Irene N. Watts
Irene N. Watts | |
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| Born | Irene Naemi Kirstein May 24, 1931 |
| Died | November 21, 2023 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Young adult |
Irene Naemi Watts (née Kirstein, May 24, 1931 – November 21, 2023) was a German-born Canadian writer and educator.[1]
Early life and education
Irene Naemi Kirstein was born in
elementary school. In 1968, she came with her family to Canada.[2]
Career
Irene taught at the
Vancouver.[2]
Watts served as head of Citadel on Wheels/Wings, an outreach program of the Edmonton
Neptune Theatre School.[5] Watts was the founding director of the Vancouver International Children's Festival. In 2001, she was named a life member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.[6]
Her play Lillie, about Home Children in Canada, received first prize at the International Playwright's Forum of the International Theatre Institute.[1] Watts has also received an Alberta Achievement Award for outstanding service to drama.[6]
Death
Watts died on November 21, 2023, at the age of 92.[7]
Selected works
- Good-Bye Marianne (1998), received the Geoffrey Bilson Award, also adapted for the stage as a one act play
- Tapestry of Hope An anthology of Holocaust Writing for Young People (2003), compiled with Lillian Boraks-Nemetz, received the Yad Vashem award for Holocaust studies
- The Golem of Prague (2009)
- Munsch at Play, Eight stage Adaptations for Young performers (2010)
- Munsch at Play Act 2: Eight More Stage Adaptions (2010)
- No Moon, young adult novel (2010), finalist for the American Library Association Book of the Year, named one of the ten best young adult historical novels by Booklist magazine
References
- ^ a b c d "Irene N. Watts". Playwrights Guild of Canada.
- ^ a b c "Irene N. Watts". Annick Press.
- ^ "Citadel Theatre". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
- ISBN 0921217536.
- ^ "Neptune Theatre fonds". Memory NS.
- ^ a b c "Irene N. Watts". Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia.
- ^ "Irene Naemi Watts". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
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