Listen to this Oral History
Description
Listen to Canadian playwright and educator Aviva Ravel talk about her experiences and influences in theatre, including in-depth discussions of her plays Dance Like a Butterfly, My Rumanian Cousin, Vengeance, and One Potato, Two Potato. Born in 1928 in Montreal, Aviva Ravel has written over thirty plays, which have been produced and performed around Canada and on CBC and Israel Radio. Her plays include comedies such as Dance Like a Butterfly, Whatever Makes You Happy, and Mendel Fish, dramas such as Moon People and Dispossessed, and children's plays such as Legends of King Solomon, The Sholom Aleichem Show, and Be My Friend. She has also received a number of awards for her works, including the Women Write for Theatre Award, J I Segal Award, Women's Press Club award for Humour, Quebec Drama Festival Award, Women's Federation Honoree for contribution to Montreal theate, and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Quebec Award.