Kelly Rebar (born 1956 in

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) is a

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playwright and screenwriter, best known for the play and film '' Bordertown Café''."Rebar, Kelly"
''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 11, 2011. Her first play, ''Chatters'', was produced at

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's Factory Theatre West in 1974. She studied film at

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, graduating in 1978. Her second play, ''Checkin' Out'', was produced by Northern Light Theatre in 1981, and ''Bordertown Café'' was first staged in 1987. Her other plays have included ''First Snowfall'' and ''Cornflower Blue''. For the theatrical version of ''Bordertown Café'', she was shortlisted for the

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in 1989, and won the

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award for drama in 1990, and for the film version she was a shortlisted

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nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay at the

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in 1992."Genie award nominations". ''

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'', November 20, 1992. She subsequently concentrated on film and television writing, including the television series ''

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'' and ''

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'', and

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's film adaptation of

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's ''

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''.

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1956 births 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Canadian women dramatists and playwrights Canadian women screenwriters Canadian television writers Writers from Lethbridge York University alumni Living people Canadian women television writers 20th-century Canadian women writers Screenwriters from Alberta {{Canada-playwright-stub