Andrea Conway

Andrea Conway
Andrea Conway performing as “Mitzi"
Born (1971-09-15) September 15, 1971
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Other nameAndrea Conway-Doba
OccupationsGymnast, acrobat, actor, tap dancer, clown

Andrea Conway, also known as Andrea Conway-Doba (born September 15, 1971), is a former Canadian gymnast, acrobat, actor, tap dancer and clown from Pointe-Claire, Quebec.[1][2]

Gymnastics

Conway competed in artistic gymnastics on a national level, representing Quebec.[3] In 1987, she represented Canada at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis, winning a bronze medal[4] for team Canada.[5]

Stage career

Conway toured with Cirque du Soleil from 1992–2000, performing on the Chinese poles and Russian swing.[6][7] She was a cast member in Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco.[8]

In 2001, she was cast in Teatro Zinzanni. She went on to collaborate in 18 Teatro Zinzanni productions in San Francisco and Seattle.[9][10][11] She also co-wrote and co-directed two Teatro Zinzanni productions.[12][13]

Conway appeared in several Teatro Zinzanni shows with her husband, Wayne Doba,[14] as the tap dancing comedy duo “Dik and Mitzi”.[15][16][17] The couple perform two-person shows in small theaters across the U.S. and Canada.[18][19][20][21]

Personal life

Conway went into kidney failure in 2016 and spent two years on dialysis before undergoing a successful kidney transplant from an anonymous donor. She wrote about her experience in Journal Le Tour, a bilingual newspaper in Quebec.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrea Conway of Pointe Claire...gymnastics balance beam". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Andrea Conway". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ↑ British Columbia (1985). "National Gymnastics Championships - page 10" (PDF). Gym Score Depot.
  4. ↑ Olderr, Steven (2015-07-11). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999, edicion bilingue (in Spanish). McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8.
  5. ↑ "19870808_223". images.olympic.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  6. ↑ "O.C. STAGE REVIEW : Cirque du Soleil Opens With Bang at S. Coast Plaza". Los Angeles Times. 1993-02-01. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. ↑ "The Ultimate Cirque du Soleil Website (by Yuki)". cirque.du.soleil.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. ↑ Warren, M.E. (February 1, 1993). "O.C. STAGE REVIEW : Cirque du Soleil Opens With Bang at S. Coast Plaza". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ MORSE, ROB (2001-10-19). "A different kind of Joan Baez". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  10. ↑ Ehren, Christine (February 21, 2001). "San Fran Dinner Theatre Hit Teatro ZinZanni Adds New Cast".
  11. ↑ Berson, Misha (2015-04-29). "Cafe Nordo and Teatro ZinZanni, Seattle's Moveable Theatrical Feasts". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  12. ↑ "All-Female Team Direct New Circus-Cabaret-Whirlwind Theatre Show at Teatro ZinZanni Seattle". PRWeb. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  13. ↑ ZinZanni, Teatro (2018-11-15), Teatro ZinZanni - Hollywood and Vine, retrieved 2021-02-15
  14. ↑ ASUMH (2013-04-17). "Classic Vaudeville "Dik & Mitzi's Anniversary Show" Coming to ASUMH April 26". ASU-Mountain Home. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  15. ↑ Hurwitt, Robert (2011-10-22). "'On the Air' review: Teatro ZinZanni serves magic". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  16. ↑ Berson, Misha (November 27, 2015). "Looking for jolly, but no holly? Teatro ZinZanni's 'Hollywood Nights' fits the bill". The Seattle Times.
  17. ↑ Zaslove, Arne. "ZinZanni puts on its best cabaret yet before pulling down the current Seattle tent | Crosscut". crosscut.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  18. ↑ Duff, Patricia (2009-10-06). "Talented couple helps keep vaudeville alive". South Whidbey Record. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  19. ↑ "Top Hats and Tales revels in classic comedy". North Shore News. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  20. ↑ "'The Dik and Mitzi Anniversary Show' all about fun, romance". HeraldNet.com. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  21. ↑ Carroll, Jon (2015-05-19). "Me? Me? Yes, I've always dreamed of a life on stage". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  22. ↑ "My transplant experience : before, during and after". Journal Le Tour (in Canadian French). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  23. ↑ "My kidney transplant, a year later by Andrea Conway". Journal Le Tour. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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