Ellen Peterson is a playwright, actor, dramaturge and teacher. She is the founding Artistic Director of The Bug Circus. She is not a food-blogger.
Ellen’s plays have been produced by Theatre Projects Manitoba, Prairie Theatre Exchange, the Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba, and on the Fringe. Several short works have been published in anthologies.
She is the dramaturge for the Manitoba Association of Playwrights Open Door, and teaches acting and playwrighting at Manitoba Theatre for Young People. She is a member of the Prairie Theatre Exchange Playwrights’ Unit.
She also has that whole happy-wife-and-mother thing going on. She lives in Winnipeg.
This is Ellen Peterson. 
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Hi Ellen,
Just wondering if you have written about Edna.
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Hi Cousin: No I haven’t done one for Edna, but there may be one upcoming called “The Ladies of Purity.” I didn’t know Edna as well as I knew Ruth, and these stories only happen when they want to. They’re stubborn like Petersons.
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Hey Ellen! This is Sandra Tanner, from podunk Chippawa, Ontario. Just wanted to say helloo. Say Hi to your brother Murray. All the Best in the New Year 2018!
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Sandy Tanner? Unbelievable! Helloooo back. Are you still living in Chippawa? I’ll tell Murray you said hi. He’s a grandpa. Happy New Year!
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Niagara Falls, I think of you once in a while and always the day I made you scream out the window in Art Class for Frosh Week. Soooo funny! Howz things? Apparently pretty good. I, also am a “Nan” to 8 grandkids, one more on the way but I did have 6 kids myself, 5 girls and a boy (including twins) Chippawa water I guess. Bahahaha. Hope your own family is well. So glad to hear back from you! Keep in touch. Sandy Flexhaug(nee Tanner). It’s Norwegian, if you’re wondering…cuz I know you are. 🙂
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Hi Ellen I was a Brown Owl in Chippawa and moved to Ingersoll 1969. The Brownies gave me a carving 3 different owls,My name was Donna Houston them. If I had your e-mail I could send the picture. My kids
were Charlie Sue Min & Bill.
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Hello Brown Owl! Thanks for your reply. I was a Brownie for a little while; maybe we’ve met. I seem to remember some Houston kids; my brothers might too. My email is peterfam66@gmail.com.
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Hey Cousin! Congratulations on your nomination for the Winnipeg Arts Council “Making a Mark” Award (last Saturday’s Freep). So proud of you. Donna
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Thanks Cousin!
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Dear Ellen,
Congratulations on opening the 2018 MTC season. I just retired from teaching and directing high school theatre. I remember my early days at River East Collegiate fondly – the Mime show, Pippin, Godspell. So much talent from that school! I have recently connected with Dean G and Vern T on Facebook.
Cheers,
Mrs. Susan Quinton
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Thanks Mrs. Quinton! Great to hear from you. Retired? At 40? Good for you! I still feel like I’m in high school. What a weird feeling having a play produced at MTC when I have seen so many plays there. I’ve had plays produced in other theatres but I used to go to MTC in high school, so it felt different somehow. Sat there thinking “look at little me writing this great big play!” It was a good experience all in all. Over the holidays I had Sheryl Dickson and Janice Brown over for tea. It’s great to keep in touch. Be well!
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Hi Ellen, I stumbled across your blog in part trying to track something down from the Wine & Words event in 2013. Any chance you wrote a poem for that about sudoku and a doctor’s office?
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Why yes, I did! That piece is called Trauma, and I keep thinking I should re-write it as a blog post. Glad you stumbled across.
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Oh I’m so glad! I really enjoyed hearing it performed but thought I had lost any info on who wrote it
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My experience with Thompson is that a friend and I planned a road trip where we would drive from Texas to Thompson and back in 72 hours, only stopping for gas. Some kind of family matters came up and we didn’t go but we were within hours of going.
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THAT would be a trip! Maybe you’ll get to go someday. I think there are better hotels in Thompson now than there were in 1989.
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Hello, Randomly came across your blog while looking for some historical data on Narol, Enjoyed Lockport or bust ,very well done. I was born and raised on Henderson highway and see some people referenced in your messages that either taught me at River East or whose names i recognize feel like i should know you , In any event enjoyed the read , thanks for the distraction
Gary Kingsland
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Thanks! Your name does seem familiar. I was Class of ’80 if that helps! If I had any idea where my yearbook is I’d look you up. Thanks for reading!
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Yes class of 80, was not really in the drama group more sports although I see Sheryl and old friend of mine is mentioned in one of your responses. Will read some more of your work when i get the opportunity.
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Hi there! Looking to get in touch about your adaptation of Sense and Sensibility
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Hi! if you leave your email here i will be glad to get in touch. I can also be reached through the Playwright’s Guild of Canada or Ian Arnold at Catalyst TCM Thank you!
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Hey Ellen,
For whatever reason, you ended up in my emails.You were asking someone about their Sense and Sensibility adaptation🤔.
I couldn’t remember the last time we spoke so I looked up past comments. That was 2018! Holey (sp) Mackeral time flies!
I read your, “Dad was a Tackle” and remembered your brother Murray using Twitch as his subject when we did the dreaded speeches in school, only Murray liked the GreenBay Packers and he used that team as I recall. His speech made us laugh and I never forgot the story of Twitch escaping the clutches of a shadowy figure. I think he got an A for the speech😏.
Anyway, a lot has happened since we’ve touched base. I,my husband and three of the kids(all in different locations;Yarmouth, two in Truro and we live in Plympton, a little blink from Digby) moved to Nova Scotia thanks to Covid.
How’s Life for you? Hope all is well. Happy New Year and may it be your best year yet🇨🇦
Sandy Flexhaug(nee Tanner)
Sent from my iPad
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So bizarre! I don’t know how this happened. bUt it’s nice to hear from you for whatever reason. I was in Nova Scotia in the fall. I have worked there several times over the years and now have some good friends near Halifax. Life is good here! Our daughter is studying in Toronto and our son is working full time here in Winnipeg. Murray is a grandpa times 5, with another on the way. Yikes.
Take care and give my regards to the ocean!
Ellen
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