Wendy Lill

(Canada)

Wendy Lill is an award-winning author and playwright. She has written for magazines, radio, television and stage. Her plays have been produced extensively on Canadian and international stages. Her play “All Fall Down” examines the roots of intolerance and hysteria and their effects on love. “Sisters” received the Labatt’s Canadian Play Award at the Newfoundland and Labrador Drama Festival. Primedia Productions brought out television versions of two of Lill’s plays, “Sisters” and “Memories of You”, which Lill scripted. (Sisters won a Gemini in 1992). Lill has four plays nominated for a Governor General’s Award for Drama; “The Glace Bay Miners‘ Museum” (1996), “All Fall Down” (1994), “The Occupation of Heather Rose” (1987) and “Corker” (1998).

Building upon a life-long commitment to addressing socio-political issues, Wendy Lill has become an outspoken advocate for people with disabilities and Canadian culture.

“BROTHERS” is a short “playlette” that Wendy Lill specifically wrote to premiere at the 2007 Abilities Arts Festival “Gala Evening of Performances” at the Glenn Gould Studio. Michael Liu, a young actor who has Down’s Syndrome, starred in the role of Sonny. M. John Kennedy, a seasoned performer portrayed the part of Roy. Directed by Rosanna Saracino.