Lib Spry Explained

Lib Spry
Years Active:1986-pres.
Known For:Co-founder of Company of Sirens
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Lib Spry is a Canadian director, playwright, and academic. She is a co-founder of Company of Sirens and Straight Stitching Productions and served as the artistic director of Passionate Balance.

Career

In 1986, Spry co-founded the feminist theatre company, Company of Sirens, with Lina Chartrand, Aida Jordão, Catherine Glen, Shawna Dempsey, and Cynthia Grant.[1] With Company of Sirens, Spry created the play, The Working People's Picture Show, which was first staged in 1987.[2] [3] With Shirley Barrie, Spry co-founded Straight Stitching Productions in 1989.[4] Spry served as the artistic director of the Ottawa-based theatre company, Passionate Balance. In 1992, she co-developed, with Rob Thompson, the play Collateral Damages. The play used techniques of the Theatre of the Oppressed.[5]

In 2012, Spry directed Where the Blood Mixes by Kevin Loring.[6] [7] In 2013, Spry was set to direct the mini-musical, Marg Szkaluba (Pissy's Wife), written by Ron Chambers, at the Rialto Theatre in Montreal; however, the show was indefinitely postponed when the show's star, Carolyn Fe, became ill.[8]

Spry has taught at the University of Ottawa, Queen's University, and Concordia University. She currently teaches at McGill University.[9]

Personal life

Spry has an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College and a PhD in cultural studies from Queen's University. Her parents are Graham and Irene Spry and she has two brothers named Robin and Richard.[10]

Plays

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McGuigan. Lynn. 2018-01-19. Company of Sirens. 2020-07-29. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University.
  2. Bell. Laurie. 1987. Working People's Popular Appeal. Broadside: A Feminist Review. 2020-07-29.
  3. News: Sweet. Lois. 1987-02-27. Show portrays women's issues in an entertaining manner: [FIN Edition]. B4. Toronto Star. 0319-0781.
  4. Web site: Nothof. Anne. 2019-01-31. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Barrie, Shirley. 2022-01-04. www.canadiantheatre.com.
  5. Hawkins. Mary. 1992. Collateral Damages: Within and Without. Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada. 27. 4. 11.
  6. Web site: Donnelly. Pat. 2012-09-13. Where the Blood Mixes Traces the Aftermath of First Nations Residential Schools. 2022-01-05. Montreal Gazette. en-CA.
  7. Web site: Murdoch. Chandra. 2012-09-17. Review: Where the Blood Mixes. 2022-01-05. Cult MTL. en-US.
  8. Web site: Donnelly. Pat. 2013-05-15. Blues Singer Carolyn Fe Cancels Pissy's Wife Due to Allergies. 2022-01-05. montrealgazette. en-CA.
  9. Web site: Nothof. Anne. 2020-06-12. Spry, Lib. 2022-01-05. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
  10. Web site: 1998-12-18. Irene Mary SPRY Obituary (1998) The Globe and Mail. 2022-01-06. Legacy.com.
  11. Web site: Chan. Crystal. 2013-05-30. Stretch your festival stomach at the Montreal Fringe!. 2022-01-05. Nightlife. en-CA.

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