Paul Thompson
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Canadian theatre director and playwright
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Paul Thompson O.C. is a Canadian playwright and theatre director. Best known for his term as artistic director of Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, Ontario from 1970 to 1982, Thompson was known for pioneering techniques of collective creation, in which actors, playwrights and directors would collaborate on the creation of a play through field research and acting improvisations. Plays on which Thompson was credited as a primary or collaborating writer during this era included Doukhobors , The Farm Show , 1837: The Farmers' Revolt , I Love You, Baby Blue , Far As the Eye Can See and Maggie and Pierre .
