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Anusree Roy

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Anusree Roy

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Kolkata, India → Toronto, Canada

Career

Occupations
playwright, actress, television writer, screenwriter
Active Years
2006-2024
Affiliations
Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, Nightwood Theatre, Factory Theatre, Blyth Festival
Nominations
Governor General's Award for English-language drama nominee (Brothel #9) (2012), Dora Mavor Moore Awards nominee (Little Pretty & The Exceptional, acting category, 2017)

Education

York University
Theatre
Degree: B.A.
Country: Canada
B.A. in theatre
University of Toronto
Theatre-related
Degree: M.A.
Country: Canada
M.A.

Awards

Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play
2008
Work: Pyaasa
Organization: Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Result: 受賞
Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Performance (Female)
2008
Work: Pyaasa
Organization: Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Result: 受賞
RBC Emerging Artist Award
2009
Category: Theatre
Organization: RBC
Result: 受賞
Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play
2011
Work: Brothel #9
Organization: Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Result: 受賞
K. M. Hunter Artist Award
2011
Category: Theatre
Result: 受賞
Carol Bolt Award
2011
Work: Brothel #9
Category: Playwriting
Result: 受賞
Siminovitch Protege Prize
2012
Work: Brothel #9
Category: Theatre
Result: 受賞
Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play
2014
Work: Sultans of the Street
Organization: Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Result: 受賞
Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Ensemble
2014
Work: Sultans of the Street
Organization: Dora Mavor Moore Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pyaasa

2007 Play

Set in Calcutta, Pyaasa tells the story of Chaya, an eleven-year-old untouchable who dreams of nothing more than learning her times tables. When Chaya's mother begs a woman from a higher caste to give Chaya a job at a local tea stall, Chaya's journey from childhood to adulthood begins and ends over ten days.

caste systempovertyeducationcoming of age

Brothel #9

2011 Play

Rekha, a young South Asian village woman, travels to Calcutta to take an honest job, only to discover she has been sold into a brothel. There she meets Jamuna, the jaded madam, who believes there's no escape from the confines of their trade. Strong-willed and determined to defy fate, Rekha realizes she can shape her own destiny and discovers compassion, faith and forgiveness are the foundation of true liberty.

human traffickingwomen's fateredemptionfaith

Letters to My Grandma

Play

Malobee unearths letters detailing her grandmother's fight to survive the 1947 partition of India, which resonates with Malobee's own struggles to create a new life in present-day Toronto.

Partition of Indiaimmigrationfamily history

Little Pretty and The Exceptional

2017 Play

A family drama involving two sisters and their father preparing to open their new sari shop in Toronto's Little India neighbourhood.

familyimmigrant lifebusiness

Trident Moon

Play

India, 1947. Six women, three Muslim and three Hindu, hide inside a coal truck as it speeds through the newly divided Hindustan. Nothing will prevent Alia getting to West Bengal. Her former employers are now her captives... But suddenly the truck stops, and the women must find what unites them in order to have any chance of survival.

Partition of Indiareligious conflictsurvivalunity

Sisters

2021 Audio play

Millie and Rai, who have recently immigrated to Toronto from India with their father. Set over the course of one evening at Tatos Laundromat... Their daydreaming is cut short when an event occurs...

immigrationsisterssecretsadaptation

Style & Themes

Literary Style
immigrant perspectiveIndian cultural elementsrealism
Recurring Motifs
Indian historyfemale strengthfamily bonds

Legacy

Canadian award-winning playwright known for plays exploring immigrant experiences, Partition of India, and women's issues from a South Asian perspective.

Trivia

  • Emigrated to Canada at age 17.
  • Married to Ryan Ravi Tiwari (2018).