John Krizanc
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John Krizanc (born 1956) is a
Early life
Krizanc was born in
Writing career
Tamara premiered at Strachan House in Trinity-Bellwoods Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 8, 1981, and was published as a book the same year.
Tamara was one of the first theatre productions with multi-story lines happening simultaneously where the audience's participation was key to the experience itself. As such it was the forerunner of later immersive experiences, such as those created by the British theatre company PunchDrunk, and New York's Then She Fell.[7] The concepts it explored became the inspiration for the academic journal Tamara: Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science, which later became Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, which focuses on plurivocal and postmodern interpretations of several academic disciplines, including critical management studies, postmodern organization theory, and social systems theory.[8]
Krizanc's plays are marked by his explorations not only with structure and space but also with the role of the artist. For his play Prague, Krizanc won the
In 1990, Krizanc won the Chalmers award for his play The Half of It. It tells the story of idealistic thirty-something Jill Ashe, and the intersection of capitalism and environmentalist through the travails of one family. His friendship with Canadian writer Paul Quarrington became the subject of the play Dying is Easy.
In 1993 Krizanc began writing for the screen and television. His many writing credits include the movie
Often, he has collaborated with actor and director Paul Gross.
Bibliography
- Crimes of Innocence, 1976
- Uterine Knights, 1979
- Tamara, 1981
- Prague, 1984
- Desire: An Experiment in Comedy, 1985
- The Half of It, 1989 ISBN 0-88784-501-0(Anansi)
- The Gist, 2000
Awards and honors
- 1982, Dora Mavor Moore Award(for Tamara)
- 1982, Dora Mavor Moore Award (for Tamara)
- 1985, Chalmers award (for Prague)
- 1985, The L.A. Drama Critics Circle, (for Tamara)
- 1986, the Drama-Logue award (for Tamara)
- 1987 Governor General award (for Prague).
- 1988, Gemini, for Due South.
- 1990, the Argentine Critic's Hugo Award (for Tamara)
- 1990, Chalmers Award (for The Half of It).
- 1994, Robert W Wagner Screenwriting award (for Dieppe)
- 1994, Golden Reel Award for best mini-series (for Dieppe).
- 2005, Writers Guild of Canada award for best television mini-series (for H2O).
- 2010, Writers Guild of Canada award (for television series The Summit)
- 2010, Seoul World Television Prize (for television series, The Summit)
References
- ^ Charlebois, Gaetan (17 July 2020). "Krizanc, John". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "TOPICS OF THE TIMES; TAMARA AND TAMARA AND TAMARA..." The New York Times. 17 January 1988. p. 26. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ Gussow, Mel (3 December 1987). "The Stage: Tamara". New York, NY. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Apted, Michael (11 June 2021). "A Tribute to Director Steven Spielberg" (Interview). DGA Theatre, Los Angeles. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Theatre Review Issues 42-45". Google Books. Faculty of Fine Arts, York University. 1985. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "With An Audience of Stars and a Mansion for a Stage, Hollywood Gets a Bright Tamara". People. 22 July 1985. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry". Tamara Journal. Tamara Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Krizanc John 1956". snac. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "John Krizanc IMDB". IMDB. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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