Morris Panych

Represented by: Pam Winter
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Bio

A native of 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, 7 STORIES and LAWRENCE AND HOLLOMAN are being mounted throughout Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.  His plays have been produced in over two dozen languages.  Mr. Panych has directed over 90 productions across Canada and the U.S.  Morris was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2021 for his CBC Gem webseries HEY LADY!

Resume

2 B WUT U R

First Produced: Green Thumb Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1992

First Published: Playwrights Co-op, Toronto ON

7 Stories

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1989

  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 1991
  • Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary AB, 1991
  • Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay ON, 1990’s
  • Theatre Lac Brome, Knowlton QC, 1992
  • Mermaid Studio, London UK, 1995
  • Blackhorse Village Players, Tottenham ON, 1997
  • Ensemble Theatre, Sydney Australia, 2000
  • Theatre 21, Tokyo and Osaka Japan, 2003
  • Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 2004
  • Tableau d’Hôte, Montreal QC, 2008
  • Daehakro Theatre, Seoul Korea, 2008
  • Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee WI, 2009
  • Theatre Calgary, Calgary AB, 2009
  • Canadian Stage, Toronto ON, 2009
  • Rose Theatre Productions, Brampton ON, 2010
  • Association of Japanese Theatre Companies, Tokyo Japan, 2010
  • Half Moon Theatre, Poughkeepsie NY, 2010
  • Neptune Theatre, Halifax NS, 2010
  • Theatre 40, Los Angeles CA, 2013
  • Theatre by the River, Winnipeg MB, 2013
  • Over 40 productions worldwide including New York NY, London UK, Budapest Hungary, and Orleans France
  • Translated into 5 languages

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Amorous Adventures of Anatol, The (adaptation)

First Produced: Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC, 2008

  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2013

Benevolence

First Produced: Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2007

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC, 2010

Cheap Sentiment

First Produced: Tamahnous Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1986

Company, The (with Wendy Gorling)

First Produced: Studio 58, Vancouver BC, 1995

Contagious

First Produced: Tamahnous Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1985

Cost Of Living, The

First Produced: Green Thumb Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1990

  • Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque ON, 2005
  • Nephesh Theatre, Tel Aviv Israel, 2006
  • Other productions include six tours, nationally and internationally

First Published: Playwrights Co-op, Toronto ON

Dishwashers, The

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 2005

  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2005
  • Walnut Theatre, Philadelphia PA, 2007
  • Red Barn Theatre, Jackson’s Point ON, 2007
  • SaBooge Theatre/Sidemart Theatre, Montreal QC, 2007
  • Downstage Performance Society, Calgary AB, 2008
  • Chester Theatre Company, Chester MA, 2007
  • Show Biz Planning, Tokyo Japan, 2009
  • 59E59, New York NY, 2009
  • Mingei, Tokyo Japan, 2010
  • Live Arts Inc., Charlottesville VA, 2010
  • Western Edge Theatre, Nanaimo BC, 2011
  • Theatre Momentum, Montreal QC, 2012
  • Colombine Teaterforlaget, Stockholm Sweden, 2013
  • Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg MB, 2013
  • London Productions Inc., UK and Republic of Ireland, 2013

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Earshot

First Produced: Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2001

  • Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC, 2002
  • Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary AB, 2002
  • Theatre & Company, Kitchener ON, 2005
  • Underdog Productions, Montreal QC, 2005
  • NAC, Ottawa ON, 2006
  • Thousand Islands Playhouse, Ganonoque ON, 2006
  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2006
  • C2C Theatre, St. John’s NL, 2009

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Ends Of The Earth, The

(1994 recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Drama)

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1992

  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 1992
  • Theater Row Theater, New York NY, 1996
  • JJL Productions, New York NY, 2005
  • Theatre & Company, Kitchener ON, 2006
  • Belfry Theatre, Victoria BC, 2009
  • Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg MB, 2012
  • Wagging Tails, Kowloon Hong Kong, 2012
  • Vertigo Theatre, Calgary AB, 2013

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Girl in the Goldfish Bowl

(2004 recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Drama)

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 2002

  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, 2002
  • Red Barn Theatre, Jackson’s Point ON, 2003
  • Theatre & Company, Kitchener ON, 2004
  • Thousand Islands Playhouse, Ganonoque ON, 2004
  • GCTC, Ottawa ON, 2005
  • Belfry Theatre, Victoria BC, 2005
  • Sheffield Crucible, Sheffield UK, 2005
  • Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg MB, 2006
  • Village Theatre West, Hudson QC, 2006
  • MetroStage, Alexandria VA, 2006
  • KEF Productions, New York NY, 2006/07
  • Globe Theatre, Regina SK, 2007
  • New Leaf Theatre, Chicago IL, 2008
  • Playhouse West, Walnut Creek CA, 2008
  • Main Street Theatre Works, Jackson CA, 2008
  • Haiyuza Company, Tokyo Japan, 2008
  • Luna/Sea Theatre, Halifax NS, 2008
  • Sage Theatre, Calgary AB, 2011
  • The Bakehouse Theatre Company, Adelaide Australia, 2013

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Ghosts (adaptation)

First Produced: Soulpepper Theatre, Toronto ON, 2011

Gordon

First Produced: Sidemart Theatrical Grocery, Segal Centre, Montreal QC, 2010

  • Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver BC, 2012
  • Arts Club, Vancouver, BC, 2011

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC, 2011

Government Inspector, The (adaptation)

First Produced: Soulpepper Theatre, Toronto ON, 2006

History of Things to Come, The (with Gary Jones and Shawn MacDonald)

First Produced: Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC, 1998/99

Hotel Peccadillo (adaptation)

First Produced: Shaw Festival, Niagara on the Lake ON, 2007

In Absentia

First Produced: Centaur Theatre, Montreal, PQ, 2012

  • B Street Theatre, Sacramento CA, 2012

First Pulished: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC, 2012

Invisible Detective, The (Musician/Composer/Lyricist)

First Produced: Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1990/91

Last Call

First Produced: Tamahnous Theatre, Vancouver AB, 1982

  • Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary AB, 1985
  • Globe Theatre, Regina SK, 2003
  • Quintessence Musical Theatre Project, Vancouver BC, 2005

First Published: Playwrights Co-op, Toronto ON

Lawrence & Holloman

First Produced: Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 1998

  • Fox and Hounds Theatre Co, Burnaby BC, 2005
  • Couch and Mark Productions, Sydney Australia, 2005
  • The Red House Theatre, Syracuse NY, 2005
  • University of Guelph, Guelph ON, 2006
  • Image Theatre, Edmonton AB, 2006
  • Touchmark Theatre, Guelph ON, 2007
  • Second Thought Theatre, Dallas TX, 2007
  • Flux Theatre, Saskatoon SK, 2007
  • Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne Australia, 2007
  • Fish Shak Productions, Toronto ON, 2007/08
  • Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg, MB, 2010
  • Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, SK, 2011
  • Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury ON, 2012
  • ScrimForRent Productions, Toronto ON, 2012

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Life Science

First Produced: Green Thumb Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1993

First Published: Playwrights Co-op, Toronto ON

Moby Dick (adaptation)

First Produced: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford ON, 2008

Necessary Steps, The

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1991

Nocturne

First Produced: Studio 58, Vancouver BC

Overcoat, The (with Wendy Gorling)

First Produced: Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC, 1997

  • Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC, 2000
  • Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg MB, 2000
  • National Arts Centre, Ottawa ON, 2000
  • The Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Australia, 2004
  • CanStage, Toronto ON, 2007
  • Theatre Calgary, Calgary AB, 2007
  • Citadel Theatre, Edmonton AB, 2007

 

Sextet

First Produced: Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2014

Simple Folk

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, 1990
Shoplifters

First Produced: Arena Stage, Washington DC, 2014

Story Of A Sinking Man, The

First Produced: New Play Centre, Vancouver BC, 1995

First Published: Playwrights Co-op, Toronto ON

Trap Door (with Britta Johnson and Anika Johnson)

First Produced: Sheridan College, Oakville ON, 2017

Trespassers, The

First Produced: Stratford Festival, Stratford ON, 2009

  • Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg MB, 2012
  • The Belfry Theatre, Victoria BC, 2011
  • The Playhouse Theatre Company, Vancouver BC, 2011

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC, 2010

Vigil

First Produced: Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver BC, and Belfry Theatre, Victoria BC, 1995

  • Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 1996
  • Centaur Theatre, Montreal QC, 1996
  • The Phoenix Theatre, Edmonton AB, 1996
  • Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary AB, 1997
  • The Fritz Theatre, San Diego CA, 1997
  • Studio Theatre, Washington DC, 2000
  • Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh UK, 2002
  • Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops BC, 2002
  • Wyndham’s Theatre, London UK, 2003
  • Sunshine Theatre Company, Kelowna BC, 2003
  • CanStage, Toronto ON, 2004
  • Theatre la Bruyre, Paris France, 2005
  • Lost & Found Theatre, Waterloo ON, 2005
  • The Redhouse, Syracuse NY, 2005
  • Orlando Theatre Project, Sanford FL, 2005
  • Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide Australia, 2005
  • Theatre Burlington, Burlington ON, 2005
  • Fortune Theatre, Dunedin New Zealand, 2005
  • The Court Theatre, Christchurch New Zealand, 2006
  • Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell MA, 2006
  • Geva Theatre, Rochester NY, 2006
  • Modern Muse Theatre Co, Denver CO, 2006
  • Gayety Theatre, Collingwood ON, 2006
  • South Carolina Repertory Co, Hilton Head SC, 2006
  • Chester Miniature Theatre, Chester MA, 2006
  • Zipper Theatre, New York NY, 2006/07
  • Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver BC, 2007
  • Theatre Calgary, Calgary AB, 2007
  • The Port Theatre, Nanaimo BC, 2008
  • Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North New Zealand, 2008
  • Lonely Hearts Theatre Company, Bondi Australia, 2008
  • Zipper Theatre, Westport CT, 2008
  • Daryl Roth Productions, New York NY, 2009
  • ACT, San Francisco, CA, 2010
  • Fergutron Productions, Toronto ON, 2009
  • Nelson History Theatre Society, Nelson BC, 2010
  • Mark Taper Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 2011
  • Theatre du Rideau Vert, Montreal QC, 2012
  • Bruce McDonald Ltd., New Zealand, 2010
  • Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury ON, 2010
  • Hyde Park Theatre, Austin TX, 2010
  • Lantern Theater Company, Philadelphia PN, 2011
  • Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis MN, 2010
  • Gruppo Choice, Tokyo Japan, 2011
  • Valley Summer Theatre, Halifax NS, 2011
  • Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, Montreal QC, 2012
  • Casa Ensamble, Bogota Colombia, 2011
  • Live Bait Theatre, Sackville NB, 2011
  • Theatre Kingston, Kingston ON, 2013
  • Theatre du Rideau Vert, Quebec, 2013
  • Like Minded Co-Op, Vancouver BC, 2012
  • Other productions include Thunder Bay ON, London ON, Prince George BC, Winnipeg MB, Washington DC, Philadelphia PA, Baltimore MD, Portland ME, Denver CO, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Russia, Finland, and South Africa

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Wanderlust (adaptation)

First Produced: Stratford Festival, Stratford ON, 2012

What Lies Before Us

First Produced: Canadian Stage, Toronto ON, 2007

  • Citadel Theatre, Edmonton AB, 2007
  • Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg MB, 2007

First Published: Talonbooks, Vancouver BC

Withrow Park

First Produced: Tarragon Theatre, Toronto ON, 2023

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