# Medina Hahn

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{{Short description|Canadian actress and writer}}
'''Medina Hahn''' is a Canadian actress and writer based in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia).<ref>"Vancouver theatre duo prepares to take on the world". ''WestEnder'', August 9, 2007.</ref> She is most noted as cowriter with [Darrell Dennis](/source/Darrell_Dennis) and [Daniel Arnold](/source/Daniel_Arnold_(actor)) of ''Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience'', a stage play which was shortlisted for the [Governor General's Award for English-language drama](/source/Governor_General's_Award_for_English-language_drama) at the [2022 Governor General's Awards](/source/2022_Governor_General's_Awards).<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-finalists-for-the-2022-governor-general-s-literary-award-for-drama-1.6612921 "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for drama"]. [CBC Books](/source/CBC_Books), October 12, 2022.</ref> ''Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience'' is a stage play about indigenous land claims which features points at which the audience can vote on the direction the story would take, requiring the actors to be prepared for at least 50 different possible permutations of the performance.<ref>Janet Smith, [https://www.straight.com/arts/1369696/inheritance-pick-path-experience-digs-land-claims-and-entitlement-engaging-new-ways "Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience digs into land claims and entitlement in engaging new ways"]. ''[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)'', March 7, 2020.</ref>

She studied theatre at the [University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta) as a classmate of Arnold, with whom she has remained closely associated as partners in the DualMinds theatre company.<ref>Bruce Deachman, "P.E.I. play is the hit of Alberta Series". ''[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)'', April 28, 2005.</ref> Their other plays have included ''Tuesdays & Sundays'',<ref>Ron Foley Macdonald, "Thrilling love triangle scorches the stage". ''[Halifax Daily News](/source/Halifax_Daily_News)'', July 31, 2003.</ref> ''Any Night'',<ref>Stephen Hunt, "Proximity led to creative spark". ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', November 17, 2011.</ref> ''The Annie Logo and Bill Board Show'' and ''Clear Sunny Day''.

She won two [Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award](/source/Elizabeth_Sterling_Haynes_Award)s in 2001 for ''Tuesdays & Sundays'', as Outstanding New Work and Outstanding Actress.<ref>Liz Nicholls, "Theatre folks really know how to throw a bash: A wild evening at the Sterlings erases all doubts". ''[Edmonton Journal](/source/Edmonton_Journal)'', June 22, 2001.</ref> In 2008, when [Daniel MacIvor](/source/Daniel_MacIvor) won the [Siminovitch Prize in Theatre](/source/Siminovitch_Prize_in_Theatre), he selected Arnold and Hahn as the winners of the Protégé honour.<ref>"$100,000 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre Awarded to Toronto Playwright, Daniel MacIvor"]. ''[Canada NewsWire](/source/Canada_NewsWire)'', October 27, 2008.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Actresses from Vancouver
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Category:University of Alberta alumni
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