Rosa Labordé
| Rosa Labordé | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Occupation | playwright, actor |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Léo |
Rosa Labordé is a Canadian actress and playwright.[1] She is best known for her 2006 play Léo, which was a shortlisted nominee for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2006 and the Governor General's Award for English-language drama in 2007.[2]
Her other plays have included The Source (2002),[3] Sugar (2003),[4] Hush (2010),[5] Marine Life (2012)[6] and Like Wolves (2013).[1]
In 2012 she was the honoured recipient of the KM Hunter Artist’s Award for Theatre.[7]
Rosa has been playwright-in-residence at The Great Canadian Theatre Company and is currently in residence at Tarragon Theatre[8] and Aluna Theatre.[9]
As a film and television actor, her credits include appearances in the television series Puppets Who Kill, 1-800-MISSING, At the Hotel, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks, History Bites, ReGenesis, The Line, InSecurity and Saving Hope, and the films Blur, Jack and Jill vs. the World and The Lady of Names.
Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, she is of Chilean, French, and Eastern European descent and was raised in the Jewish faith.
References
- 1 2 "Five Questions with Rosa Labordé". Ottawa Sun, June 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Rosa Labordé's Léo". The Coast, March 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Ripening Rhubarb! Crop". NOW, January 31, 200.
- ↑ "Sugar rush". NOW, July 17, 2003.
- ↑ "Playwright finds her 'dark night of the soul'". Toronto Star, February 15, 2010.
- ↑ "What to Catch at the 33rd Annual Rhubarb Festival". Torontoist, February 7, 2012.
- ↑ "2012 KM Hunter Charitable Foundation | KM Hunter Artist Awards | Ontario Arts Council". " K. M. Hunter Charitable Foundation", June 14, 2014
- ↑ "Rosa Labordé | Tarragon Theatre". "Tarragon Theatre", June 14, 2014
- ↑ "Staff + Board - Aluna Theatre" "Aluna Theatre", June 14, 2014