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David Yee

デイビッド・イー

Deibiddo Ī

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Career

Occupations
Actor, playwright
Active Years
2000-2024
Affiliations
fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company, Tarragon Theatre
Memberships
Playwrights Guild of Canada
Nominations
2010 Governor General's Award nominee for lady in the red dress, 2011 Carol Bolt Award shortlist for paper Series, 2015 Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Tapestry Briefs: Booster Shots

Education

University of Toronto Mississauga
Theatre / theatre and drama studies program
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: Canada
Intending to pursue acting he focused instead on play writing.

Awards

Governor General's Award for English language drama
2015
Work: carried away on the crest of a wave
Organization: Governor General's Literary Awards
Result: 受賞
Siminovitch Prize in Theatre
2023
Organization: Siminovitch Prize
Result: 受賞
Carol Bolt Award
2013
Work: carried away on the crest of a wave
Organization: Playwrights Guild of Canada
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

lady in the red dress

2010 Drama

Play shortlisted for 2010 Governor General's Award.

carried away on the crest of a wave

2013 Drama

Debuted at Tarragon Theatre in 2013. Won Carol Bolt Award 2013 and Governor General's Award 2015.

acquiesce

2016 Drama

A man plagued by the success of his first book and haunted by his past, performed at Factory Theatre.

Legacy

Canadian playwright and actor recognized for advancing theatre, especially in Asian Canadian community. Winner of Governor General's Award and Siminovitch Prize.

Trivia

  • Of Chinese and Scottish ancestry.
  • Co-founder and artistic director of fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company.