Daniel MacIvor
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Daniel MacIvor (he/him) is a playwright, performer, filmmaker and producer who divides his time between Toronto and Nova Scotia. He has been the recipient of a Governor General’s Literary Award, the Siminovitch Prize for Theatre, a New York Obie Award and a GLAAD Award. His plays include Never Swim Alone, In On It, His Greatness and A Beautiful View and have been translated into French, German, Czech, Spanish, Japanese and Portuguese. He has worked on commissions for the Wexner Centre at the University of Ohio, the National Theatre School of Canada, the Stratford Festival and the Canadian Opera Company where he wrote the libretto for Rufus Wainwright’s Hadrian. His most fruitful partnership has been with director Daniel Brooks with whom he has created seven solo performances for international touring. As a screenwriter he has written the films Marion Bridge, Wilby Wonderful, Trigger, and Weirdos for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for best original screenplay, and last year he directed his first documentary feature The Work.
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| THEATRE (SELECTED CREDITS) | ||
| NEW MAGIC VALLEY FUN TOWN | Writer/Performer | Prairie Theatre Exchange and Tarragon Theatre |
| CAKE AND DIRT | Writer | Tarragon |
| SMALL THINGS | Writer | Prairie Theatre Exchange |
| ARIGATO, TOKYO | Writer | Buddies in Bad Times; Dir: Brendan Healy |
| THE BEST BROTHERS | Writer/Performer | Stratford Festival; Dir: Dean Gabourie |
| WAS SPRING | Writer/Director | Tarragon Theatre |
| BINGO! | Writer/Director | Mulgrave Road Theatre/PTE; Dir: John Cooper |
| HIS GREATNESS**** | Writer | Arts Club Theatre; Dir: Linda Moore/ iART Productions; Dir: Ed Roy |
| THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT | Writer/Performer | Necessary Angel; Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| COMMUNION | Writer/Director | Tarragon |
| HOW IT WORKS | Writer/Director | Mulgrave Road Theatre/Tarragon Theatre |
| A BEAUTIFUL VIEW | Writer/Director | da da kamera/Wexner Center/GCTC/Usine C/Public Theatre |
| CUL-DE-SAC | Writer/Performer (Leonard) | da da kamera (International tour); Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| MARION BRIDGE | Writer/Director | Mulgrave Road Theatre |
| IN ON IT* | Writer/Performer/ Director (This One) |
da da kamera (International tour) |
| YOU ARE HERE | Writer/Director | da da kamera/National Theatre School/Theatre Passe Muraille |
| MONSTER | Writer/Performer (Adam) | da da kamera (International tour); Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| THE SOLDIER DREAMS | Writer/Performer/ Co-Director (David) |
da da kamera/Canadian Stage; Co-Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| HERE LIES HENRY** | Writer/Performer (Henry) | da da kamera (International tour); Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| NEVER SWIM ALONE | Writer/Performer (Bill) | Theatre Passe Muraille/da da kamera/Platform 9; Dir: Ken MacDougall |
| THE LORCA PLAY | Co-writer/Performer/ Co-Director |
da da kamera/The Augusta Company; Co-Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| THIS IS A PLAY | Writer/Performer (Young Man) | The Fringe Festival of Toronto; Dir: Ken MacDougall |
| HOUSE*** | Writer/Performer (Victor) | Factory Studio/da da kamera (International tour); Dir: Daniel Brooks |
| *Village Voice OBIE Award, GLAAD Award | ||
| **Winner Edinburgh Fringe First, Chalmers New Canadian Play Award | ||
| ***Winner of Chalmers New Canadian Play Award | ||
| ****Winner Best New Play Jessie Award, Vancouver | ||
| FEATURE FILM | ||
| WEIRDOS* | Writer | Holdfast Pictures/Lithium Studios/Shadow Shows |
| THE LAST DINNER PARTY | Writer | Shadow Shows Inc. |
| *Canadian Screen Award Winner, Best Original Screenplay | ||
| OTHER CREDITS | ||
| Artistic director of da da kamera 1987-2007 | ||
| Winner of the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre 2008 | ||
| Winner of the Governor General’s Award 2006 for “I Still Love You: Five Plays” | ||
| Published plays: THE SOLDIER DREAMS; HERE LIES HENRY; HOUSE; WILD ABANDON; SEE BOB RUN; 2-2-TANGO; NEVER SWIM ALONE; THIS IS A PLAY; MARION BRIDGE; IN ON IT; MONSTER; YOU ARE HERE; CUL-DE-SAC; HOW IT WORKS; I STILL LOVE YOU: Five Plays; HIS GREATNESS; ONE VOICE: Two Plays; BINGO! | ||
| FILM AND TELEVISION (SELECTED CREDITS) | ||
| HUNTING SEASON | PP (The Psychiatrist) | Echo Park Entertainment; Dir: Keith Samples |
| TRIGGER | Screenwriter | New Real Films; Dir: Bruce McDonald |
| WHOLE NEW THING* | Co-screenwriter (with Amon Buchbinder), PP (Don) | Prods: Camelia Frieberg/Kelly Bray; Associate Prod: Daniel MacIvor |
| WILBY WONDERFUL | Screenwriter, Director, PP (Stan) | Prods: Camelia Frieberg/Sherrie Johnson |
| MARION BRIDGE** | Screenwriter | Sienna Films/Idlewood; Dir: Wiebke von Carolsfeld |
| PAST PERFECT | Screenwriter/Director/PP (Cecil) | Executive Prod: IMX Communications; Prod: Camelia Frieberg; Associate Prod: Sherrie Johnson |
| THE FIVE SENSES | Story Editor/PP (Robert) | Five Senses/Camelia Frieberg; Dir: Jeremy Podeswa |
| UNTIL I HEAR | Writer/Director/PP (Rob) | Prod: Sherrie Johnson |
| TWITCH CITY | PP (Nathan) | Shadowland; Dir: Bruce MacDonald |
| PERMISSION | Screenwriter/Director/ Producer |
Walter Pictures/da da kamera/Karen Lee Hall |
| HOUSE | Co-Screenwriter/PP (Victor) | CFC/Water Pictures/Karen Lee Hall; Dir: Laurie Lynd |
| ECLIPSE | Story Editor/PP (Jim) | Fire Dog Films/Karen Lee Hall; Dir: Jeremy Podeswa |
| WAKE UP, JERK OFF | Screenwriter/Director/PP | da da kamera/Sandy Kaplansky |
| THE FAIRY WHO DIDN’T WANT TO BE A FAIRY ANYMORE*** | Writer/PP | CFC; Dir: Laurie Lynd |
| *Audience Favorite LA Outfest, Best Performance Atlantic Film Festival | ||
| **Nominated best adapted screenplay Genie Award | ||
| ***Winner best short film Genie Award | ||
