David Paquet is a graduate in playwriting from the National Theatre School of Canada (2006) and lives in Montreal. His plays Porc-epic, 2h14, Appels entrants illimites, Les Grands-meres mortes, Le Brasier, Histoires a plumes et a poils, Le Soulier, Chansons pour le musee, Le Poids des fourmis and Papiers maches and Le Voilier (two one-man-shows of stand-up poetry he performs himself, ) have gathered international praise and have been produced all over North America and Europe.
David has won the Governor General's award (twice), the Michel-Tremblay award, the Sony-Labou-Tansi award (twice), the young audiences Quebec critic's choice award (twice), the Theatre d'Aujourd'hui audience choice award, a Jessie award and a Dora award. He also teaches playwriting and does dramaturg work for, among others, the National Theatre School of Canada, le Centre des Auteurs Dramatique and le Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Montreal. Leanna Brodie's plays and libretti have been performed from Halifax to Vancouver, London to Auckland.
The Vic, For Home and Country, The Book of Esther, and Schoolhouse are published by Talonbooks. She is also a noted translator of Quebecois and Franco-Canadian drama whose recent productions include Hélène Ducharme's internationally acclaimed Baobab; David Paquet's award-winning The Shoe (The Cherry Artspace, Ithaca NY) and Wildfire (Upstream Theater, St. Louis MO and Factory Theatre, Toronto ON); Joe Jack et John's Violette (Espace Libre, Montréal PQ); Catherine Léger's I Lost My Husband! (Ruby Slippers Theatre/Gateway Theatre, Vancouver BC and Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon SK); Mohsen El Gharbi's Omi Mouna (Impact Festival, Kitchener ON and Infinithéâtre, Montréal QC) and Rébecca Déraspe's You Are Happy (GCTC and Red Theater Chicago).
Three of her translations have been nominated for Tom Hendry Awards. She is currently translating new works by Fanny Britt, Rébecca Déraspe, Sébastien Harrisson, and Olivier Sylvestre; completing her MFA at the University of Calgary; teaching playwrighting at UBC; and co-writing Salesman in China (a commission from the Stratford Festival) with Jovanni Sy.
David has won the Governor General's award (twice), the Michel-Tremblay award, the Sony-Labou-Tansi award (twice), the young audiences Quebec critic's choice award (twice), the Theatre d'Aujourd'hui audience choice award, a Jessie award and a Dora award. He also teaches playwriting and does dramaturg work for, among others, the National Theatre School of Canada, le Centre des Auteurs Dramatique and le Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Montreal. Leanna Brodie's plays and libretti have been performed from Halifax to Vancouver, London to Auckland.
The Vic, For Home and Country, The Book of Esther, and Schoolhouse are published by Talonbooks. She is also a noted translator of Quebecois and Franco-Canadian drama whose recent productions include Hélène Ducharme's internationally acclaimed Baobab; David Paquet's award-winning The Shoe (The Cherry Artspace, Ithaca NY) and Wildfire (Upstream Theater, St. Louis MO and Factory Theatre, Toronto ON); Joe Jack et John's Violette (Espace Libre, Montréal PQ); Catherine Léger's I Lost My Husband! (Ruby Slippers Theatre/Gateway Theatre, Vancouver BC and Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon SK); Mohsen El Gharbi's Omi Mouna (Impact Festival, Kitchener ON and Infinithéâtre, Montréal QC) and Rébecca Déraspe's You Are Happy (GCTC and Red Theater Chicago).
Three of her translations have been nominated for Tom Hendry Awards. She is currently translating new works by Fanny Britt, Rébecca Déraspe, Sébastien Harrisson, and Olivier Sylvestre; completing her MFA at the University of Calgary; teaching playwrighting at UBC; and co-writing Salesman in China (a commission from the Stratford Festival) with Jovanni Sy.
