Daniel MacIvor is a playwright, performer, and producer who divides his time between Toronto and Nova Scotia. He has been the recipient of the Governor General's Literary Award, the Siminovitch Prize, a New York Obie Award, and a GLAAD Award. His plays include Never Swim Alone, In On It, His Greatness, and The Best Brothers and have been translated into French, German, Czech, Spanish, Japanese, and Portuguese.
Most recently, with producer Marcie Januska, Daniel has been running Toronto-based reWork Productions, developing new theatre and film. He is also the creative consultant for venerable queer media company Pink Triangle Press, creating new media that encourages allyship and advocacy. Daniel Brooks was one of Canada's most accomplished theatre makers. As a writer, director, and performer he collaborated with some of the country's finest talents in producing a body of daring and original work.
His many achievements include a series of monologues created with Daniel MacIvor, direction of work by John Mighton, Samuel Beckett, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Sophocles, Jorge Borges, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, and many creations including Insomnia, The Eco Show, The Good Life, The Noam Chomsky Lectures, Bigger Than Jesus, Pokey Jones, The Full Light of Day, and a series of plays created with Don McKellar and Tracy Wright (Augusta Company).
His work has toured across Canada and around the world. He was co-artistic director of the Augusta Company, artistic director of Necessary Angel from 2003-2012, and an associate artist at Soulpepper Theatre. He was also a playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre for seven years and the Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor at the University of Toronto. His many awards in the theatre include the Siminovitch Prize.
He taught regularly and has had a significant impact on theatre artists across Canada. Daniel passed away in 2023.
Most recently, with producer Marcie Januska, Daniel has been running Toronto-based reWork Productions, developing new theatre and film. He is also the creative consultant for venerable queer media company Pink Triangle Press, creating new media that encourages allyship and advocacy. Daniel Brooks was one of Canada's most accomplished theatre makers. As a writer, director, and performer he collaborated with some of the country's finest talents in producing a body of daring and original work.
His many achievements include a series of monologues created with Daniel MacIvor, direction of work by John Mighton, Samuel Beckett, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Sophocles, Jorge Borges, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, and many creations including Insomnia, The Eco Show, The Good Life, The Noam Chomsky Lectures, Bigger Than Jesus, Pokey Jones, The Full Light of Day, and a series of plays created with Don McKellar and Tracy Wright (Augusta Company).
His work has toured across Canada and around the world. He was co-artistic director of the Augusta Company, artistic director of Necessary Angel from 2003-2012, and an associate artist at Soulpepper Theatre. He was also a playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre for seven years and the Barker Fairley Distinguished Visitor at the University of Toronto. His many awards in the theatre include the Siminovitch Prize.
He taught regularly and has had a significant impact on theatre artists across Canada. Daniel passed away in 2023.
