Gyllian Raby
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Gyllian Raby | |
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| Born | March 7, 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, Director, Dramaturg |
| Years active | 1979-present |
| Website | http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~graby/ |
Gyllian Raby (born March 7, 1959, in Wales) is a Canadian playwright, director, and dramaturg. She is currently the assistant director of the Department of Dramatic Arts at Brock University.
After finishing her drama degree in Manchester University, England, in 1979,[1] she moved to Alberta, Canada and co-founded One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, of which she was the artistic director until 1984, and Co-Artistic Director with Michael Green from 1984 to 1987.[2] During this time, she finished her master's degree in dramatic literature at the University of Calgary. In 1988, she became the artistic director of Northern Lights Theatre in Edmonton for four years, during which time she produced works with artists such as Robert Lepage, Ray Bradbury, and Debra Schantz. Afterward she freelanced in Eastern Canada and USA with a variety of companies, ranging from Theatre Newfoundland-Labrador and Eastern Front to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Thousand Islands Playhouse, and the Shaw Festival.
