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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.
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February's Dog Paul J Chinook and Crew
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Of Oil and Men: A Film Review of February’s Dog

May 9, 2022 Jim Beard

February’s Dog is an independent project filmed in parts of rural southern Alberta that exposes the human ramifications of a feast or famine oil economy. The story follows characters, Dale and Nigel as they struggle […]

Dora Maar: The Wicked One Daniela Vlaskalic
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The Muse and the Minotaur: A Review of Dora Maar: The Wicked One

May 6, 2022 Jim Beard

Solo-person shows are difficult to pull off. One challenge lies in creating good enough material to keep an audience engaged. A second challenge lies in the actor. Are they dexterous and versatile enough to meet […]

Death, Comedy, and Friendship: One Yellow Rabbit's Gilgamesh Lazyboy
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Death, Comedy, and Friendship: One Yellow Rabbit’s Gilgamesh Lazyboy

April 25, 2022 Jim Beard

The story of Gilgamesh is an old story. Written on clay tablets in cuneiform, it’s one of the oldest stories in the world. It follows the friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu as they confront raspy-voiced […]

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