Jennifer Linesis a Canadiantheatreandtelevisionactress.
Lines graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from theUniversity of Victoria.[1]She has starred in productions at theArts Club Theatre,[2][3]Bard on the Beach,[4][5]Vancouver Playhouse[6]and theBelfry Theatre.She has played inBeyond Eden,The Amorous Adventures of Anatol,A Little Night MusicandHello Dollyat the Vancouver Playhouse.[1]Her stage credits for the Art Club includeIt's a Wonderful Life,The Real Thing,Here on the Flight PathandSylvia.[1]
Lines has received severalJessie Richardson Theatre Awardnominations. She was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award in 2014 for the category of Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Small Theatre for her performance inWhose Life Is It Anyway?staged byRealwheels Theatre.[7]Lines has been fascinated byShakespeare's playsfrom an early age.[8]
Lines was praised by theGlobe and Mailfor hergender-bendingportrayal of Horatio in the Bard on the Beach's 2013 staging ofHamlet.[9]TheGeorgia Straighthas praised Lines for both her technical skill and for being "emotionally present" as an actress.[10]The Provincecalls Lines' performance "classic."[11]Vancouver Suncalls Lines one of "Vancouver's brightest stars of the theatre."[12]
Selected stage credits
edit- Simone inAprès Moi,staged by Ruby Slippers Theatre in association with BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective (2015).[13]
- Horatio inHamlet,staged by Bard on the Beach (2013).[9]
- Olivia inTwelfth Night,staged by Bard on the Beach (2013).[10]
- Mary BaileyinIt's a Wonderful Life,staged byArts Club Theatre(2012).[11]
- Mimi inMimi or a Poisoner's Comedy,staged byTouchstone Theatre(2010).[14]
- Beatrice inMuch Ado About Nothing,staged by Bard on the Beach (2010).[15]
- Cleopatra inAntony and Cleopatra,staged by Bard on the Beach (2010).[16]
- Luciana inA Comedy of Errors,staged by Bard on the Beach (2009).[17]
- Ariel inThe Tempest,staged by Bard on the Beach (2008).[18]
- Annie inThe Real Thing,staged by StoppardFest (2007).[19]
- Cressida inTroilus and Cressida,staged by Bard on the Beach (2006).[20]
- Rosaline inLove's Labour's Lost,staged by Bard on the Beach (2005).[21]
- Mistress Ford inMerry Wives of Windsor,staged by Bard on the Beach (2004).[22]
- Margaret inMuch Ado About Nothing,staged by Bard on the Beach (2004).[23]
- Adriana inA Comedy of Errors,staged by Bard on the Beach (2003).[24]
- Nerissa inThe Merchant of Venice,staged by Bard on the Beach (2003).[25]
- Katherine inHenry V,staged by Bard on the Beach (2002).[26]
- Maria inTwelfth Night,staged by Bard on the Beach (2002).[27]
- Julia inThe Two Gentlemen of Verona,staged by Bard on the Beach.[28]
- Maria inLove's Labour's Lost,staged by Bard on the Beach (1997).[29]
- Mopsa inThe Winter's Tale,staged by Bard on the Beach (1997).[30]
- Margaret inMuch Ado About Nothing,staged by Bard on the Beach (1996).[31]
- Jessica inThe Merchant of Venice,staged by Bard on the Beach (1996).[32]
References
edit- ^abc"Jennifer Lines".Touchstone Theatre.10 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Theatre Review: It's a Wonderful Life"Vancouver SunRetrieved January 16, 2009
- ^"Jennifer Lines and Bob Frazer in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of It's a Wonderful Life".Edmonton Journal.Retrieved9 May2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Bard on the Beach: Fresh breeze blows through spirited study of Tempest"Vancouver SunRetrieved January 16, 2009
- ^Thorkelson, Erika."Will's Wake: Love of Shakespeare alive and well 400 years after his death".Vancouver Sun.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^"A little night music"Georgia StraightRetrieved January 16, 2009
- ^"Nominations for the 32nd Annual Jessie Richardson Awards".The Cultch.23 May 2014.Retrieved10 May2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^Thorkelson, Erika (30 March 2016)."Will's Wake: Love of Shakespeare Alive and Well 400 Years After His Death".Ottawa Citizen.Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2016.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^abLederman, Marsha (9 July 2013)."A Superb Hamlet for Modern Times on Show at Bard on the Beach".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^abThomas, Colin (27 June 2013)."Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night is Heavy on Concept".The Georgia Straight.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^abBarr, Catherine "Cat" (10 December 2012)."It's a Wonderful Life and Dean Paul Gibson Sparkle for the Holidays in Vancouver".The Province.Archived fromthe originalon 4 June 2016.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^Waber, Angelika (3 August 2015)."Ignore critics: Bard on the Beach is great".Vancouver Sun.Retrieved10 May2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^Oliver, Kathleen (29 January 2015)."Après Moi and The List Provide a Glimpse Into Quebec's Vibrant Theatre Scene".The Georgia Straight.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^Rabinovitch, Andrea (13 November 2010)."Stylish Romp With a Deadly Outcome in Mimi or a Poisoner's Comedy".Vancouver Observer.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^"Much Ado About Nothing".Vancouver Plays.June 2010.Retrieved10 May2016.
- ^Warner, Andrea (1 July 2010)."Antony and Cleopatra".The Writerly Life.Retrieved10 May2016.
- ^Oliver, Kathleen (15 June 2009)."Bard on the Beach Creates a Giddy Comedy of Errors".The Georgia Straight.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^Thomas, Colin (3 July 2008)."Magic and Music at Heart of Meg Roe's Tempest".The Georgia Straight.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^Prokosh, Kevin (20 January 2007)."StoppardFest's Funny, Bracing Opener The Real Thing".Winnipeg Free Press.Retrieved9 May2016.
- ^Bevington, David (2015)."Additions and Reconsiderations".Troilus and Cressida.Bloomsbury. p. 127.ISBN9781472584731.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 126.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 177.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 220.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 36.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 169.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 77.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 342.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 352.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 117.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 360.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 209.
- ^O'Connor & Goodland 2011,p. 161.
Sources
edit- O'Connor, John; Goodland, Katharine (2011).A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance Since 1991.New York: Palgrave Macmillan.ISBN9781349587902.