Colleen Wagner

Colleen Wagner (born 1949 in Elk Point, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian playwright. She is best known for her 1995 play The Monument, which won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1996 Governor General's Awards.[2] Her other plays have included Sand (1989), Eclipsed (1991), The Morning Bird (2005), Down from Heaven (2009) and Home (2010).

Colleen Wagner
Born1949
Elk Point, Alberta
Occupationplaywright
NationalityCanadian
Period1980s-present
Notable worksThe Monument

Wagner was educated at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Toronto.[1] She is an associate professor of screenwriting in the film studies department at York University.[1]

References

  1. Jennifer Wise & Craig S. Walker, The Broadview Anthology of Drama, Vol. II: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Broadview Press, 2003. ISBN 9781551115825. p. 622.
  2. "The Monument: a stark reminder of Rwanda's tragedy". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2011.



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