Opera to Go 2008 showcases seven world premieres of six 15-minute chamber operas and a Bravo!FACT film by composer-writer teams who have graduated from Tapestry’s Composer-Librettist Laboratory, an annual opera “boot camp” that brings together artists of various disciplines to collaborate on new opera creation. Opera to Go 2008 previews February 14 and runs February 15- 23, 2008.
Lisa Codrington
Lisa Codrington is an actor/writer based in Toronto. She is currently an Associate Artist at Theatre Direct Canada and Playwright in Residence at The Canadian Stage Company. Nightwood Theatre in association with Obsidian Theatre Company produced the world premiere of her play Cast Iron, which went on to play at Frank Collymore Hall in Barbados, West Indies. Alison Sealy Smith was nominated for a Dora Award for her performance in the show and the play was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for Drama. Lisa's short radio drama Skylar aired on CBC Radio's Sunday Showcase and her monologue Vegas was presented in Theatre Direct Canada’s production The Demonstration. Her work has been published in The Canadian Theatre Review and in the Playwrights Canada Press anthologies Acting Out and Beyond the Pale. Lisa has a BA in Criminology from the University of Manitoba and a BFA in Acting from Ryerson University where she was recently awarded The Jack McAllister Alumni Award. This summer Lisa will perform in the Shaw Festival’s production of The Little Foxes and her writing will be presented in The Ambient Opera Society’s production of Opera on the Rocks at Paupers Pub, as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival.
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