- Louise Fagan
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birthname = Patricia Louise Fagan
birthdate = May 4
location =London, Ontario
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nationality = Canadian
area = Director, Producer
awards =Louise Fagan enjoys a dynamic career that spans theatre, music and film. She is the founder of Louise Fagan Productions [cite web |url=http://www.louisefaganproductions.com/|title=Louise Fagan Productions] which is located in
London, Ontario . The daughter of choral conductorGerald Fagan , she obtained a degree in English and dramatic literature fromthe University of Western Ontario and then became an independent theatre director, piling up experience in production, musical story-telling, television and film. [cite web |url=http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=106678&x=articles&s=womenonmove|title=London Free Press]Fagan has worked on a number of high-profile projects, including producing and directing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2001
Canada Summer Games . In the summer of 2002, she was hired as show co-ordinator for The Way of the Cross, which celebrated the Pope's visit to Toronto. [cite web |url=http://www.lfpress.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=106678&x=articles&s=womenonmove|title=London Free Press] She studio produced the orchestral recording "River", commissioned by Wellspring Cancer Support Centre, to mirror the emotional journey of a cancer patient and was executive producer for the soundtrack to "Jazzabel", produced by legendary Canadian producerJack Richardson . Other most recent CD releases include "Noted!" and "In Good Company".Fagan's theater directing credits include the
Vagina Monologues , Hearts Made Great and The World Awaits. She owns her own film production company, Phat Puppy Productions, and co-founded Femme Fatale, a London-based theatre company. [cite web |url=http://www.louisefaganproductions.com/|title=Louise Fagan Productions] Femme Fatale's production of one-woman shows, titled "Portraits" (which was featured in the February 2006 issue ofOprah magazine) [cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/omag_200602_femme|title=O Magazine] , opened in 2006 with shows atThe National Museum of Women in the Arts ,Washington, DC . Additional performances took place at Urban Stages,New York City , andThe University of the South ,Sewanee ,Tennessee . Shows in the production included Jazzabel, The Shimmering Verge (withMolly Peacock ) and Nona. [cite web|url=http://www.mollypeacock.org/shimmeringverge/history.html|title=Molly Peacock.org] Ms. Fagan also directed the short film "Father's Touch", which was an adaptation of the first chapter of a book of the same name by Donald O'Haene. The film won a top 50 placement in theKevin Spacey conceived, worldwide Online film festival, Triggerstreet. [cite web |url=http://www.louisefaganproductions.com/projects/phat_puppy.html|title=Phat Puppy Productions]Louise is the Creative Director of "Under an African Sky", held each December, featuring
UN Envoy to AfricaStephen Lewis , a fundraiser in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation to combatAIDS inAfrica . [cite web |url= http://www.louisefaganproductions.com/Upcoming/index.html|title=Louise Fagan Productions] Ms. Fagan is also the Artistic Producer for the "In Good Company" festival which is a month long, multi-arts festival in London. [cite web |url= http://www.in-good-company.ca/|title=In Good Company Website]Ms. Fagan has recently been named President of Goodnight Angel Productions. She has two children, Nathaniel and Gillian.
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