Joanna Glass

Joanna McClelland Glass (born October 7, 1936) is a Canadian playwright.[1] She was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and became an American citizen in 1962.[1] She has aided in the expansion of Canadian Theatre from 1970 to the present.

Joanna Glass
Born
Joan Ruth McClelland

(1936-10-07) October 7, 1936
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Notable workArtichoke (1975)
Woman Wanted (1984)
Trying (2004)
SpouseAlexander Glass (married 1959–1976)
Children3

Life

Glass was born on October 7, 1936 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.[2] She was born as Joan Ruth McClelland.[2] She was involved with theatre during high school.[2] She moved to Calgary to work in a radio station.[2]

Plays
  • 1972, Canadian Gothic
  • 1972, American Modern
  • 1975, Artichoke
  • 1980, To Grandmother's House We Go
  • 1983, Play Memory
  • 1989, Yesteryear
  • 1993, If We Are Women
  • 2004, Trying
  • 2008, Palmer Park[1]
  • 2010, Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily

Novels
  • 1975, Reflections on a Mountain Summer (Knopf)
  • 1984, Woman Wanted (St. Martin's)[1]

See also

References
  1. Nothof, Anne (2009-04-02). "Glass, Joanna McClelland". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. Nothof, Anne (October 31, 2011). "Joanna Glass". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

Further reading
  • The Oxford companion to Canadian literature, 2nd ed., pp. 464–466
  • The Oxford companion to Canadian theatre, pp. 234–235.


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