Ellie Moon

Ellie Moon
NationalityCanadian, English
OccupationActor, Playwright
Years active2016–present

Ellie Moon is a Canadian actor and playwright.[1]

Career

Moon began her career in Toronto, Ontario, as a member of the acting company at Soulpepper Theatre Company in 2016, and acting in her playwriting debut, Asking For It, which opened both Crow's Theatre and Nightwood Theatre's 2017 to 2018 seasons, and earned her a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for performance.[2]

Moon wrote and premiered two other plays— What I Call Her, and This Was the World. The first premiered at Crow’s Theatre, and the latter at Tarragon Theatre.[3] During this time, Moon continued to work as an actor, with roles including Emmy in A Doll's House, Part 2 at Segal Centre for Performing Arts.[4] In 2019, it was announced in Variety that What I Call Her is being developed into a feature film by D. W. Waterson.[5]

Publications

Asking For It and Other Plays: Asking For It, What I Call Her and This Was the World (2020) [6]

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gollark: I could probably just dump this rift wyrm, but I don't particularly want to.
gollark: I'm going to have to try and get that in 2 hours when I have *another* open slot.
gollark: The release is going to probably still be around in 2 hours, right? To get all six I need an extra eggslot, and I've got an egg hatching in, well, 2 hours.
gollark: ... wait, are there regular xenos in the biomes too?

References
  1. "Ellie Moon".
  2. Maga, Carly (November 25, 2018). "Ellie Moon's new play proves she's a theatrical force" – via www.thespec.com.
  3. "Review: What I Call Her is enlightening in its agony" – via The Globe and Mail.
  4. "Theatre review: Enough wit and female fury to fuel second Doll's House". November 23, 2018.
  5. Punter, Jennie; Punter, Jennie (April 29, 2019). "Inside Out LGBTQ Fest Unveils 2019 Finance Forum Selection (EXCLUSIVE)".
  6. https://books.google.ca/books/about/Asking_for_It_and_Other_Plays.html?id=HXJLzQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
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