Jan Derbyshire Explained

Jan Derbyshire
Other Names:JD
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Children:Kacey Rohl

Jan "JD" Derbyshire is a Canadian theatre artist, comedian, and writer. They have performed their one-person 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. They completed a master's degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Inclusive Design in 2014.[1] [2]

Career

Derbyshire's play, Funny in the Head, about their experiences with bipolar disorder, was commissioned by Stage Left Productions, and it premiered at the Balancing Acts Disability Arts Festival in Alberta, Canada in 2008.[3] In 2010, alongside the Paralympic Games, Derbyshire performed their one-person show Funny in the Head at the Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture Festival, and it was the only show performed at Kickstart.[4]

Derbyshire developed another one-person show, Certified, in 2018. They have performed Certified for Handsome Alice Theatre (Calgary) in 2018,[5] Touchstone Theatre (Vancouver) in 2019, 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.

Personal life

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

Plays

Awards

!Year!Award!Category!Work!Result!Notes!Ref.
2020Jessie Richardson Theatre AwardsOutstanding Original ScriptCertified[11]
Critics’ Choice Innovation Awardfor Touchstone Theatre

Notes and References

  1. News: Leiren-Young. Mark. 2012-07-31. Talking Turkey About Queer Arts. Vancouver Sun. 2020-11-07. PressReader.
  2. Web site: About. 2020-11-07. Jan(JD)Derbyshire. en-US.
  3. Web site: Balancing Acts: Calgary's 8th Annual Disability Arts Festival . Balancing Acts . 21 January 2024.
  4. Book: Johnston, Kristy. Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. 2012. 9780773539945. 165.
  5. Web site: Watson. Kari. 2018-03-13. Jan Derbyshire invites you to determine her mental state in solo production Certified – TheYYSCENE. 2020-11-07. The YYScene. en-US.
  6. Web site: Hobson. Louis B.. 2020-01-21. High Performance Rodeo selling out fast in last week. 2020-11-07. Calgary Herald. en-CA.
  7. News: 2020-02-13. In Certified, comedian Jan Derbyshire asks the audience to assess her mental health. en-US. CBC. 2020-11-07.
  8. Web site: Derdeyn. Stuart. 2015-04-15. Kacey Rohl likes Working the Engels. 2020-11-07. The Province. en-CA.
  9. Book: Johnston, Kirsty. Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. 2012. 9780773539945. 42.
  10. Web site: Kai Mak. Danny. 2019-11-04. In Certified, Jan Derbyshire adroitly untangles her experiences in the mental-health system. 2020-11-02. The Georgia Straight. en.
  11. Web site: Smith. Janet. 2020-06-29. Noises Off, The Father, and more win big as 2019-20 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards go virtual. 2020-11-07. The Georgia Straight. en.

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