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Who Is Maureen Hunter?
"Through sheer words, Hunter has conveyed physical ardour and
ecstasy more vividly than any amount of on-stage groping could do."
- Calgary Herald
"Rich in classical allusions, sparkling with local color, leavened
with humour, and imbued throughout with a gentle lyricism, Hunter's
writing is utterly intoxicating."
- Calgary Herald
Maureen Hunter is a Winnipeg Playwright whose work has attracted international
attention. She is the author of six full-length plays, including Transit
of Venus, which premiered at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in November
1992, and has since been produced across Canada and in Britain by the
Royal Shakespeare Company and by BBC Radio. Following its Toronto production
in 1995, Transit of Venus was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore
Award for Outstanding New Play. Some of her other plays include Beautiful
Lake Winnipeg and Footprints on the Moon, the latter of which
was nominated for the 1988 Governor General's Award for Drama.
Plays (first production)
Atlantis, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Theatre Calgary, 1996; Dir:
Steven Schipper.
Transit of Venus, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, 1992; Dir:
Larry Desrochers.
Beautiful Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Warehouse,
1990; Dir: Larry Desrochers.
The Queen of Queen Street, Agassiz Theatre, Winnipeg, 1989; Dir:
Craig Walls.
Footprints on the Moon, Agassiz Theatre, 1989; Dir: Craig Walls.
I Met a Bully On the Hill (co-author), Prairie Theatre Exchange,
Winnipeg, 1987; Dir: Kim McCaw.
Poor Uncle Ernie in His Covered Cage, Agassiz Theatre, 1986;
Dir: Craig Walls.
Published Work
Atlantis, Blizzard Publishing, 1997.
Transit of Venus, Blizzard Publishing, 1992.
Beautiful Lake Winnipeg, Blizzard Publishing, 1990.
Footprints on the Moon, Blizzard Publishing, 1988.
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