Louise Fagan
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Area(s) | Director, Producer |
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Louise Fagan
Patricia Louise Fagan (born May 4, 1965) enjoys a dynamic career that spans theatre, music and film. She is the founder of Louise Fagan Productions [1] in London, Ontario. The daughter of choral conductor Gerald Fagan, she obtained a degree in English and dramatic literature from the University of Western Ontario and then became an independent theatre director, piling up experience in production, musical story-telling, television and film. [2]
Fagan has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including producing and directing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2001 Canada Summer Games. In the summer of 2002, she was hired as show co-ordinator for The Way of the Cross, which celebrated the pope's visit to Toronto. [3] She studio produced the orchestral recording River, commissioned by Wellspring Cancer Support Centre, to mirror the emotional journey of a cancer patient and was executive producer for the soundtrack to Jazzabel produced by legendary Canadian producer Jack Richardson. Other most recent CD releases include Noted! and In Good Company.
Fagan's directing credits include the Vagina Monologues, Hearts Made Great and The World Awaits. She owns her own film production company, Phat Puppy Productions, and co-founded Femme Fatale, a London-based theatre company. [4] Femme Fatale's production of one-woman shows, titled Portraits, opened in 2006 with shows at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. 2006 performances include Urban Stages, New York City, and the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Shows in the production included Jazzabel, The Shimmering Verge (with Molly Peacock) and Nona. [5]
Louise is the Creative Director of "Under and African Sky", held each December, featuring UN Envoy to Africa Stephen Lewis, a fundraiser in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation to combat AIDS in Africa. [6] Ms. Fagan is also the Artistic Producer for the "In Good Company" arts festival which is a month long, multi-arts festival in London. [7]
Ms. Fagan has recently been named CEO of Goodnight Angel Productions. She has two children, Nathaniel and Gillian.
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Category:Directors Category:1965 births Category:Living people