Sharon Pollock

Sharon Pollock, (born 19 April 1936 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian playwright, actor, director, who lives in Calgary, Alberta. She has been Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary (1984), Theatre New Brunswick (1988–1990) and Performance Kitchen & The Garry Theatre, the latter which she herself founded in 1992. In 2007, she was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Sharon Pollock is one of Canada's most notable playwrights, and is a major part of the development of what is known today as Canadian Theatre. 2Early years Mary Sharon Chalmers was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick on 19 April 1936, to Eloise and George Everett Chalmers. Eloise had been a nurse prior to marrying Everett Chalmers, a prominent local physician. Sharon was raised in a family and time when appearances and family ties were extremely important; although her mother knew her father was unfaithful to her, she refused to leave him. Sharon had a younger brother, Peter Chalmers, who was born 19 October 1937. When Sharon was younger her parents often took her and her brother on trips. Trips such as to Banff, Vancouver, and through the U.S. Pollock had exposure to large scale American Musical Theatre as the family also traveled to New York, where she was able to see popular musicals such as Annie Get Your Gun, South Pacific, and Oklahom