# Jason Hall (playwright)

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Canadian playwright (born 1978)

**Jason Hall** (born 1978) is a Canadian [playwright](/source/Playwright). He was born and raised in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario). He attended [Queen's University](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston), [King's College London](/source/King's_College_London), and the [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art).

*Eyes Catch Fire*, his first full-length play, won Canada's [Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition](/source/Herman_Voaden_Playwriting_Competition) in 2003. It was subsequently produced at the [Finborough Theatre](/source/Finborough_Theatre), London in 2004 and was selected as a [Time Out](/source/Time_Out_(company)) Critics' Choice.[1]

*GBS*, his second play, was first produced at Toronto's [Factory Theatre](/source/Factory_Theatre) in 2004 as part of the [Toronto Fringe Festival](/source/Toronto_Fringe_Festival). Its second production was in 2006 at [Theatre503](/source/Theatre503), London.[2] *GBS'* third production took place in March–April 2010 at [New York](/source/New_York_City)'s off-Broadway Kirk Theatre on [Theatre Row](/source/Theatre_Row_(New_York_City)).[3]

*Stand Sentry*, a [short film](/source/Short_film) adapted from his play of the same name, premiered at the Strasbourg International Film Festival on August 31, 2009.[4]

In 2005, he was selected by the [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre) Young Writers Programme to attend the [World Interplay](/source/World_Interplay) Festival in [Australia](/source/Australia).[5] Later that year, he was chosen by the [British Council](/source/British_Council)'s Visiting Arts programme to spend three months in residence at El Teatro Libre in [Bogotá, Colombia](/source/Bogot%C3%A1%2C_Colombia).[6]

He currently resides in [London](/source/London), UK.

## Plays

- *Africa Calls*

- *Avian Citizen*

- *Eyes Catch Fire*

- *GBS* [7]

- *Insurgency*

- *Stand Sentry*

- *10, 11, 12 Third Floor*

## External links

- [Jason Hall](http://www.theagency.co.uk/clients/search.html?dirQuickSearch=true&query=Jason+Hall)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [\[1\]](http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/archive/archive_eyescatchfire.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013041/http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/archive/archive_eyescatchfire.htm) 2015-09-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Eyes Catch Fire at Finborough Theatre. Accessed 2009-07-22

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [\[2\]](http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/hall-jason.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160923051650/http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/hall-jason.html) 2016-09-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Jason Hall listing in doolee.com. Accessed 2009-07-22

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161203071901/http://www.theclockworktheatre.org/currentprod.html#gbs). Archived from [the original](http://www.theclockworktheatre.org/currentprod.html#gbs) on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2009-07-22.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Strasbourg International Film Festival - Comedic Shorts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090912003020/http://www.strasbourgfilmfest.com/shorts-comedy-09.html). *www.strasbourgfilmfest.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.strasbourgfilmfest.com/shorts-comedy-09.html) on 2009-09-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jason Hall - complete guide to the Playwright and Plays"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090112140106/http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/hall-jason.html). *www.doollee.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/hall-jason.html) on 2009-01-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091004170000/http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/our_work/colombia_programme.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/our_work/colombia_programme.html) on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-07-22.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hall, Jason (2006). *GBS*. Bloomsbury Academic. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84002-702-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84002-702-9).

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