Adaptor 1	Thiessen, Vern
Date of First Production	2005, February 1
Title	Shakespeare's Will
Director	Geoffrey Brumlik
Place of First Production	Rice Stage at Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta
Production Company	Citadel Theatre in association with Free Will Players
Technical Design/Direction	Set and Costume Desigener: Guido Tondino Lighting Designer: Del Surjik Sound Designer: Dave Clarke Assistant Set and Costume Designer: Victoria Zimski Choreographer: Anita Miotti Stage Manager: Michelle Chan Apprentice Stage Manager: Shannon Macelli
Cast/Performers	Anne: Jan Alexandra Smith
Performance History	2011, July 13th - September 2nd Director: Miles Potter Place of Production: Studio Theatre, Stratford, Ontario Series Festival Title: The Stratford Festival of Canada Designer - Peter Hartwell Lighting Designer - Kevin Fraser Composer - Marc Desormeaux Sound Designer - Peter McBoyle Assistant Lighting Designer - Jareth Li Stage Manager - Marylu Moyer Assistant Stage Manager - Martine Beland Production Manager - Ray Salverda Production Assistant - Joyce Zogos Production Stage Manager - Marylu Moyer Technical Director - Robbin Cheesman Cast: Anne Hathaway: Seana McKenna ====== 2007, June 23- September 20 Director: Miles Potter Place of Production: Studio Theatre, Stratford, Ontario Series Festival Title: The Stratford Festival of Canada Technical Design: Designer: Peter Hartwell Lighting Designer: Kevin Fraser Composer: Marc Desormeaux Sound Designer: Peter McBoyle Stage Manager: Anne Murphy Assistant Stage Manager: Kim Lott Production Assistant: Lucy Martin Production Stage Manager: Marylu Moyer Cast: Anne Hathaway: Seana McKenna ====== 2006, February 2-18 Gateway Theatre, Richmond, British Columbia Production Company: Citadel Theatre Anne: Jan Alexandra Smith
Awards	Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production of a Play, 2005 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition, 2005 Nomination for Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding New Play, 2005 Nominated for Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Actress, 2005 Nominated for Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Set Design, 2005
Publishing and Multimedia	Thiessen, Vern. Shakespeare's Will. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2005. Background Book for Stratford Festival performance of Shakespeare's Will, 2007. [Link1]
	http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/plays/pdf/07_will_bb.pdf
Adaptor 1 Biography	"Vern Thiessen is a playwright and film writer. He has written more than a dozen plays for both children and adults, and his work has been produced at professional theatres in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. His plays for children include: Dawn Quixote, which has now been seen by over 90,000 people across Canada; On The Line, a play about two children who communicate via the internet; and Home Run, a new play commissioned by Quest Theatre in Calgary. His adult plays include Blowfish, published by Playwrights Canada Press. He also wrote the screenplay for Samurai Swing, a short film aired on national television, and which has screened at film festivals across North America, including Montreal, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Winnipeg, Dawson City, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton. Vern's presentations are suitable for Grades 4 to adult. He will present for groups of 50 or less. Vern performs a 15 minute reading with a 20 minute workshop for Grades 4 - 6 and a 20 minute reading and 40 minute workshop for Grade 7 - adults" (7 Jan. 2003. qtd. from http://www.yabs.ab.ca/authorbios/thiessenv.html).
	http://www.yabs.ab.ca/authorbios/thiessenv.html
Adaptor 1 Bibliography	*Vern Thiessen. 7 Jan. 2003. http://www.yabs.ab.ca/authorbios/thiessenv.html.
	http://www.yabs.ab.ca/authorbios/thiessenv.html
Synopsis	"Loosely based on the life of Anne Hathaway, this one-woman show is a poetic and highly-theatrical tale of romance, reconciliation and revenge" (1 Nov 2005 qtd. from http://members.shaw.ca/vern.thiessen/vernshakespeareswill.html).
Keywords	Feminist Theatre Professional Shakespeare as a Character
Notes	Commissioned by Free Will Players.
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Adaptation of	Anne Hathaway's life William Shakespeare's will
Entry Last Updated	31Jul12 10:04AM