Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2001) Winner
Michael Lewis MacLennan
マイケル・ルイス・マクレナン
Maikeru Ruisu Makure nan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-06-05 （Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada → Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, television writer, television producer
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Nominations
- 2002 Governor General's Award for English-language drama nomination (The Shooting Stage), 2003 Governor General's Award for English-language drama nomination (Last Romantics)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Victoria | — | English | — | 1986頃 | Canada |
| Canadian Film Centre | — | screenwriting | — | — | Canada |
University of Victoria
English
Period:
1986頃
Country:
Canada
Canadian Film Centre
screenwriting
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jessie Award | Beat the Sunset | emerging playwright | Jessie Richardson Theatre Award | winner |
| 1995 | Theatrum National Playwriting Competition | Beat the Sunset | — | — | winner |
| 1996 | Theatre BC National Playwriting Competition | Grace | — | — | winner |
| 1998 | Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition | The Shooting Stage | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition | Last Romantics | — | — | winner |
Jessie Award
1995
Work:
Beat the Sunset
Category:
emerging playwright
Organization:
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award
Result:
winner
Theatrum National Playwriting Competition
1995
Work:
Beat the Sunset
Result:
winner
Theatre BC National Playwriting Competition
1996
Work:
Grace
Result:
winner
Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition
1998
Work:
The Shooting Stage
Result:
winner
Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition
2001
Work:
Last Romantics
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beat the Sunset
1993 playHis first full-length play, premiered at Victoria Fringe Festival.
AIDSgay themes
Leaning Over Railings
1995 playHis second play.
Grace
1996 playWon Theatre BC National Playwriting Competition.
The Shooting Stage
1998 playWon Herman Voaden, nominated for Governor General's Award.
Last Romantics
2001 playWon Herman Voaden, nominated for Governor General's Award.
Life After God
2006 playTheatrical adaptation of Douglas Coupland's novel.
Bibliography
- Beat the Sunset
- Grace
- The Shooting Stage
- Last Romantics
- Life After God
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- gay themesidentity
Legacy
Prominent Canadian playwright, television writer, and producer best known for Queer as Folk and Bomb Girls. Two-time Governor General's Award nominee and the only playwright to win the Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition twice.
Trivia
- Cast to play a woman in his first theatre role at age 13.
- Produced a performance piece about his fear that his parents would realize he was gay.