Nick Green (writer)
Nick Green | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | actor, playwright |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Notable works | Body Politic |
Nick Green is a Canadian actor and playwright.[1] He won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 2017 for his play Body Politic,[2] a dramatization of the history of the Canadian LGBTQ newsmagazine The Body Politic.[3]
A graduate of the University of Alberta,[4] his prior plays have included Gayface,[5] On the Wire,[6] Undercovered,[7] Coffee Dad, Chicken Mom and the Fabulous Buddha Boy,[5] Under the Big Top,[4] and Bearded Lady.[4]
His play Dinner with the Duchess premiered at Toronto's Factory Theatre as part of the 2019 Next Stage Theatre Festival.[8]
In 2020, after a production of his newest play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Green launched Social Distancing Festival, a website where arts professionals can share works online.[9]
In 2023 his play Casey and Diana, a dramatization of the 1991 visit of Diana, Princess of Wales to Casey House, Toronto's HIV/AIDS hospice, premiered at the Stratford Festival under the direction of Andrew Kushnir.[10]
References
- ^ "Nick Green is LemonTree Creations’ Writer in Residence". Daily Xtra, July 28, 2014.
- ^ "A Dora Awards to make you verklempt". Now, June 27, 2017.
- ^ "Body Politic connects Toronto gay community's past and present: review". Toronto Star, June 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Double Header at Fort Edmonton". St. Albert Gazette, June 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "Edmonton queer artists tell their stories at Fringe". Daily Xtra, August 16, 2009.
- ^ "A walk in the park". Vue Weekly, April 15, 2010.
- ^ Gelinas, Ben (December 30, 2010). "The night they raided the Pisces club". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Susan G. Cole, "Allegra Fulton takes a bow at Next Stage Theatre Festival". Now, January 9, 2019.
- ^ Wayne Alan Brenner, "The Social Distancing Festival Is Live Online". Austin Chronicle, March 15, 2020.
- ^ Karen Fricker, "‘My mother burst into tears’: Inside ‘Casey and Diana,’ the most moving Canadian play of the year". Toronto Star, June 10, 2023.
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