Anne Chislett
Anne Chislett was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1942. She was educated at Memorial University, St. John's, and the University of British Columbia and taught English in Ontario high schools befo... Read more
Anne Chislett was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1942. She was educated at Memorial University, St. John's, and the University of British Columbia and taught English in Ontario high schools before becoming a full-time playwright in 1980. Her plays have been produced throughout Canada, the United States, and Japan. Chislett co-founded the Blyth Festival, a theatre dedicated to new works by Canadian playwrights, in 1975. From 1998 to 2002 she was Artistic Director of the Festival. Chislett lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and is Vice President of Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre and on the National Council of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. Many of Chislett’s plays focus on the farm communities of southern Ontario. ANOTHER SEASON’S PROMISE, QUIET IN THE LAND, and THE TOMORROW BOX are published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.