Articles by Jim Beard

Playwright, screenwriter and Shakespearean actor, Jim Lair Beard has performed all over the United States with the American Shakespeare Center and later became one of their resident company members in Staunton, Virginia. His one man show, Mammas, Don’t Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To Be Actors, carried him to various states across the U.S. and was one of the opening acts for the inaugural Capital Fringe Festival in Washington D.C. Jim was recognized by Craig Newmark of Craigslist for being 1 of 16 People and Organizations Changing the World in 2012, for his writing on the Occupy Movement and has been a contributing writer for the award-winning online publication, Capital and Main - devoted to the investigation of power and politics. He has also been a contributing writer for Truthdig, Right Hand Pointing, and The Liar Anthology. He lives in Calgary, Alberta and is both a U.S. Citizen and a Canadian Permanent Resident. His play, Blue-Eyed Hag debuted in June/July 2022 with The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company in Grand Haven, Michigan, and was followed up with performances at The Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival in October. His play Love’s Heavy Burden will have public readings in Winter and Spring 2023. A script analyst for both writing schools and literary agencies. In April 2022, Jim was hired as the theatre critic for The Calgary Guardian.