Franco Catanzariti
Franco Catanzariti is a Canadian playwright,[1] whose play Sahel was staged by the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and published by Prise de parole in 2003.[2] It was a shortlisted finalist for the Trillium Book Award[3] and the Governor General's Award for French-language drama,[4] and won the Prix Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen from the Salon du livre de Toronto,[5] in 2004.
The play was inspired by a trip to Ghana which Catanzariti undertook in the 1970s, during which he spent time among the nomadic Wodaabe people,[1] and depicted a mother and daughter struggling to survive after being abandoned in the desert.[2] The play's set design and construction was complex, consisting mainly of sand but requiring the ability to pull objects into "vortexes" of sand and out of view.[2]
At the time of the play's production, Catanzariti was living in Ailsa Craig, Ontario.[6] As of 2017, he was listed as a director of the Burundi Education Fund, a charitable organization based in London, Ontario.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "La vie comme exil". Canadian Literature #190, Fall 2006.
- ^ a b c "Play tells stark, dramatic story". Sudbury Star, February 15, 2003.
- ^ "Trillium awards name finalists". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 1, 2004.
- ^ "Nominees for governor-general's literary awards". Montreal Gazette, October 27, 2004.
- ^ "20e anniversaire du Salon du livre de Toronto". Participe present, Fall 2012.
- ^ "68 books nominated for 2004 Governor General's Literary Awards". Canada NewsWire, October 26, 2004.
- ^ "Federal Corporation Information - 797786-7: Burundi Education Fund". Industry Canada.