Director: Brian Drader
An accomplished actor, writer, dramaturg, and artistic administrator, Brian Drader worked with young playwrights as both facilitator and dramaturg for the Young Emerging Playwrights Program and Playblitz in Manitoba, from 1990 to 2004. His plays have been produced across Canada, the United States and Europe. Awards for his writing include the Herman Voaden National Playwriting Award, the Philadelphia Brick Playhouse New Play Award, the National Screen Institute Drama Prize, and the Lambda Literary Award for Drama (USA). His plays have also been nominated for the Governor General’s Award, the McNally Robinson Book of the Year, and the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Playwriting Award (New York).
(Photo credit: Maxime Côté)
Professors
Nick Carpenter, Robert Chafe, Denise Clarke, Claudia Dey, Sean Dixon, Brian Drader, Catherine Farish, Yael Farber, Kathleen Flaherty, Dean Fleming, Brendan Healy, Jill Keiley, Ann-Marie Kerr, Maureen LaBonté, Adam Lazarus, Bryden MacDonald, Daniel MacIvor, Michael Mackenzie, Darren O'Donnell, Morris Panych, Adam Pettle, Annabel Soutar, Sarah Stanley, Tedi Tafel, Judith Thompson, Kelly Thornton, Emma Tibaldo, Iris Turcott, Ker Wells, Susan Williams, Marcus Youssef, and other invited theatre professionals.
NOTE: The Playwriting Program is designed according to individual student needs. The list of professors is an indicator of the curriculum offered and may vary each year.