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Frances Koncan
Born1986[1]
Couchiching First Nation
NationalityCouchiching First Nation, Canadian
EducationUniversity of Manitoba (BA), Brooklyn College (MFA)
Occupation(s)journalist, playwright, director
Notable workWomen of the Fur Trade
Zahgidiwin/love

Frances Koncan (born 1986) is an Saulteaux-Slovene journalist, theatre director, and playwright from Couchiching First Nation who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As of 2023, Koncan uses she/they pronouns.[2]

Her play The Dance-off of Conscious Uncoupling received the 2015 Tom Hendry Award for Best New Comedy.

Early life and education

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Koncan was born in May 1986 in Couchiching First Nation.[1][3]

She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Manitoba and a master's degree in fine arts in playwriting from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.[3]

Career

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Koncan is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.[2]

She wrote the play Women of the Fur Trade,[4] zahgidiwin/love,[5] Flesh-Coloured Crayons,[6] and Space Girl.[7]

Koncan has also worked as assistant director on Seminar (for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Mirvish Productions),[3] The Humans, and A Doll's House, Part 2 (RMTC), and Stripped Down Anthony & Cleopatra (Shakespeare in the Ruins).[3]

In addition, Koncan worked as an arts reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press from 2019 to 2022.[3][8] They left the role and obtained the Writer-in-Residence position at the Winnipeg Public Library from 2022-2023.[9]

Awards and honors

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Koncan's theatrical work has won the REVEAL Indigenous Arts Award, the Winnipeg Arts Council's 2017 RBC On the Rise Award, and got her shortlisted for the Tarragon Emerging Playwrights Award.[1]

Works

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Television

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  • That’s AWSM![3]

Theatre

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Film

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Reconciliation leader, astronomy educator round out 2nd group of Future 40 finalists". CBC. Oct 31, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Frances Koncan". University of British Columbia - Creative Writing. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Frances Koncan – Winnipeg Free Press". Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. ^ a b c Hasselriis, Kaj (22 July 2016). "#FringeSoWhite: Why aren't there more Indigenous people and people of colour in the Fringe Festival?". CBC.
  5. ^ a b Dempsey, Shawna (14 July 2016). "zahgidiwin/love (review)". CBC.
  6. ^ a b Dempsey, Shawna (14 July 2016). "Flesh-Coloured Crayons (review)". CBC.
  7. ^ "Space Girl by Frances Koncan - Digital | Upcoming Events | Tourism Winnipeg". www.tourismwinnipeg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  8. ^ "Frances Koncan". University of British Columbia - Creative Writing. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Winnipeg Public Library Writer-in-Residence". Winnipeg Public Library. Winnipeg Public Library. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ Stranger, Darrell (2020-03-02). "Life, love and Louis Riel: New play Women of the Fur Trade opens in Winnipeg". APTN News. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  11. ^ Cram, Stephanie (28 Feb 2020). "History, humour and a dash of Keanu Reeves: Women of the Fur Trade a fun, clever look at Red River Resistance". CBC.
  12. ^ Updates, Ben Waldman Posted: Last Modified: | (2023-03-15). "PTE's new play does a mind meld on social media, TV, film and the internet". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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