Harry Rintoul
Harry Rintoul (December 9, 1956 - January 14, 2002) was a
Early life
Born in Canmore, Alberta, Rintoul moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in childhood. As a young adult he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan for a time, during which he began writing Brave Hearts,[3] but then moved back to Winnipeg and founded Theatre Projects Manitoba. He met the woman he'd marry in Winnipeg, and they moved to rural Manitoba and had a daughter before he passed away.
Career
The first production of Brave Hearts was staged by
Rintoul's other plays included Life and Times, Refugees,[7] Montana,[8] Jack of Hearts, Between Then and Now, The Convergence of Luke[9] and Lake Nowhere.
Harry S. Rintoul Memorial Award
Following his death in 2002, the Manitoba Association of Playwrights established an annual Harry S. Rintoul Memorial Award, presented to the year's best play by a Manitoba writer at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.[10]
References
- Kingston Whig-Standard, January 23, 1992.
- ^ "Gay play act of courage". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1994.
- Kingston Whig-Standard, January 21, 1992.
- ^ "Music and sex dominate Doras". Toronto Star, May 15, 1991.
- ^ "Book symbolizes gays' advances". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 1992.
- ISBN 978-0887548529.
- ^ "Tough play proves potent ticket: Insight and emotion await at Men's Fest". Vancouver Sun, August 13, 1994.
- ^ "Western fringe". Winnipeg Free Press, July 23, 2006.
- ^ "Shields festival opens stage doors". Winnipeg Free Press, May 24, 2007.
- ^ The Harry S. Rintoul Memorial Award, Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. http://www.winnipegfringe.com/PerformerArea/The-Harry-Rintoul-Award.aspx