MARY WALSH in DANCING with RAGE Written & Performed by Mary Walsh
PROGRAM NOTES MARY WALSH IN DANCING WITH RAGE Written & Performed by Mary Walsh Co -Directed by Andy Jones & Mary Walsh Wednesday, October 2, 2013 @ 8PM Centre In The Square, Kitchener THE CREATIVE TEAM Mary Walsh Hailing from St. John’s, NL, Mary Walsh was an original member of the infamous CODCO sketch comedy series, which ran on CBC Television from 1987 to 1992. In 1992, she began to work with Rick Mercer, creating and starring in the highly acclaimed series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, where Mary's Warrior Princess character Marg Delahunty became famous for ambushing politicians and submitting them to satirical interviews. In 2011 she reprised the role of Marg Delahunty, conducting the now infamous ambush interview of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at his home. Mary Walsh is the recipient of 25 Gemini awards, the Order of Canada award and in 2012 she received a Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Andy Jones Andy Jones has been a professional writer, actor and director for over thirty years. He has written five critically acclaimed one-man comedy shows, which have toured extensively across Canada, the UK, and Ireland. Andy was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland where he co-founded the Resource Centre for the Arts at the L.S.P.U. Hall, co-writing, acting in, and directing many original productions. He is well known in Canada as one of the groundbreaking Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO, in both its theatrical and television incarnations. Andy’s numerous awards include two Gemini awards, five Gemini nominations, two Emmy nominations, two Genie nominations, election to the Newfoundland Arts Council Hall of Honour, The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council’s Award of Excellence, and the ACTRA Award of Excellence for Lifetime Achievement.
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