Apr 9, 2017
Robert Chafe is an award winning playwright whose work has been
seen across Canada, the UK, and Australia.
Two of his plays ("Tempting Providence" and "Butler’s Marsh"), were
shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Drama. His play
"Afterimage" won the award in 2010.
Robert is Artistic Director and playwright for Artistic Fraud of
Newfoundland, where he frequently collaborates with NAC English
Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley.
In the podcast we discuss his transition from playwriting to
writing a collection of short stories.
Robert shares his experience seeing his plays on stage and watching
the audiences’ reaction to them.
He mentions that observing audiences has lead him to understand
that "how I feel about my work actually has nothing to do with how
an audience is going to experience it."