Frank Moher
Encyclopedia
Frank Moher is a Canadian playwright, director, and journalist
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He was born in Edmonton
, Alberta
and lived in New York City
and Calgary
, Alberta. His plays include Odd Jobs (1985) which has been produced internationally http://www.singlelane.com/proplay/oddjobs.html and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award
, The Third Ascent which toured Canada and won the Edmonton Sterling Award for Outstanding New Play, Supreme Dream (with Rhonda Trodd, 1995) which also toured Canada, and Big Baby (2004). His plays are published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Playwrights Canada Press, and online by ProPlay.
Moher has been the Artistic Producer of Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia
since 2002, and is editor and media critic for the online magazine backofthebook.ca.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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He was born in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
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and lived in New York City
New York City
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and Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta. His plays include Odd Jobs (1985) which has been produced internationally http://www.singlelane.com/proplay/oddjobs.html and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
, The Third Ascent which toured Canada and won the Edmonton Sterling Award for Outstanding New Play, Supreme Dream (with Rhonda Trodd, 1995) which also toured Canada, and Big Baby (2004). His plays are published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Playwrights Canada Press, and online by ProPlay.
Moher has been the Artistic Producer of Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
since 2002, and is editor and media critic for the online magazine backofthebook.ca.