In a Blue Moon

Lucia Frangione: Lucia Frangione is the author of over 28 plays, several of them going on to international productions. Espresso has been produced three times in Vancouver, toured Western Canada, and last year premiered in London, England. It was translated and produced in Poland, twice, and was produced in Chicago last spring. Her play, Christmas on the Air, just closed in Boston, played in Chicago last year, and has seen several productions across Canada. Cariboo Magi won the Sydney Risk prize and has been produced across Canada and in the United States, most recently in Beverly, MA. Chickens was produced in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, this past summer, and has also played across Canada, the United States, and even got as far as New Zealand. Recent plays include: Off Leash (Fugue Theatre), Leave of Absence, and Holy Mo (Pacific Theatre), Maid for a Musket (St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival), FRESCO (BellaLuna Productions), Etienne - the pod-play (Neworld/Richmond Gateway), Paradise Garden (Arts Club), Wobbling Madonna (Solo Collective), MMM (Ruby Slippers), and JoyTide, SisterElla, Mistletoads (Chemainus Theatre). Currently she is commissioned to write Holy Mo: A Christmas Show! for Pacific Theatre and a stage adaptation of The Thin Man for Vertigo Theatre. Lucia is also an award-winning actress and has worked for theatres across Canada. She is a proud member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Playwrights Theatre Centre, and is honoured to be published by Talonbooks. She teaches playwriting at Langara college and Rosebud School of the Arts. She writes a story a day on her blog: luciafrangione.com. She lives in Vancouver with her husband and two children.