Sierra Haynes wanted to know “How do you write a play?” Globe Theatre’s Artistic Director, Jennifer Brewin thought it was a good question and commissioned her to create Stage Write: The Playwrights’ Podcast. Sierra interviewed 5 playwrights who inspired her and shaped her dedication to Canadian Theatre. Then she flipped the script and asked them to interview the playwright that got them writing. For our final episode of season one, Rex Deverell has invited fellow playwright, Marcia Johnson to join us.
Marcia Johnson Marcia Johnson is a theatre artist based in Toronto. Serving Elizabeth, in which she also acted, had its world premiere at Western Canada Theatre (co-produced with Thousand Islands Playhouse) in February 2020 and published by Scirocco Drama. The TIP production was pandemic-delayed by a
full year in October, 2021. It had other productions at the Stratford Festival and Belfry Theatre. The play had its US premiere in July 2022 at Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire and another production at Hamilton, Ontario’s Theatre Aquarius.
Marcia Johnson is honoured to be the 2022 Cayle Chernin Woman of the Year and recipient of the Playwrights Guild of Canada Life Membership Award, 2021.
The Globe Theatre is located in Regina, Saskatchewan and has a mission to entertain, educate and engage in the art of professional theatre. Globe Theatre is located on Treaty 4 territory, the traditional lands of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Nakoda, Lakota, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation.
