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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Returning at age 20, MacDonald ran in the [[Ontario general election, 1999|1999 provincial election]] as the [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] candidate in the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh (provincial electoral district)|Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh]]. Facing two [[redistricting|redistributed]] incumbents ([[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[John Cleary (Canadian politician)|John Cleary]] and [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Tory]] [[Noble Villeneuve]]) for a single seat in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], she was given next to no chance to win the election. Her innovative campaign strategy, including the use of a [[guerrilla theatre]] play called ''Revolution Mall Style'', drew praise and attention.<ref>[http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/18/38/News/feature1c.html Leah Rumack, "Politics, punks and puppets: Is Cornwall ready to send riot grrrl to Queen's Park?"], ''NOW'', May 20–26, 1999</ref> Her mother, Elaine MacDonald, was an NDP candidate in the [[Canadian federal election, 2004|2004]] and [[Canadian federal election, 2006|2006]] federal elections in the redistributed riding of [[Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry]] |
Returning at age 20, MacDonald ran in the [[Ontario general election, 1999|1999 provincial election]] as the [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] candidate in the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh (provincial electoral district)|Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh]]. Facing two [[redistricting|redistributed]] incumbents ([[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[John Cleary (Canadian politician)|John Cleary]] and [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Tory]] [[Noble Villeneuve]]) for a single seat in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], she was given next to no chance to win the election. Her innovative campaign strategy, including the use of a [[guerrilla theatre]] play called ''Revolution Mall Style'', drew praise and attention.<ref>[http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/18/38/News/feature1c.html Leah Rumack, "Politics, punks and puppets: Is Cornwall ready to send riot grrrl to Queen's Park?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617001329/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/18/38/News/feature1c.html |date=June 17, 2006 }}, ''NOW'', May 20–26, 1999</ref> Her mother, Elaine MacDonald, was an NDP candidate in the [[Canadian federal election, 2004|2004]] and [[Canadian federal election, 2006|2006]] federal elections in the redistributed riding of [[Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry]] |
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MacDonald's second play, ''A Clockwork Gorbachev'', won the [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] Playwrighting Award in 2000 and the [[Robertson Davies]] Award For Playwrighting in 2001. |
MacDonald's second play, ''A Clockwork Gorbachev'', won the [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]] Playwrighting Award in 2000 and the [[Robertson Davies]] Award For Playwrighting in 2001. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060323035025/http://www.zoilus.com/documents/via_toronto/2005/000398.php Interview with Maggie MacDonald] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060323035025/http://www.zoilus.com/documents/via_toronto/2005/000398.php Interview with Maggie MacDonald] |
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*[http://www.mcgilliganbooks.com/books/kill_the_robot.htm ''Kill The Robot'' page] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060519033307/http://www.mcgilliganbooks.com/books/kill_the_robot.htm ''Kill The Robot'' page] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051229093119/http://www.republicofsafety.ca/ The Republic Of Safety official site] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051229093119/http://www.republicofsafety.ca/ The Republic Of Safety official site] |
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*[https://archive.is/20051216143642/http://www.queensjournal.ca/articlephp/point-vol132/issue35/arts/lead1 Review of The Dating Service] (''[[Queen's Journal]]'') |
*[https://archive.is/20051216143642/http://www.queensjournal.ca/articlephp/point-vol132/issue35/arts/lead1 Review of The Dating Service] (''[[Queen's Journal]]'') |
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Maggie MacDonald | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) |
| Origin | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, playwright, musician |
Maggie MacDonald (born 1979) is a writer, playwright, and musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Early life and education
MacDonald grew up in
Career
Returning at age 20, MacDonald ran in the
MacDonald's second play, A Clockwork Gorbachev, won the Hart House Playwrighting Award in 2000 and the Robertson Davies Award For Playwrighting in 2001.
She began to pursue her musical interests, and joined The Hidden Cameras, with whom she has performed since 2001. She has also been a member of several other bands at the same time. The first was Barcelona Pavilion, with whom she recorded a 7" single. After she left this band, she formed The Dating Service. For a time, she was a guest vocalist with Kids on TV, recording "Bitchsy" for the Lesbians on Ecstasy remixes LP Giggles in the Dark, released in 2005. Most recently she has been the lead vocalist with Republic of Safety, whose first EP, Passport, came out in March 2005. Their second EP, Vacation, was released in the spring of 2006.
At the same time, she has had comics and writing published in Toronto publications:
In 2005 MacDonald published her first book, Kill the Robot. A science fiction novel critiquing consumer society, it is also illustrated by MacDonald.
Her second play, The Rat King, first previewed as a work in progress in early 2004, received a public reading in the spring of 2005 and finally premiered as a full production in January 2006. Later MacDonald approached Bob Wiseman to collaborate on writing music for the songs. The Rat King was then mounted a second time in August 2006 as part of Harbourfront's "Indie Unlimited" series and later at the New York Fringe Festival.
Publication
- ISBN 1-894692-14-4
Discography
- The Smell of Our Own, The Hidden Cameras, Rough Trade Records, 2003
- Mississauga Goddam, The Hidden Cameras, Rough Trade, 2004
- "Barcelona Pavilion" 7" single, Blocks Recording Club
- "Bitchsy", Mixing Business With Pleasure, 2007
- Passport, Republic of Safety, 2005
- Vacation, Republic of Safety, 2006
- Succession, Republic of Safety, 2008
References
- ^ Leah Rumack, "Politics, punks and puppets: Is Cornwall ready to send riot grrrl to Queen's Park?" Archived June 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, NOW, May 20–26, 1999
External links
- Interview with Maggie MacDonald
- Kill The Robot page
- The Republic Of Safety official site
- Review of The Dating Service (Queen's Journal)
- Review of The Rat King
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