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VIMY, a play by Vern Thiessen, gets rave reviews
November 19, 2011VIMY, a play about six canadian soldiers in World War I, is being produced to acclaim in various places in Canada and around the world. The poetic drama is set in a hospital behind the front during the battle of Vimy Ridge and the soldiers represent a cross-section of Canadian culture. The Ottawa production at the National Arts Centre opened on November 11 and runs through December 11. The Firehall Arts Center production in Vancouver just ended on November 19, to rave reviews. The photo below is of the Firehall Arts Center production and was published in the Vancouver Courier.
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Updated Information for Mennonite/s Writing VI
November 16, 2011Mennonite/s Writing VI: Solos and Harmonies, March 29-April 1, 2012, Eastern Mennonite University
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Vern Thiessen, playwright, nominated for the Governor General's Award for Drama
October 22, 2011"The Governor General’s shortlist for English drama includes a playwright whose work is well-known to Edmonton audiences: Vern Thiessen, Winnipeg-born and currently New York-based. The author of Einstein’s Gift, Shakespeare’s Will and Vimy — all of which premièred at the Citadel — is nominated for Lenin’s Embalmers, a dark comedy inspired by the real-life story of two scientists charged by Stalin with the task of preserving the corpse of the leader of the Russian Revolution.
The play premièred at Ensemble Studio Theater in New York. The Canadian première of Lenin’s Embalmers was a 2010 co-production between Winnipeg’s Jewish Theatre and …
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Mennonite Arts Weekend February 3-5, Cincinnati, Ohio
October 2, 2011Dreams and Visions: Art and Prophetic Imagination, the 2012 Mennonite Arts Weekend, will take place February 3rd to 5th, 2012, in Cincinnati. Registration begins this summer.
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Reprise of The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker
October 1, 2011The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker written by Doug Reed, directed by Deanna Reed is coming back to the Bartell Theater in Madison, Wisconsin for two more weekends in November. The show that broke the "All time Broom Street Attendance record in recent history" is coming to the Bartel Evjue stage for seven additional performances. If you didn't get to see the first run or you'd like to see it again, get your tickets here:
Fri. Nov. 11, 8:00 pm
Sat. Nov. 12, 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Sun. Nov. 13, 2:00 pm
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Novel and Memoir by Miriam Toews reviewed in the New York Times Book Review
September 25, 2011Miriam Toews's new novel, Irma Voth, and her memoir, Swing Low, have both just been published in the USA. They are reviewed together in today's Sunday New York Times Book Review.
Irma Voth is based, in part, on Toews's experience acting in the 2007 film Silent Light directed by Carlos Reygadas, et in an Old Colony Mennonite Village. However, the character's family life is nothing like Toews's own.
Toews reveals aspects of her own life in her memoir, Swing Low, which focuses on the mental illness and suicide of her father, Mel Toews. Readers of …
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Ruminate Magazine Short Story contest -- Deadline Oct. 15
September 24, 2011RUMINATE Magazine is currently accepting entries for the 2012 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize. $1000 will be awarded to the winner and publication in the Spring 2012 Issue will be awarded to both the winning and runner-up stories. The winning story from the 2011 contest, selected by author Leif Enger, appears in Issue 19 of Ruminate. 2009's winning story, selected by author Bret Lott, was awarded a notable mention in the Best American Short Stories anthology.
The entry fee is $15 and includes a free copy of the Spring 2012 Issue. You may submit one short story per contest … -
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What's Next on CMW
September 20, 2011January 2013 (Winter)-- New Drama, Guest Editor: Lauren Friesen.
For news updates, join our Facebook page. In January 2013 we will shift from a bi-monthly to a quarterly format.
To see our upcoming issues and call for submissions click on "read more" below.
April 2013(Spring) -- Young Writers and ArtistsJuly2013 (Summer) -- Who Can Represent the Other?
October 2013 (Winter) -- Humor
Calls for Submissions:
Our mission is to publish work about Mennonite literature or literature by writers who have a connetion with Mennonite (in the broad sense of the term) faith and culture. Electronic submission only … -
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Mennonite Playwright Gains National Attention for The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker
August 18, 2011Doug Reed's "Fakesperian" play The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walkeris enjoying sold-out shows and has even been feautured on the Rachel Maddow blog.
Tragic times call for tragic measures. There are dark deeds afoot under our Capitol dome. How do the people respond? Some carry signs in protest, and some sign petitions - and if you are a playwright, you write a play. Broom Street Theater is proud to present The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker, written and directed by Doug Reed. Penned in a "Fakespearian" style, The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott …
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Sue Sorensen's First Novel Released!
August 15, 2011Sue Sorensen, a professor of English at Canadian Mennonite University, has released her first novel, A Large Harmonium.
The novel is a comedy spanning one year in the life of Janey, an English Literature academic dealing with career, motherhood, friends, faith and family. The story is humourous while also subtly approaching the comical and sometimes sobering frustrations Janey faces in every aspect of her life.
A Large Harmonium is available from Coteau Books.