{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"37. Vern Thiessen \u2013 In Search of the Untold Story","description":"Vern Thiessen\u2019s curiosity is forever leading him to the untold story, inspiring plays that have embraced theatres around the world. Thiessen, one of Canada\u2019s most produced playwrights, a recipient of numerous awards and honours, including Canada\u2019s Governor General\u2019s Literary Award, for Einstein\u2019s Gift in 2003, continues to seek out those places where a drama might find breath and lead to a life on stage.   Beyond his formal writing career, Vern has always supported other writers, formally in classrooms teaching playwrights of all ages and experience and informally, he has brought his mentorship to inspire a new generation of theatre artists in rehearsal halls, workshop readings and mainstages. Our conversation ranged from the importance of authenticity as a writer to some lessons learned from failure to the vitally important reorientation in place and space of an artist with privilege.   ","author_name":"Ellipses Thinking...","author_url":"http:\/\/ellipsesthinking.libsyn.com\/website","html":"