Lina Chartrand
Lina Chartrand (1948-1994) was a Canadian writer and theatre creator. She was a co-founder of the feminist theatre company, Company of Sirens. Her most famous work was the bilingual and partly autobiographical play, ''La P'tite Miss Easter Seals''. Early life Chartrand was born in 1948 in Timmins, Ontario, one of four children of Leo and Leocadie Chartland. At sixteen months old, she contracted polio which resulted in her requiring spinal surgery at age 10, following which Chartrand spent time in a full body cast. In 1960, Chartrand was selected as Little Miss Easter Seals (Canada), Easter Seals. Chartrand attended Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she received a B.A. in drama. Career In 1986, Chartrand formed the feminist theatre collective Company of Sirens, with Aida Jordão, Catherine Glen, Lib Spry, Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, Shawna Dempsey, and Cynthia Grant (director), Cynthia Grant. With ''Company of Sirens'', Chart ...
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