Linda A. Carson

Playwright

Linda, a graduate of Vancouver’s Studio 58, has performed in theatres across Canada and written several plays, including Dying to Be Thin (Jessie Award), Here To Hear (with Cathy Nosaty), George and Martha (Based upon the books by James Marshal) and Jack and The Bean. Some of her most memorable acting credits include: Synthetic Energy, Mom’s The Word, Patty’s Cake, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Where The Wild Things Are. Beyond doubt, Linda’s favourite role to date has been playing “Mother” to Julian and Timothy her two sons and “Dear Partner” to their dad Kim Selody. Linda’s parents, Ron and Isabel Carson once told her that children take you to places that you would never normally go and she thanks her two son’s for continuing to do just that. Currently Linda is acting in Where The Wild Things Are and continues to write and enjoy life from her home on Bowen Island, B.C.

Published Works

  • Mom’s The Word – Talon Books
  • Mom’s the Word For Crying Out Loud – featured in The Arts Club Anthology: 50 Years of Canadian Theatre in Vancouver – Playwrights Canada Press

...the way the creators have used their experiences and insights to communicate a whole world of emotions and discoveries means this cabaret can be appreciated and embraced by a much broader audience of men and women. Just don’t forget your Kleenex. The tears are never too far behind the laughter in this one.

Barbara Crook
The Vancouver Sun

…All the stories have the ring of truth and hilarious familiarity, and are cunningly arranged in a structure that is both satisfying and theatrical.

Michael Coveney
The Daily Mail

(Praise for Mom's the Word:)

Mom’s the Word is a beautifully crafted show, full of warm, tragic-comedy rhythm of life and absolutely impossible to dislike…providing one of the funniest and most enjoyable girls’ nights out currently on offer in Britain.

Joyce McMillan
The Scotsman