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Raymond Storey

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Raymond Storey
Born1956
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)playwright, television writer
Years active1980s-present
Notable workThe Saints and Apostles, The Glorious 12th, Iron Road

Raymond Storey (born 1956 in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian playwright and television writer.[1] He is best known for his plays The Saints and Apostles, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 1993 Governor General's Awards,[2] and The Glorious 12th, which won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 1996.[3]

His other plays have included South of China, Adventures in Turning Forty, The Last Bus, Angel of Death, Country Chorale, The Dreamland, The Girls in the Gang and Cheek to Cheek.[1] For television, his credits have included episodes of Road to Avonlea,[1] Traders, Made in Canada, Wind at My Back,[1] The Guard,[1] King, Bomb Girls and Guidestones, and the television films Bach's Fight for Freedom, Butterbox Babies[1] and Iron Road.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Storey, Raymond". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "Book awards list follows tradition". Toronto Star, October 29, 1993.
  3. ^ "Dora winners chosen Canadian Stage wins seven awards". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 1996.
  4. ^ "A CPR mini-series, business with bite and a new take on Manson's murders". The Globe and Mail, August 8, 2009.