Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Koensgen, John
Ottawa-based actor and director, born in 1951.
He has acted in more than 100 plays, including David Young's Glenn (Great Canadian Theatre Company and Necessary Angel); Pauline and Turgenev; Our Country's Good; Summer of the Aliens; Bonjour, là, bonjour and, in February, 2002, Saint Nicholas) (National Arts Centre); The Secret Garden, Hard Times; Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)) (Centaur Theatre); and Facts (New Theatre of Ottawa and GCTC, 2010). In 2014, he appeared in the title role of Butcher by Nicolas Billon at its premiere at Alberta Theatre Projects; and again in the Great Canadian Theatre Company production with his son, Jonathan, in 2016.
He has also performed in film and directed the National Arts Centre production of Blood on the Moon.
Since 2006, he is the Artistic Director of New Theatre of Ottawa.
In 2001 he received the Ottawa Critics Circle Award for Contribution to English Theatre.
Profile by Gaetan Charlebois. Additional information provided by Alvina Ruprecht.
Last updated 2021-02-18
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