Hope Thompson

Hope Thompson is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.

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

Education

Thompson graduated from Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre.[1]

Career

Thompson's first play, Green, premiered in 2004 at Buddies in Bad Times' Rhubarb! Festival.[2] 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.[3]

Works

Plays
  • Green (2004)[2]
  • Hospital Green
  • Tyrolia (2008)[4][5]
  • She Walks the Line
  • Stiff
  • Trapped! (2014)[3]
  • The Love Crimes of Frances Lark (2015)[6]
  • 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 [2]
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 studied at Mount Allison University (BFA) and at the University of British Columbia (MFA). From 2000-2003, she lived in Pittsburgh with her partner, Simone Jones.[7]

References
  1. "Hope Thompson". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. Gilbert, Sky (2012). "A Sadly Overlooked Lesbian Gem: Hope Thompson's Green". Canadian Theatre Review. 149 (149): 27–30. doi:10.3138/ctr.149.27. ISSN 0315-0836. S2CID 144939830.
  3. Kaplan, Jon (2014-02-13). "More Rhubarb Previews". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. "Tyrolia". Toronto Star. 2008-06-06. ProQuest 439466947. Retrieved 2021-06-15 – via ProQuest.
  5. "Tyrolia - Review". NOW Magazine. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. "The Love Crimes Of Frances Lark + Wand Portal". NOW Magazine. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  7. "Hope Thompson". Media Queer. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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