Hope Thompson

Hope Thompson is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.

Hope Thompson
OccupationPlaywright and screenwriter
PartnerSimone Jones
Website
www.hopethompson.net

Career

Thompson's first play, Green, premiered in 2004 at Buddies in Bad Times' Rhubarb! Festival.[1] Including Green, four of Thompson's works would premiere at Rhubarb! Festivals. Her play, Trapped! premiered at the 2014 Rhubarb! Festival under the direction of Morgan Norwich.[2]

Works

Plays
  • Green (2004)[1]
  • Hospital Green
  • Tyrolia (2008)[3][4]
  • She Walks the Line
  • Stiff
  • Trapped! (2014)[2]
  • The Love Crimes of Frances Lark (2015)[5]
  • Dead Money

Filmography

Film
Year Work Role Notes Ref.
1995 Crossing the Line writer short film
1997 It Happened in the Stacks writer short film [1]
1999 Switch writer, director short film
2010 Trailing Arbutus writer short film

Television
Year Work Role Ref.
2018-19 Baroness von Sketch Show story editor

Personal life

Thompson was trained at Mount Allison University, Ryerson University, and the Ontario College of Art and Design. In 2000, she moved to Pittsburgh with her partner, Simone Jones.[6]

References
  1. Gilbert, Sky (2012). "A Sadly Overlooked Lesbian Gem: Hope Thompson's Green". Canadian Theatre Review (149): 27–30. doi:10.3138/ctr.149.27. ISSN 0315-0836.
  2. Kaplan, Jon (2014-02-13). "More Rhubarb Previews". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. "Tyrolia". Toronto Star. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-15 – via ProQuest.
  4. "Tyrolia - Review". NOW Magazine. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "The Love Crimes Of Frances Lark + Wand Portal". NOW Magazine. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Hope Thompson". Media Queer. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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