Shelley Tepperman is a

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-based Canadian writer and translator. She has been nominated for the

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multiple times.

Early life and education

Tepperman was born in

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. She has a BA in

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from the

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and an MA from the

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in Art Dramatique.

Works

Translations: * ''La Repetition -'' originally by Dominic Champagne * ''In Vitro'' - originally written by Yvan Bienvenue * ''Wedding Day At The Cro-Magnons'' - originally written by

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* ''The Tale Of Joan Avark'' - originally written by Louise Bombardier * ''Unsettling Accounts'' - originally written by Yvan Bienvenue * ''The Winners'' - originally written by Francois Archambault * ''Alphonse'' - originally written by Wajdi Mouawad * ''Tideline'' - originally written by Wajdi Mouawad * ''Moliere'' - originally written by

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* ''Life Savers'' - originally written by Serge Boucher * ''Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman'' - originally written by Sabina Berman * ''Pacamambo'' - originally written by Wajdi Mouawad * ''The List'' - originally written by Jennifer Tremblay * ''The Carousel'' - originally written by Jennifer Tremblay * ''In My Paper House'' - originally written by Philippe Dorin * ''The Deliverance'' - originally written by Jennifer Tremblay

Awards

References

External links

*
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
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