Jan Derbyshire

Jan "JD" Derbyshire is a Canadian theatre artist, comedian, and writer.

Jan Derbyshire
Born
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Other namesJD
ChildrenKacey Rohl
Websitewww.jdderbyshire.com

Early life and education

Derbyshire was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She completed master's degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Inclusive Design in 2014.[1][2]

Career

In 2010 alongside the Paralympic Games, Derbyshire performed her one-woman show Funny in the Head at the Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture Festival. Funny in the Head, a show about Derbyshire's experiences with bipolar disorder, was the only show performed at Kickstart.[3]

Derbyshire developed the one-woman show, Certified, in 2018. She has performed Certified for Handsome Alice Theatre (Calgary) in 2018,[4] Touchstone Theatre (Vancouver) in 2019,[5] at One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo (Calgary) in 2020,[6] and at the Progress Festival (Toronto) in 2020.[7]

In 2020, Derbyshire was writer-in-residence at Mount Royal University.[6]

Personal life

Derbyshire and her ex-husband, TV director Michael Rohl, have a daughter, actress Kacey Rohl.[8][1]

Plays
  • Labour Unions, the Brotherhood of Mothers
  • Freaky Jane Fine Takes on the Serious World
  • Bearded Circus Ladies
  • Ingenius Speculations — co-written with Kim Selody, Rita Bozi, and Roy Surette
  • Joke You
  • Maharani and the Maple Leaf
  • Under the Big Top
  • All In
  • Funny in the Head[9]
  • Turkey in the Woods[1]
  • Sorry Toronto, Really I Am[1]
  • Certified[5]

Awards
Year Award Category Work Result Notes Ref.
2020 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Outstanding Original Script Certified Won [10]
Critics’ Choice Innovation Award Won for Touchstone Theatre

References
  1. Leiren-Young, Mark (2012-07-31). "Talking Turkey About Queer Arts". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2020-11-07 – via PressReader.
  2. "About". Jan(JD)Derbyshire. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  3. Johnston, Kristy (2012). Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780773539945.
  4. Watson, Kari (2018-03-13). "Jan Derbyshire invites you to determine her mental state in solo production Certified – TheYYSCENE". The YYScene. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. Kai Mak, Danny (2019-11-04). "In Certified, Jan Derbyshire adroitly untangles her experiences in the mental-health system". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  6. Hobson, Louis B. (2020-01-21). "High Performance Rodeo selling out fast in last week". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  7. "In Certified, comedian Jan Derbyshire asks the audience to assess her mental health". CBC. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. Derdeyn, Stuart (2015-04-15). "Kacey Rohl likes Working the Engels". The Province. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  9. Johnston, Kirsty (2012). Stage Turns : Canadian Disability Theatre. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780773539945.
  10. Smith, Janet (2020-06-29). "Noises Off, The Father, and more win big as 2019-20 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards go virtual". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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