Frank Moher (born 1955) is a Canadian playwright,

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, and

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. He was born in

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and lived in

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and

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, Alberta. His plays include ''Odd Jobs'' (1985) which has been produced internationall

and was a finalist for the

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, ''The Third Ascent'' which toured Canada and won the Edmonton Sterling Award for Outstanding New Play, ''Supreme Dream'' (with Rhonda Trodd, 1995) which also toured Canada, and ''Big Baby'' (2004). His plays are published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Playwrights Canada Press, and online by ProPlay. Moher has been the Artistic Producer of Western Edge Theatre in

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since 2002, and is editor and media critic for the online magazine backofthebook.ca.

External links

Frank Moher in ''The Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia''

Frank Moher in ''Canadian Who's Who''

frankmoher.com
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