SCREEN
PRODUCED FEATURE SCREENPLAYS
Ice Man First Frame Pictures/Blackhawk Anne of Green Gables: The Movie Sulllivan Entertainment SHORT FILMS
Please to Meet You dir. Michael MacLennan Zephryus Entertainment/BRAVOFact Grace dir. Samantha Simmonds CBC, International Film Festivals Wedding Knives dir. Johanna Mercer CBC, International Film Festivals The Photographer's Wife dir. Maria Armstrong CBC, WTN Bagatelle dir. Johanna Mercer NSI Drama Prize FEATURES IN DEVELOPMENT
Ashore Telefil Premiere Writer's Pilot Program Hey Nostradamus! Random Bench Envoy Filmshow/Dreamtool The Hero's Walk Force 4/Reddy Pictures The Shooting Stage Optic Nerve Pictures Still Life With June Amaze Film + Television SELECTED STORY EDITING
The River Karen Walton TMN/Movie Central Home Game Mary Pedersen CBC Never Shoot A Stampede Queen Mark Leiren-Young CBC Baby Games Claire Ross Dunn & Dolly Reisman Telefilm Canada Tommy Burns Pete McCormack Associate Producers TELEVISION
AS WRITER
2015 The Fosters 2 episodes ABC Family 2014 Bitten 2 episodes eOne/Space/SyFy 2011-2013 Bomb Girls 7 episodes Muse/Back Alley/Global 2011-2013 Diana's Quarry pilot Keatley/Shaw Media 2010-2011 Afterwives pilot ABC Studios/ABC 2010-2011 Flashpoint 4 episodes CBS/CTV 2010 Four Corners pilot Paramount/CBS 2009 Threads pilot Capri/Dreamtoo/BetaFilm/CBC 2009 Natural High pilot Brightlight/CBC 2008 Being Erica 1 episodes Temple Street/CBC 2007 The Guard 1 episodes Brightlight/Halifax Film/Global 2007 The Healer pilot Avenue/Fox TV/CBS 2007 The Box pilot Storyline/Touchstone/ABC 2007 jPod 4 episodes CBC/No Equal 2006 Godiva's 10 episodes Bravo!/City TV 2001-2005 Queer As Folk 15 episodes Temple Street/Showtime 2000 Super Rupert 6 episodes Sullivan Entertainment/Family Channel 1999 Anne of Green Gables 10 episodes Sullivan Entertainment/PBS 1998-1999 Wind at my Back 6 episodes Sullivan Entertainment/CBC 1998 Great Artists Series "Francisco Goya" Devine Entertainment/HBO Family TELEVISION MOVIE SCREENPLAYS
2014
Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story
CTV/Tapestry Pictures(story)
PRODUCER
2015 Co-Executiive Producer The Fosters 20 episodes ABC Family 2014 Co-Executive Producer Bitten 10 episodes eOne/Space/SyFy 2010-13 Consulting Producer Flashpoint 18 episodes CBS/CTV 2010 Executive Producer Four Corners pilot Paramount/CBS 2009 Executiive Producer Threads pilot Capri/Dreamtool/CBC 2009 Executive Producer Natural High pilot Brighlight/CBC 2009 Consulting Producer Being Erica 12 episodes Temple Street/CBC 2007 Creator The Healer pilot Avenue/FOX TV/CBC 2007 Co-Creator The Box pilot Storyline/Touchstone/ABC 2007 Co-Creator jPod 11 episodes CBC/No Equal 2004-06 Executiive Producer Godiva's 9 episodes Keatley/Bravo!/City TV 2004-05 Co-Executive Producer Queer As Folk 13 episodes Temple Street/Showtime 2003 Supervising Producer Queer As Folk 13 episodes Temple Street/Showtime 2002 Producer Queer As Folk 14 episodes Temple Street/Showtime 2001 Co-Producer Queer As Folk 20 episodes Temple Street/Showtime 2000 Supervising Producer Super Rupert 13 episodes Sullivan Entertainment/BBC 1999-00 Executiive Story Editor Anne of Green Gables 26 episodes PBS-Sullivan Entertainment 1997-99 Story Editor Wind at my Back 13 episodes Sullivan Entertainment/CBC THEATRE
THE GOOD EGG
2009 Published, Playwrights Canada Press
2009
Alberta Theatre Projects
Dir: Gina Wilkinson
Calgary, CAN
LIFE AFTER GOD
2007 Published, Playwrights Canada Press
2008
Theater Madeberg
Dir: Lukas Langhoff
Magdeberg, GERMANY
2006
Chan Centre
Dir: Katrina Dunn
Vancouver, CAN
2006
Vancouver East Cultural Center
Dir: Katrina Dunn
Vancouver, CAN
THE FABULOUS LIFE
2008
Theater Madeberg
Vancouver, CAN
2006
Commissioned, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company
Vancouver, CAN
LAST ROMANTICS
2003 Published, Playwrights Canada Press
2003 Finalist, Governor's General's Award for Drama
2001 Winner, Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition
2000-2001 Commissioned, The Shaw Festival
2008
Necessary Angel/National Arts Centre Co-production
Toronto, Ottawa, CAN
THE LAURELS
2002
Opera libretto, with composer Jeffery Ryan
Dir: Banuta Rubess
Toronto, CAN
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND:
THE SONGS OF GORDON LIGHTFOOT2002
Charlotte Festival
Dir: Duncan McIntosh
Charlottetown, CAN
THE SHOOTING STAGE
2002 Published, Playwrights Canada Press
2002 Finalist, Governor's General's Award for Drama
2002 Canada-France Translation Prize (Banff/Maîson Antoine Vitez)
2001 Nominated, Best Play, Vancouver Jessie Richardson Awards
1999 Prize-winner Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition
2005
The Culture Project
Dir: John Pinkard
New York, USA
2005
The New Conservatory Theatre
Dir: Dan Oliverio
San Francisco, USA
2001
Firehall Theatre
Dir: Stephanie Kirkland
Vancouver, CAN
2001
Soho Theatre
Dir: Catriona Craig
London, UK
1999
Shaw Festival/
Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Dir: David Oive
Toronto, CAN
SWINGSTEP
2000
Book-writer for new muscial, Elgin Theatre
Toronto, CAN
LEANING OVER RAILINGS
1997
Open Space Arts Centre
Dir: Randy Smith
Vancouver, CAN
BEAT THE SUNSET
1998 Published, Playwrights Canada Press
1995 Sidney Risk Award, Jessie Award for Outstanding Emerging Playwright
1994 Theatrum National Playwriting Award
1993 Outstanding Islander Playwright Award
2006
Arts West Playhouse
Dir: Christopher Zinovitvh
Millersville University Theatre, USA
1999
Amoeba Theatre
Dir: Brian Torfeh
London, UK
1997
Belfry Theatre
Dir: Michael MacLennan
Victoria, CAN
1995
Yorick Theatre
Dir: Michelle Porter
Vancouver, CAN
EDUCATION
1998
Canadian Film Centre, Professional Screenwriters Program
1997
Canadian Film Centre, Resident Screenwriters Program
1991
B.A. First Class English Honours, University of Victoria
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