Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2015) Winner
Norman Yeung
ノーマン・ユング
Nōman Yūn gu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Guangzhou, China
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Guangzhou, China → Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada → Toronto, Ontario, Canada → Los Angeles, California, USA
Career
- Occupations
- actor, playwright, filmmaker, visual artist
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Affiliations
- Tarragon Theatre, Stratford Festival, fu-GEN Theatre Company
- Memberships
- Stratford Festival Playwrights Retreat, fu-GEN Theatre Company Kitchen Playwrights Unit, Canadian Stage BASH! Artist Development Program, Tapestry New Opera LibLab
- Nominations
- 2019 Carol Bolt Award nomination (Theory), 2017 Safe Words New Canadian Play Award nomination (Theory), 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations (Pu-Erh)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of British Columbia | — | Acting | BFA | — | Canada |
| Ryerson University | — | Film Studies | BFA (Honours) | — | Canada |
University of British Columbia
Acting
Degree:
BFA
Country:
Canada
Ryerson University
Film Studies
Degree:
BFA (Honours)
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition First Prize | Theory | — | — | winner |
Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition First Prize
2015
Work:
Theory
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Theory
2010 playA film professor fighting the online terror of a mysterious student. Explores hypocrisy, free speech, and cancel culture.
internet terrorpolitical hypocrisyfree speechprivilegebias
Pu-Erh
2010 playAbout how language unites and divides an immigrant family.
immigrationpower of languagefamily
Black Blood
2012 opera librettoPost-apocalyptic opera about victims in a war over resources.
warresource conflictdestruction
Bibliography
- Theory
- Pu-Erh
- Deirdre Dear
- Lichtenstein's an 8
- Black Blood
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- intellectually provocativesocially criticaltense dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- language and communicationpolitical conflictidentity
Legacy
Canadian multifaceted artist excelling in theatre, film, and visual arts. Known for cultural activism as a Chinese Canadian, with plays premiered and acclaimed in Canada and the US.
Quotes
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That Theory has gained urgency and relevance since I wrote the first draft in 2009 is uncanny and alarming.
Source: DC Metro Theater Arts interview (2019)
Trivia
- Appeared in Resident Evil: Afterlife, the highest-grossing film in the franchise.
- Featured in the book Voices Rising: Asian Canadian Cultural Activism as a Chinese Canadian cultural activist.