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Linda Moore, whose stage directing talents are recognized from coast to coast, and who headed Halifax’s Neptune Theatre for a decade, has recently been appointed Crake Fellow in Drama at Mount Allison University for the 2008-09 academic year. Moore succeeds playwright, actor, and dramaturge Jenny Munday to become the fourth theatre professional to be funded as Drama Fellow by Sackville’s J.E.A. Crake Foundation. Primarily a stage director for live theatre, Linda Moore has worked at major theatres across Canada including the Shaw Festival, the Manitoba Theatre Centre, and The Arts Club in Vancouver. She was the artistic director of Neptune Theatre in Halifax from 1990 – 2000, where she was a driving force behind Neptune’s major facility expansion and renovation. She has also worked as a dramaturge/director on new plays for numerous companies, including Alberta Theatre Projects, The Blyth Festival, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, and the Stratford Festival. In 2005 Moore was awarded the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Mayor’s prize for achievement in theatre, and in 1997 she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Mary’s University in Halifax. She wrote the foreword for I Still Love You, the 2006 Governor General’s award winning collection of plays by Daniel MacIvor. She has taught and directed at Dalhousie University, the University of Victoria, McGill, and the National Theatre School of Canada. In 2007, Moore published her first novel with Vagrant Press of Halifax. Moore will take up her duties at Mount Allison in September. She will supervise student projects, direct, and teach in the university’s Drama Studies Program. Director of Drama Mark Blagrave says he is thrilled to have a person of Linda Moore’s stature and experience joining the team, continuing the tremendous contribution made by previous Crake Fellows. Moore is looking forward to working with the students and is excited about the opportunity to pass on what she has learned to a new generation. The Crake Fellowship in Drama is made possible through the generous support of the J.E.A. Crake Foundation, a philanthropic body that administers funds left by the late Dr. Ernest Crake, long-time Professor of Classics at Mount Allison University. Linda Moore, whose stage directing talents are recognized from coast to coast, and who headed Halifax’s Neptune Theatre for a decade, has recently been appointed Crake Fellow in Drama at Mount Allison University for the 2008-09 academic year. Moore succeeds playwright, actor, and dramaturge Jenny Munday to become the fourth theatre professional to be funded as Drama Fellow by Sackville’s J.E.A. Crake Foundation. Primarily a stage director for live theatre, Linda Moore has worked at major theatres across Canada including the Shaw Festival, the Manitoba Theatre Centre, and The Arts Club in Vancouver. She was the artistic director of Neptune Theatre in Halifax from 1990 – 2000, where she was a driving force behind Neptune’s major facility expansion and renovation. She has also worked as a dramaturge/director on new plays for numerous companies, including Alberta Theatre Projects, The Blyth Festival, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, and the Stratford Festival. In 2005 Moore was awarded the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Mayor’s prize for achievement in theatre, and in 1997 she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Mary’s University in Halifax. She wrote the foreword for I Still Love You, the 2006 Governor General’s award winning collection of plays by Daniel MacIvor. She has taught and directed at Dalhousie University, the University of Victoria, McGill, and the National Theatre School of Canada. In 2007, Moore published her first novel with Vagrant Press of Halifax. Moore will take up her duties at Mount Allison in September. She will supervise student projects, direct, and teach in the university’s Drama Studies Program. Director of Drama Mark Blagrave says he is thrilled to have a person of Linda Moore’s stature and experience joining the team, continuing the tremendous contribution made by previous Crake Fellows. Moore is looking forward to working with the students and is excited about the opportunity to pass on what she has learned to a new generation. The Crake Fellowship in Drama is made possible through the generous support of the J.E.A. Crake Foundation, a philanthropic body that administers funds left by the late Dr. Ernest Crake, long-time Professor of Classics at Mount Allison University.