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Greg MacArthur

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Greg MacArthur
Born1970
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Occupationplaywright
Period2000s-present
Notable worksThe Toxic Bus Incident, Snowman

Greg MacArthur (born 1970 in Lindsay, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian playwright.[2] A graduate of Ryerson University's theatre school,[1] he is known for plays including girls! girls! girls!, Snowman,[3] Get Away, Recovery, Tyland, The Toxic Bus Incident and The Missionary Position.[1]

His play The Rise and Fall of Peter Gaveston appears in the Sky Gilbert-edited anthology Perfectly Abnormal: Seven Gay Plays, published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2006, alongside plays by Harry Rintoul, Shawn Postoff, Christian Lloyd, Greg Kearney, Ken Brand and Michael Achtman.[4]

MacArthur was a shortlisted nominee for the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre in 2011.[1] At the 2011 Governor General's Awards, Maryse Warda won the Governor General's Award for English to French translation for her translation of The Toxic Bus Incident.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "MacArthur, Greg". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, September 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Greg MacArthur casts a clear eye on our Toxique times". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "Snowman feels a bit chilly". Now, September 30, 2004.
  4. ^ Perfectly Abnormal: Seven Gay Plays. Playwrights Canada Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0887548529.
  5. ^ "Prix du Gouverneur général - Un autre prix pour Perrine Leblanc". Le Devoir, November 16, 2011.