Maureen Hunter (born 1948)Hunter, Maureen
in the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. is a

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who lives on the Salish Sea at Sechelt, BC. Hunter was born in

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and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan. Throughout her professional career, she lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Most of her plays were premiered by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Company. They have been performed in theatres across Canada, as well as in the U.S. and Britain. ''

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'' was performed by the

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and recorded by the

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. An opera version of ''

'' premiered at Manitoba Opera in 2007. Her plays have been published by Scirocco Drama and Nuage Editions and are available through good bookstores and on Amazon. She is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Works

*''Poor Uncle Ernie in his Covered Cage'' - 1986 *''I Met a Bully on the Hill'' - co-author 1986 *''The Queen of Queen Street'' - 1987 *''Footprints on the Moon'' - 1988 (nominated for a

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) *''Beautiful Lake Winnipeg'' - 1990 *''

'' - 1992 *''Atlantis'' - 1996 (nominated for a

) *''Vinci'' - 2002 *'' Wild Mouth '' - 2008 . Sarah Ballenden - 2017

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1948 births Living people Canadian women dramatists and playwrights Writers from Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-playwright-stub

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