Florence Gibson MacDonald is a Canadian playwright.[1] She is best known for her plays Belle, which was a finalist for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2000[2] and a winner of the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 2001,[3] and Home Is My Road, which won the Carol Bolt Award in 2004.[1]
Florence Gibson MacDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | Florence MacDonald |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | playwright |
| Years active | 1990s-present |
| Notable work | Belle, Home Is My Road |
Her other plays have included Missing, i think i can, How Do I Love Thee?, Augury and Love Handles, as well as radio plays for CBC Radio.[1]
Formerly a medical doctor, Gibson wrote several short plays which were produced on the fringe festival circuit before her success with Belle, her first full-length play.[4] She then devoted herself to full-time writing.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Relocated playwright enjoying Thornhill". Yorkregion.com, May 7, 2013.
- ^ "Weird Doras in a strange season: Prizes notable for omissions as much as for those that won". National Post, June 27, 2000.
- ^ "Chalmers reinvents arts awards". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 2001.
- ^ "Belle: the hit play that almost wasn't: The path to artistic success is often strewn with heartbreak and rejection. Just ask Florence Gibson". National Post, March 4, 2000.