Just the Flacks... about Diane

Diane Flacks is a writer/performer in theatre, TV, radio, and fiction.  She's been lauded for her 4 critically acclaimed solo shows -- Myth Me, By a Thread, Random Acts, and Bear With Me -- and her Chalmers nominated collaborations with Richard Greenblatt: Sibs and Care, both at the Tarragon Theatre.  Diane has written and performed in theatres across the country and in New York and Los Angeles. She has also written for, and appeared on, numerous Canadian TV series, including The Kids in the Hall, for which she was nominated for a writing Emmy.

She can currently be heard in your car as CBC radio's national parenting columnist, and as a regular contributor to Definitely Not the Opera. Her book, Bear With Me, What They Don’t Tell You About Pregnancy and New Motherhood was published by McClelland & Stewart, and she adapted it into a hit solo show, a Canadian tour, and for a performance at the CBC TV Winnipeg Comedy Fest. She has been a feature columnist for the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail, and is currently writing a solo show for The Air Farce's Luba Goy to be produced at Canadian Stage this spring.

Recently, she acted in Freda and Jem's Best of the Week at the Summerworks Theatre Festival, directed by esteemed Canadian Playwright, Judith Thompson. Upcoming, she is developing a new play, The Waiting Room, for the Tarragon. Ms. Flacks, a mother of two boys, is very happy to be out of the house.