writing resumé

PLAYS

High Life

First Production: du Maurier World Stage Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 1996. Presented by Crow's Theatre, Directed by Jim Millan.

Subsequent Productions: du Maurier Theatre, Toronto, Theatre Calgary, Calgary AB.; Manitoba Theatre Centre - Winnipeg MN.; Belfry Theatre - Victoria B.C.; Centaur Theatre - Montreal QC.; Theatre de la Bordee - Quebec City, QC, (and Quebec tour in translation) National Arts Centre - Ottawa, ON. Theatre Network, Edmonton, AB. The Arts Club, Vancouver, B.C. Neptune Theatre, Halifax, N.S., Victory Gardens Theatre, Chicago, IL.

  • American Premiere: Primary Stages, New York.
  • European Premiere: The Bush Theatre, London, UK
  • Japanese Premiere: Ryuzanji and Co., Tokyo.
  • Korean Premiere: Park Theatre Co., Hanyang Repertory Theatre, Seoul.
  • Awards:

    Who Has Seen The Wind

    Stage adaptation of the novel by W.O. Mitchell, Commissioned by Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ON. Premiere Production: Theatre Aquarius, Feb. 2000. Subsequent Productions: Persephone Theatre, Citadel Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects.

    The Ginkgo Tree

    Premiere Production: The Vancouver Arts Club, Feb. 2001. Subsequent Production: The Blyth Festival, 2005.

    Resistance

    In Development with Factory Theatre, 2006/07 Reading, Stratford Festival, 2008

    A Winter Thaw

    In development, Banff Playwright's Colony, 2011

    SCREENPLAYS

    High Life - Triptych Media, Toronto; Producer - Robin Cass, Director - Gary Yates.

    RADIO

    Her Wonders - Commissioned by CBC Radio 1998, Broadcast 1999, CBC Radio One.

    PUBLICATIONS

    High Life, published by Scirroco Drama, an imprint of J. GordonShillingford Publishing Inc. 1997.

    Who Has Seen The Wind, copyscript available at CanadianPlaywrights Press.

    AWARDS

    For the play High Life

    Dora Mavor Moore Award, Best New Play (Toronto) 1996.

    Governor General’s Award For Literature, Nomination, 1997, for Drama, English, published by J. GordonShillingford Publishing Inc.

    Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award, Nomination, 1997, produced by Crows Theatre, and Harbourfront Theatre, Toronto.

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