Jan Derbyshire
Jan "JD" Derbyshire is a Canadian theatre artist, comedian, and writer.
Jan Derbyshire | |
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Born | |
Other names | JD |
Children | Kacey Rohl |
Website | www |
Early life and education
Derbyshire was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She completed master's degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Inclusive Design in 2014.[1][2]
Career
In 2010 alongside the Paralympic Games, Derbyshire performed her one-woman show Funny in the Head at the Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture Festival. Funny in the Head, a show about Derbyshire's experiences with bipolar disorder, was the only show performed at Kickstart.[3]
Derbyshire developed the one-woman show, Certified, in 2018. She has performed Certified for Handsome Alice Theatre (Calgary) in 2018,[4] Touchstone Theatre (Vancouver) in 2019,[5] at One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo (Calgary) in 2020,[6] and at the Progress Festival (Toronto) in 2020.[7]
In 2020, Derbyshire was writer-in-residence at Mount Royal University.[6]
Personal life
Derbyshire and her ex-husband, TV director Michael Rohl, have a daughter, actress Kacey Rohl.[8][1]
Plays
- Labour Unions, the Brotherhood of Mothers
- Freaky Jane Fine Takes on the Serious World
- Bearded Circus Ladies
- Ingenius Speculations — co-written with Kim Selody, Rita Bozi, and Roy Surette
- Joke You
- Maharani and the Maple Leaf
- Under the Big Top
- All In
- Funny in the Head[9]
- Turkey in the Woods[1]
- Sorry Toronto, Really I Am[1]
- Certified[5]
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards | Outstanding Original Script | Certified | Won | [10] | |
Critics’ Choice Innovation Award | Won | for Touchstone Theatre |
References
- Leiren-Young, Mark (2012-07-31). "Talking Turkey About Queer Arts". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-11-07 – via PressReader.
- "About". Jan(JD)Derbyshire. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- Johnston, Kristy (2012). Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780773539945.
- Watson, Kari (2018-03-13). "Jan Derbyshire invites you to determine her mental state in solo production Certified – TheYYSCENE". The YYScene. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- Kai Mak, Danny (2019-11-04). "In Certified, Jan Derbyshire adroitly untangles her experiences in the mental-health system". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- Hobson, Louis B. (2020-01-21). "High Performance Rodeo selling out fast in last week". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- "In Certified, comedian Jan Derbyshire asks the audience to assess her mental health". CBC. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- Derdeyn, Stuart (2015-04-15). "Kacey Rohl likes Working the Engels". The Province. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- Johnston, Kirsty (2012). Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780773539945.
- Smith, Janet (2020-06-29). "Noises Off, The Father, and more win big as 2019-20 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards go virtual". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2020-11-07.