Jovanni Sy

Jovanni Sy is a playwright, director, actor, and educator based in Montréal. For over thirty years, he has worked at leading theatre companies across Canada, the US, and overseas. His most recent theatre credits include co-writing (with Leanna Brodie) and directing the critically acclaimed play Salesman in China at the Stratford Festival and playing the role of Mr. Miyagi in the pre-Broadway tryout of The Karate Kid, the Musical.
Jovanni’s plays have received a Quebec Writers' Federation Award (Salesman in China), a Jessie Richardson Award (Nine Dragons), and two Tom Hendry Awards – the PGC Drama Award (Kowloon Bay) and the PGC Comedy Award (The Tao of the World).
Jovanni has taught at the National Theatre School of Canada, the University of Calgary, and the University of Alberta.