About the Author

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Janet Munsil's plays have been produced internationally, by such theatres as Canada's National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, The Tarragon, Soho Theatre + Writer's Centre (London), Citizen's (Glasgow), Prague Fringe, Belltable Arts Centre (Ireland), the West Yorkshire Playhouse (Leeds), The Arts Club Stanley Theatre (Vancouver) and others. Her play That Elusive Spark was a Finalist for the 2014 Governor General's Literary Awards, and is available from Playwrights Canada Press. Other plays include The Ugly Duchess, Emphysema (a love story) / Smoking with Lulu (UK title), Be Still, Influence, Circus Fire, Sideshow, I Have Seen Beautiful Jim Key, Why I Fish, and Act of Faith. She has been awarded playwriting residencies and fellowships at the Banff Centre, Stratford Festival, Caetani Cultural Centre and Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. This adaptation of Pride & Prejudice was co-commissioned and first produced by Theatre Calgary and the National Arts Centre (Ottawa). For more information, visit janetmunsil.com