Mark Brownell

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Mark Brownell
Theatre History, Dramatic Literature, Creative Process, Playwriting

Biography

A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada (1983), Mark is an award winning Canadian playwright and librettist, former Councillor at Canadian Actors Equity Association, and current co-artistic director of the Pea Green Theatre Group with his wife and partner Sue Miner. Nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award for his play Monsieur d'Eon. He received a Best New Musical Dora Mavor Moore Award for his libretto Iron Road and a Best New Play Dora Mavor Moore Award Nomination for Medici Slot Machine and The Martha Stewart Projects. He is also the recipient of the Harold Indie Theatre Award and Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award. In 2011 Scirocco Drama published his "Break a Leg! An Actor's Guide to Theatrical Practices, Phrases and Superstitions". Other published work includes Medici Slot Machine (Scirocco), High Sticking (Scirocco) and Monsieur d’Eon (Playwrights Canada Press). Other stage work includes Clique ClaqueThree Men in a Boat (adaptation), Harmonious InterestThe Schoolyard CarmenThe Barbecue KingThe Martha Stewart ProjectsPlayballsHigh Sticking – Three Period PlaysThe Chevalier St. GeorgeThe Storyteller’s Bag and The Weaving Maiden.