariboo Indian School, Williams Lake, 1965
- The Three Wishes, Williams Lake School, 1965
- The Road Runs North, Williams Lake Junior High School, Williams Lake, 1967
- Encounters, Gwen Ringwood Theatre, Williams Lake, 1970
- The Deep Has Many Voices, Gwen Ringwood Theatre, Williams Lake, 1971
- The Stranger, Gwen Ringwood Theatre, Williams Lake, 1971
- The Golden Goose, Cariboo Indian School, Williams Lake 1973
- A Remembrance of Miracles, Gwen Ringwood Theatre, Williams Lake, 1975
- Lament for harmonica (1975)
- The Lodge, West Vancouver Little Theatre 1976
- Ludmilla's Odyssey
- The Magic Carpets of Antonio Angelini, St. Boniface Theatre Company, Winnipeg 1976
- Mirage, University of Saskatchewan, 1979
References
Kevin De Ornellas, "Gwen Pharis Ringwood". In Gabrielle H. Cody and Evert Sprinchorn, eds, The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama, 2 volumes (Columbia University Press, 2007), volume 2, pp. 1139-40. ISBN: 9780231140324.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Williams-Lake-Studio-Theatre/205963635744?v=info
- Web site: Karen Hines wins the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award! | Coach House Books . 23 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617011905/http://www.chbooks.com/news/karen_hines_wins_gwen_pharis_ringwood_award . 17 June 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama from the Alberta Literary Awards . 23 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100923094529/http://playwrightscanada.com/plcn/gwen_pharis_ringwood_award.html . 23 September 2010 . dead .
- Web site: Archives & Special Collections | Archives and Special Collections.
- Web site: University of Calgary Press. 28 June 2018.
