Maureen Hunter

Maureen Hunter is one of Canada's most accomplished playwrights. She is the author of eight full-length plays, including Wild Mouth, Vinci, Atlantis and Transit of Venus, the first Canadian play ever produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company of Britain. In 2007, Transit of Venus premiered as an opera at Manitoba Opera, with music by Victor Davies and libretto by Hunter. Her work has been produced extensively in Canada, as well as in Britain and the U.S. and by CBC and BBC Radio. It has been nominated for two Governor General's Awards, two Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Outstanding New Play) and the Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Other plays include Beautiful Lake Winnipeg and Footprints of the Moon.