Biography of Charlotte Fielden

Fielden began her theatrical training at the Toronto Conservatory school of dramatic arts when she was seven years old. Her first acting experience was playing Peas Blossom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. During her years at the University of Toronto, she played leading roles under the direction of Robert Gill, and the title role in Miss Julie under the direction of Leon Major. At her graduation in '55 she received the U of T gold medal, and her ARCT (Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto) in theatre arts. She played Jessica in The Merchant of Venice at the Canadian Stratford Festival under the direction of Tyrone Guthrie and studied with Marcel Marceau, performed and taught mime. She has written for radio, film and theatre. Her first published novel CRYING AS SHE RAN - Macmillan of Canada (1970) was followed by her first play ONE CROWDED HOUR -Playwrights' Co-op (1976), produced in both French and English, PALATINE HILL - (2004), MESSAGES LIKE MEMORIES (2005), sequel to Crying As She Ran, A THIN PLACE, first short story collection, (2006), SAVING ANGEL, a play, (2007), AN AGE WITHOUT A NAME (2007), sequel to Messages Like Memories, completing the Weil trilogy, and FRAGRANCE OF THYME (2008) her first poetry collection. She is currently working on her first musical STORYVILLE with composer Ian McAndrew. She is a founding member of both the Playwrights Guild of Canada and The Writers Union of Canada.