Jennifer Lines Explained
Jennifer Lines is a Canadian theatre and television actress.
Lines graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Victoria. She has starred in productions at the Arts Club Theatre,[1] [2] Bard on the Beach,[3] [4] Vancouver Playhouse[5] and the Belfry Theatre. She has played in Beyond Eden, The Amorous Adventures of Anatol, A Little Night Music and Hello Dolly at the Vancouver Playhouse.[6] Her stage credits for the Art Club include It's a Wonderful Life, The Real Thing, Here on the Flight Path and Sylvia.
Lines has received several Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations. She was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award in 2014 for the category of Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Small Theatre for her performance in Whose Life Is It Anyway? staged by Realwheels Theatre.[7] Lines has been fascinated by Shakespeare's plays from an early age.[8]
Lines was praised by the Globe and Mail for her gender-bending portrayal of Horatio in the Bard on the Beach's 2013 staging of Hamlet.[9] The Georgia Straight has praised Lines for both her technical skill and for being "emotionally present" as an actress. The Province calls Lines' performance "classic."[10] Vancouver Sun calls Lines one of "Vancouver's brightest stars of the theatre."[11]
Selected stage credits
- Simone in Après Moi, staged by Ruby Slippers Theatre in association with BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective (2015).[12]
- Horatio in Hamlet, staged by Bard on the Beach (2013).
- Olivia in Twelfth Night, staged by Bard on the Beach (2013).[13]
- Mary Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, staged by Arts Club Theatre (2012).
- Mimi in Mimi or a Poisoner's Comedy, staged by Touchstone Theatre (2010).[14]
- Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, staged by Bard on the Beach (2010).[15]
- Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, staged by Bard on the Beach (2010).[16]
- Luciana in A Comedy of Errors, staged by Bard on the Beach (2009).[17]
- Ariel in The Tempest, staged by Bard on the Beach (2008).[18]
- Annie in The Real Thing, staged by StoppardFest (2007).[19]
- Cressida in Troilus and Cressida, staged by Bard on the Beach (2006).[20]
- Rosaline in Love's Labour's Lost, staged by Bard on the Beach (2005).
- Mistress Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor, staged by Bard on the Beach (2004).
- Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing, staged by Bard on the Beach (2004).
- Adriana in A Comedy of Errors, staged by Bard on the Beach (2003).
- Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice, staged by Bard on the Beach (2003).
- Katherine in Henry V, staged by Bard on the Beach (2002).
- Maria in Twelfth Night, staged by Bard on the Beach (2002).
- Julia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, staged by Bard on the Beach.
- Maria in Love's Labour's Lost, staged by Bard on the Beach (1997).
- Mopsa in The Winter's Tale, staged by Bard on the Beach (1997).
- Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing, staged by Bard on the Beach (1996).
- Jessica in The Merchant of Venice, staged by Bard on the Beach (1996).
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Notes and References
- http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=2838767f-e26d-4e09-9ea8-71458cbdd797&k=82374 "Theatre Review: It's a Wonderful Life"
- Web site: Jennifer Lines and Bob Frazer in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production of It's a Wonderful Life. Edmonton Journal. 9 May 2016.
- http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=827871 "Bard on the Beach: Fresh breeze blows through spirited study of Tempest"
- Web site: Thorkelson. Erika. Will's Wake: Love of Shakespeare alive and well 400 years after his death. Vancouver Sun. 9 May 2016.
- https://www.straight.com/article/a-little-night-music "A little night music"
- Web site: Jennifer Lines. Touchstone Theatre. 10 May 2016.
- Web site: Nominations for the 32nd Annual Jessie Richardson Awards. 23 May 2014. The Cultch. 10 May 2016.
- News: Will's Wake: Love of Shakespeare Alive and Well 400 Years After His Death. Thorkelson. Erika. 30 March 2016. Ottawa Citizen. 9 May 2016. 9 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609200209/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/love%20shakespeare%20alive%20well%20years%20after/11865715/story.html. dead.
- News: A Superb Hamlet for Modern Times on Show at Bard on the Beach. Lederman. Marsha. 9 July 2013. The Globe and Mail. 9 May 2016.
- News: It's a Wonderful Life and Dean Paul Gibson Sparkle for the Holidays in Vancouver. Barr. Catherine "Cat". 10 December 2012. The Province. 9 May 2016. 4 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604100114/http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/12/10/its-a-wonderful-life-and-dean-paul-gibson-sparkle-for-the-holidays-in-vancouver/. dead.
- News: Ignore critics: Bard on the Beach is great. Waber. Angelika. 3 August 2015. Vancouver Sun. 10 May 2016.
- News: Après Moi and The List Provide a Glimpse Into Quebec's Vibrant Theatre Scene. Oliver. Kathleen. 29 January 2015. The Georgia Straight. 9 May 2016.
- News: Bard on the Beach's Twelfth Night is Heavy on Concept. Thomas. Colin. 27 June 2013. The Georgia Straight. 9 May 2016.
- News: Stylish Romp With a Deadly Outcome in Mimi or a Poisoner's Comedy. Rabinovitch. Andrea. 13 November 2010. Vancouver Observer. 9 May 2016.
- News: Much Ado About Nothing. June 2010. Vancouver Plays. 10 May 2016.
- Web site: Antony and Cleopatra. Warner. Andrea. 1 July 2010. The Writerly Life. 10 May 2016.
- News: Bard on the Beach Creates a Giddy Comedy of Errors. Oliver. Kathleen. 15 June 2009. The Georgia Straight. 9 May 2016.
- News: Magic and Music at Heart of Meg Roe's Tempest. Thomas. Colin. 3 July 2008. The Georgia Straight. 9 May 2016.
- News: StoppardFest's Funny, Bracing Opener The Real Thing. Prokosh. Kevin. 20 January 2007. Winnipeg Free Press. 9 May 2016.
- Book: Bevington, David. https://books.google.com/books?id=s9fnCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22jennifer+lines%22&pg=PR4. Troilus and Cressida. Bloomsbury. 2015. 9781472584731. 127. Additions and Reconsiderations.
