It All Starts In Here
About Jan
. . . was born and raised on a farm in Ontario. Her performing experience has taken her from the Royal Alex Theatre in HAIR to Yellowknife NWT with Opera in Concert, the interior o f B.C. on horse back with the Caravan Farm & Stage Companies,, and principal roles in Stratford on the Festival and Avon stages principal roles with Jessica Tandy and Maggie Smith. Other credits include the National Arts Centre, the Tarragon, Theatre London, Rainbow Stage in Winnipeg, the Theatre New Brunswick and live performances throughout British Columbia where she now calls home.
Jan has performed CIRCUS GOTHIC since 1978, from the initial stages as an epic poem to its present form as a one woman Tour de Force theatre experience. The show is based on her TRUES experience with circus life.
Her explorations of JANIS JOPLIN have been in multiple iterations with and without full bands since 1980. THE JANIS PAPERS her current offering (notably non-biographical) is based on dreams and direct transmissions from the spirit form of Janis herself .
Professional Experience
1968-2025
CBC Youth Series: 9:15 Alarm Clock – CBC RADIO 2 seasons (26 episodes)
HAIR – Royal Alex (one year)
THE ME NOBODY KNOWS – Bayview Playhouse (12 shows)
THOG HAMLET – Crawley Films
- Royal Brothers CIRCUS
- Ann Skinner’s RUNNING
STRATFORD (2 seasons) 75-77
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (as cast)
- Comedy of Errors (Ariadne)
- Way of the World (Foible)
- Anthony and Cleopatra (Charmian)
- Midsummer Night’s Dream (First Fairy)
- Merchant of Venice (as cast)
- Trumpets and Drums (principal)
POCHINKO CROSS CANADA CLOWN TOUR
3 YEARS POCHINKO National Arts Centre
OPERA IN CONCERT TOUR Cross Canada
CARAVAN STAGE CO.
- Horseplay
- The Golden Horseshoe
1968-2025 cont…
CARAVAN FARM THEATRE
- Horseplay (re mount)
- Beggars Opera (Mrs Peachum)
- As You Like It, (Celia)
- Animal Farm (Snowball)
- Bull by the Horns (Rowdy Kate)
- Strange Medicine (principal)
- Bluebeard (principal)
REGIONALS
- MAN OF LA MANCHA (Aldonza) Theatre New Brunswick
- 18 WHEELS Theatre New Brunswick
- BEGGARS OPERA (Polly Peachum) Alberta Theatre Projects
- OLIVER (Nancy)
- Rainbow Stage
- Limelight Dinner Theatre (year run)
- CABARET (Sally Bowles)
- Limelight Dinner Theatre (year run)
- RIDE ACROSS LAKE CONSTANCE National Arts Center
- ARTURO UI National Arts Center
- OEDIPUS REX (Antigone) National Arts Center
- SCAPIN National Arts Center
- The LEAKY HEAVEN Circus Co. Vancouver
- Typhoon
- King Llyr
- THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY (the Pool Show)
- Vancouver JCC
- LADIES–IN-WAITING (Toronto Fringe)
- Katherine of Aragon
1968-2025 cont…
PLAWRIGHT, CREATOR, PRODUCER, DESIGNER
CIRCUS GOTHIC (solo)
- Manitoba Theatre Center
- Centaur, Montreal
- Vancouver East Cultural Center
- Theatre Passe Muraille
- Halifax Fringe, Festival Vancouve
- Chutzpah Festival, Vancouver
- Caravan Farm Theatre
- Debajehmahjig Storytellers, Manitoulin Island
- Kingston Fringe Festival
JANIS JANUS (solo)
- Firehall Theatre
- Waterfront Theatre
- Commodore Ballroom Vancouver
- show tour BC ( booked through Pacific Contact Conference)
- HUGH’S ROOM Toronto
- TRANZAC CLUB Toronto
1968-2025 cont…
CIRCUS OF ROGUES
- Caravan Farm Theatre
AMERICAN DEMON
- Theatre Passe Muraille, (DORA nom.)
- LiveBait Theatre Sackville,NB
HOOLIGANS (with Mary Vingo)
- Nightwood Theatre
TELE WALK PHONE WOMAN MAN
- Rhubarb Festival
THE COMPLETELY INCOMPLEAT WORKS OF DENNIS LEE
- (200 plus shows)
- Self produced adapted designed scored and performed
- Inner City Angels
- National Book Festival Northern Ontario Tour
- Harbourfront, Toronto
Upcoming shows
Live performances, workshops and events.