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Keith Barker

キーす・ばーかー

Kīsu Bākā

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Northwestern Ontario

Career

Occupations
playwright, theatre director
Active Years
2010-2024
Affiliations
Native Earth Performing Arts
Nominations
Shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama (2018)

Education

George Brown College
theatre program
Country: Canada

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Hours That Remain

2014 play

an exploration of missing and murdered Indigenous women

missing and murdered Indigenous women

This Is How We Got Here

play

a play about youth suicide

youth suicide

Legacy

Canadian Métis playwright noted for his plays exploring Indigenous issues, particularly missing and murdered Indigenous women and youth suicide.

Trivia

  • Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario
  • Grew up in Northwestern Ontario