Marcus Youssef

Playwright, actor and director Marcus Youssef is a recipient of Canada's largest theatre award, the Siminovitch Prize, for his body of work as a playwright and mentor. Marcus' plays all in some way investigate the consequences of difference, both real and perceived. They include "Winners and Losers", "Jabber", "ali and ali and the aXes of evil", "How Has My Love Affected You?", "The In-Between" and "A Line in the Sand". They have been produced in more than 20 cities and a dozen countries across North America, Asia and Europe, from Toronto to New York to London to Hong Kong, Venice and Berlin. Marcus' additional awards include Germany’s Ikarus Prize, the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award, the Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, the Chalmers' Canadian Play Award, the Seattle Times Footlight award, the Vancouver Critics’ Innovation Award (three times), and an Honorary Fellowship from Vancouver’s Douglas College.

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