Morris Panych
Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Morris Panych is arguably Canada’s most celebrated playwright and director. His plays have garnered countless awards including two Governor General’s Literary Awards for drama (for The Ends of the Earth and Girl in the Goldfish Bowl), fourteen Jessie Richardson Awards (Vancouver), and five Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Toronto). Productions of the much-lauded Vigil, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, Gordon, The Trespassers, and Lawrence and Holloman have been mounted in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. His plays have been produced in over two dozen languages. He has written twenty-five works for the stage and has directed over a hundred productions across Canada and the United States, including operas and dance.
Mr. Panych makes his home in Toronto. His website is kenandmorris.com.
The Shoplifters
Winner 2015 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award
Vigil
Winner 1996 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical (Arts Club Theatre)
What Lies Before Us
Short-listed 2007 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama
The Dishwashers
Short-listed 2005 Finalist for the 2005 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play (Arts Club Theatre)
Girl in the Goldfish Bowl
Winner 2004 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama
Winner 2002 Winner of the 2002 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical: Large Theatre (Gateway Theatre)
Winner 2003 Winner of the 2003 Dora Mavor Moore Award General Theatre: Outstanding New Play (Tarragon Theatre)
Vigil
Winner 1996 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play or Musical (Arts Club Theat
The Ends of the Earth
Winner 1994 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama
7 Stories
Winner 1998 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Play, The Sydney Risk Award
