Brenna, Dwayne 1955-

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BRENNA, Dwayne 1955-

PERSONAL:

Born December 25, 1955, in Spalding, Saskatchewan, Canada; son of Gordon Arnold (a farmer) and Elma Rose (a farmer) Brenna; married Beverley Ann Stilborn; children: Wilson Gustav, Eric Gordon, Connor Thomas Arthur. Education: University of Saskatchewan, B.A. (with honors), 1977, M.A., 1983; University of London, London, England, Ph.D., 2000. Hobbies and other interests: Baseball, hockey.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Site 500, Box 15, RR#5, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 3J8. Office—Department of Drama, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E2; fax: 306-966-8193. E-mail—brenna@duke.usask.ca.

CAREER:

Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, journeyman actor, 1980; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, associate professor of drama, 1986—. Saskatchewan Playwrights' Centre, acting president, 1997.

MEMBER:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists, Canadian Actors' Equity Association, Association for Canadian Theater Research.

WRITINGS:

HUMOR

No Lutefisk for Christmas, Dancing Sky Theater, 1999.

Eddie Gustafson's Guide to Christmas and Other Winter Fun, Coteau Books (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada), 2000.

Eddie Gustafson and the Water-Spirit, Dancing Sky Theater, 2001.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Radio scripts; research on nineteenth-century theater.

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