Morris Panych

Morris Panych
Morris Panych
Born 1952 (age 58–59)
Calgary, Canada
Occupation Playwright, Director, Actor
Nationality Canadian

Stephen Morris Panych (born 30 June 1952) is a Canadian playwright, director and actor.

Morris Panych was born in Calgary and grew up in Edmonton. He studied at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, and the University of British Columbia. His plays include Girl in the Goldfish Bowl (2003); Vigil (adapted for the British stage as Auntie and Me); The Ends of the Earth; Earshot; 7 Stories; Dishwashers; Still Laughing: Three Adaptations by Morris Panych (2009), Panych's adaptations of The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol, Hotel Peccadillo by Georges Feydeau and Mauric Desvallières, and The Amorous Adventures of Anatol by Arthur Schnitzler; and The Trespassers (2010).

He won the 2004 Governor General's Award for Drama for Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, and the 1994 Governor General's Award for Drama for The Ends of the Earth.

His directing includes some of his own works, plus Da Vinci's Inquest on television.

Openly gay, Panych married his longtime partner, Ken MacDonald, in 2004.[1]

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Colin (February 17, 2005), "Morris Panych Pens an Homage to Work", Straight.com, http://www.straight.com/article/morris-panych-pens-an-homage-to-work, retrieved 2007-11-14 

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