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'''Jill Daum''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] actress and playwright from [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref name=georgiastraight>[https://ift.tt/2IsPYG8 "Jill Daum draws on real-life experience of husband John Mann's Alzheimer's for new play Forget About Tomorrow"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', February 28, 2018.</ref> She is most noted for her theatrical play ''Forget About Tomorrow'', about a woman struggling to cope with her husband's diagnosis with [[early-onset Alzheimer's]] which is based in part on her own marriage to musician and actor [[John Mann (musician)|John Mann]],<ref>[https://ift.tt/2nlucaJ "Forget About Tomorrow puts John Mann's spirit on the stage"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 19, 2018.</ref> and as a member of the "Mom's the Word" collective, who created several touring theatrical shows about women's experience of motherhood.<ref name=spread>"Moms spread their word again". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', January 26, 1995.</ref>
==Early career==
Her early roles included productions of [[John Murrell (playwright)|John Murrell]]'s ''Farther West'',<ref>"This is just a waste of time in the west". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', February 9, 1987.</ref> [[Carol Bolt]]'s ''Escape Entertainment'',<ref>"Some nice touches save day in this Canadian dilemma". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', January 18, 1988.</ref> [[Myrna Kostash]]'s ''No Kidding''<ref>"Teens split over controversial play". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', December 22, 1988.</ref> and [[Terry Jordan (Canadian writer)|Terry Jordan]]'s ''Reunion''.<ref>"Each play deeply moving". ''[[The Province]]'', March 28, 1990.</ref>
In 1989, she also had a guest role in an episode of the television series ''[[Booker (TV series)|Booker]]''.
==''Mom's the Word''==
In the early 1990s, Daum joined with Linda Carson, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barbara Pollard and Deborah Williams to write and stage the collective play ''Mom's the Word'', a "kitchen table cabaret" about motherhood.<ref name=spread/> The show premiered at Vancouver's Women in View Festival in 1994 before going into wider production in 1995.<ref name=spread/> The play won two [[Jessie Richardson Theatre Award]]s in 1995, for outstanding original play or musical, and collective creation and performance.<ref>"Mom's the winner: From therapy to theatre to outstanding original play honors". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', June 12 1995.</ref> The collective subsequently toured the show across Canada,<ref>"Mom's the Word delivers real thing, baby". ''[[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix]]'', January 26, 1998.</ref> as well as staging it at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] in 1998.<ref name=australia>"Despite their different lingo, Aussies guffawed Series: Moms Down Under". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', April 11, 1998.</ref> After five performances in Melbourne, the collective cast a group of Australian actresses to continue performing the show on a wider Australian tour.<ref name=australia/> The show was also translated into French by [[Michel Tremblay]].<ref name=terribletwos>"Terrible two's? What about the turbulent teens?". ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', November 16, 2006.</ref>
In this era, Daum also had small roles in the film ''[[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head over Heels]]'' and the television series ''[[Cold Squad]]''.
Daum, Kelly, Nichol, Pollard and Williams reunited in 2005 to create the sequel show ''Mom's the Word 2: Unhinged'', using a similar format to address motherhood as children grow into their teens.<ref>"Motherhood at the mercy of its players: Moms reunite for the angst of the teenage years". ''[[The Province]]'', October 6, 2005.</ref> The show again received a wider Canadian tour,<ref name=terribletwos/> although actress Susinn McFarlen performed Nichol's role on the tour.<ref>"Moms turn attention to teens". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', August 5, 2006.</ref> In 2009, the group staged ''Mom's the Word: Remixed'', a show which mixed material from both of the earlier shows.<ref>"Moms keep grown-up kids on edge; 'Scared about what we'd say about them; mad we didn't say enough'". ''[[The Province]]'', September 24, 2009.</ref>
''Mom's the Word 3: Nest Half Empty'', a new show about how motherhood changes further as children become young adults and move out on their own, premiered in 2017.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2I22Tz4 "Favourite moms' word poignant as quintet back with new chapter of life stories"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', April 7, 2017.</ref>
==''Forget About Tomorrow''==
After Mann was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, Daum began to write ''Forget About Tomorrow'', drawing both on her own experiences and those of other women she had met in a support group for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients.<ref name=georgiastraight/> She shared the work with members of her writing workshop during the process, but in order to ensure that she was receiving honest critiques about her writing, rather than undue praise based in sympathy for her situation, she did not tell her colleagues in the writing group that the play had roots in her real life.<ref name=copereality>[https://ift.tt/2wv3bJM "Writing a play about a family facing Alzheimer's helped Jill Daum cope with her reality"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', February 20, 2018.</ref>
After Mann's diagnosis was publicized in 2014, Daum toured as a caregiver as his band [[Spirit of the West]] undertook its final shows in 2015 and 2016.<ref name=q>[https://ift.tt/2Ipdwvm "The unforgettable spirit of Spirit of the West"]. ''[[Q (radio show)|Q]]'', May 2, 2016.</ref> In this capacity, she appeared in the documentary film ''[[Spirit Unforgettable]]''.<ref name=q/> She has also made several media appearances as a spokesperson for Alzheimer-related charity events, including a 2016 benefit concert for the [[Alzheimer Society of Canada]],<ref>[https://ift.tt/2tIiqsz "Despite Alzheimer's, Spirit of the West's John Mann still 'has a memory for melody'"]. ''[[Here and Now (Toronto)|Here and Now]]'', June 2, 2016.</ref> and as an advocate for improved support services for caregivers.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2IrzVYS "Caregivers' needs shouldn't be overlooked by doctors, says Alzheimer Society of B.C."]. [[CBC News]] British Columbia, January 20, 2017.</ref>
''Forget About Tomorrow'' received its first production at the [[Vancouver Fringe Festival]] in 2015,<ref>[https://ift.tt/2K7Ufff "Women get the spotlight at Vancouver Fringe Fest series"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', September 9, 2015.</ref> before receiving its official premiere at the [[Belfry Theatre]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], British Columbia in 2018.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2I1pzQg "Jill Daum, wife of Spirit of the West singer John Mann, debuts Alzheimer's story in Victoria"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 28, 2018.</ref>
==Personal life==
Mann and Daum's honeymoon in [[Venice]] was the subject of one of Spirit of the West's most successful singles, "[[And if Venice Is Sinking]]".<ref>"Spirit of the West singer goes solo for current tour". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', April 21, 2010.</ref> The couple have two children, Harlan and Hattie, who were given the blended surname Daumann to incorporate both Daum's and Mann's last names.<ref name=copereality/>
==References==
==External links==
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian women writers]]
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[[Category:Canadian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian women dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Actresses from Vancouver]]
[[Category:Writers from Vancouver]]
[[Category:Living people]]
==Early career==
Her early roles included productions of [[John Murrell (playwright)|John Murrell]]'s ''Farther West'',<ref>"This is just a waste of time in the west". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', February 9, 1987.</ref> [[Carol Bolt]]'s ''Escape Entertainment'',<ref>"Some nice touches save day in this Canadian dilemma". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', January 18, 1988.</ref> [[Myrna Kostash]]'s ''No Kidding''<ref>"Teens split over controversial play". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', December 22, 1988.</ref> and [[Terry Jordan (Canadian writer)|Terry Jordan]]'s ''Reunion''.<ref>"Each play deeply moving". ''[[The Province]]'', March 28, 1990.</ref>
In 1989, she also had a guest role in an episode of the television series ''[[Booker (TV series)|Booker]]''.
==''Mom's the Word''==
In the early 1990s, Daum joined with Linda Carson, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barbara Pollard and Deborah Williams to write and stage the collective play ''Mom's the Word'', a "kitchen table cabaret" about motherhood.<ref name=spread/> The show premiered at Vancouver's Women in View Festival in 1994 before going into wider production in 1995.<ref name=spread/> The play won two [[Jessie Richardson Theatre Award]]s in 1995, for outstanding original play or musical, and collective creation and performance.<ref>"Mom's the winner: From therapy to theatre to outstanding original play honors". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', June 12 1995.</ref> The collective subsequently toured the show across Canada,<ref>"Mom's the Word delivers real thing, baby". ''[[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix]]'', January 26, 1998.</ref> as well as staging it at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] in 1998.<ref name=australia>"Despite their different lingo, Aussies guffawed Series: Moms Down Under". ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', April 11, 1998.</ref> After five performances in Melbourne, the collective cast a group of Australian actresses to continue performing the show on a wider Australian tour.<ref name=australia/> The show was also translated into French by [[Michel Tremblay]].<ref name=terribletwos>"Terrible two's? What about the turbulent teens?". ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', November 16, 2006.</ref>
In this era, Daum also had small roles in the film ''[[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head over Heels]]'' and the television series ''[[Cold Squad]]''.
Daum, Kelly, Nichol, Pollard and Williams reunited in 2005 to create the sequel show ''Mom's the Word 2: Unhinged'', using a similar format to address motherhood as children grow into their teens.<ref>"Motherhood at the mercy of its players: Moms reunite for the angst of the teenage years". ''[[The Province]]'', October 6, 2005.</ref> The show again received a wider Canadian tour,<ref name=terribletwos/> although actress Susinn McFarlen performed Nichol's role on the tour.<ref>"Moms turn attention to teens". ''[[Victoria Times-Colonist]]'', August 5, 2006.</ref> In 2009, the group staged ''Mom's the Word: Remixed'', a show which mixed material from both of the earlier shows.<ref>"Moms keep grown-up kids on edge; 'Scared about what we'd say about them; mad we didn't say enough'". ''[[The Province]]'', September 24, 2009.</ref>
''Mom's the Word 3: Nest Half Empty'', a new show about how motherhood changes further as children become young adults and move out on their own, premiered in 2017.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2I22Tz4 "Favourite moms' word poignant as quintet back with new chapter of life stories"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', April 7, 2017.</ref>
==''Forget About Tomorrow''==
After Mann was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, Daum began to write ''Forget About Tomorrow'', drawing both on her own experiences and those of other women she had met in a support group for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients.<ref name=georgiastraight/> She shared the work with members of her writing workshop during the process, but in order to ensure that she was receiving honest critiques about her writing, rather than undue praise based in sympathy for her situation, she did not tell her colleagues in the writing group that the play had roots in her real life.<ref name=copereality>[https://ift.tt/2wv3bJM "Writing a play about a family facing Alzheimer's helped Jill Daum cope with her reality"]. ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', February 20, 2018.</ref>
After Mann's diagnosis was publicized in 2014, Daum toured as a caregiver as his band [[Spirit of the West]] undertook its final shows in 2015 and 2016.<ref name=q>[https://ift.tt/2Ipdwvm "The unforgettable spirit of Spirit of the West"]. ''[[Q (radio show)|Q]]'', May 2, 2016.</ref> In this capacity, she appeared in the documentary film ''[[Spirit Unforgettable]]''.<ref name=q/> She has also made several media appearances as a spokesperson for Alzheimer-related charity events, including a 2016 benefit concert for the [[Alzheimer Society of Canada]],<ref>[https://ift.tt/2tIiqsz "Despite Alzheimer's, Spirit of the West's John Mann still 'has a memory for melody'"]. ''[[Here and Now (Toronto)|Here and Now]]'', June 2, 2016.</ref> and as an advocate for improved support services for caregivers.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2IrzVYS "Caregivers' needs shouldn't be overlooked by doctors, says Alzheimer Society of B.C."]. [[CBC News]] British Columbia, January 20, 2017.</ref>
''Forget About Tomorrow'' received its first production at the [[Vancouver Fringe Festival]] in 2015,<ref>[https://ift.tt/2K7Ufff "Women get the spotlight at Vancouver Fringe Fest series"]. ''[[The Georgia Straight]]'', September 9, 2015.</ref> before receiving its official premiere at the [[Belfry Theatre]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], British Columbia in 2018.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2I1pzQg "Jill Daum, wife of Spirit of the West singer John Mann, debuts Alzheimer's story in Victoria"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 28, 2018.</ref>
==Personal life==
Mann and Daum's honeymoon in [[Venice]] was the subject of one of Spirit of the West's most successful singles, "[[And if Venice Is Sinking]]".<ref>"Spirit of the West singer goes solo for current tour". ''[[Windsor Star]]'', April 21, 2010.</ref> The couple have two children, Harlan and Hattie, who were given the blended surname Daumann to incorporate both Daum's and Mann's last names.<ref name=copereality/>
==References==
==External links==
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian women writers]]
[[Category:Canadian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian women dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Actresses from Vancouver]]
[[Category:Writers from Vancouver]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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