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Dirk McLean was born in Trinidad and came to Toronto as a teenager. He studied creative writing, as well as speech and drama, and since 1978 has focused his attention on theater. He has published plays and screenplays, a children’s book, Steel Drums and Ice Skates, as well as hosted playwriting workshops in Canada, the Caribbean, and South Africa.

Ras Stone was born in Trinidad and has lived in Toronto since 1974. He is a self-taught artist who paints, designs jewelry, and creates pieces in papier mache. He also designs costumes that have appeared in several Carnivals and have been exhibited at...  Read More



book cover Curtain Up!
Written by Dirk Mclean
Illustrated by France Brassard

Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Performing Arts; Juvenile Fiction - Business, Careers, Occupations | 978-0-88776-899-6 (0-88776-899-7) | September 2010 | 19.99

Young Amaya is auditioning for a role in a professional play. Although she longs to perform, she is about to learn how much team effort and hard work is involved.

As the reader follows her progress from a nervous hopeful at an audition through the fittings for costumes, the rehearsals, the memory... [read more]

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