Marcus Youssef

A playwright, actor and theatremaker, Marcus’ fifteen or so plays have been produced in multiple languages in twenty countries across North America, Europe and Asia. They include Winners and Losers, King Arthur’s Night, How Has My Love Affected You?, Adrift, The In-Between, Ali and Ali and the aXes of Evil, Jabber and A Line in the Sand. Marcus is the recipient of Canada’s largest theatre award, the Siminovitch Prize for Theatre, for his body of work as a playwright and mentor, as well as Berlin, Germany’s Ikarus Prize, the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award, the Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, the Chalmers’ Canadian Play Award, the Seattle Times Footlight award, the Vancouver Critics’ Innovation award (three times), the Canada Council Staunch-Lynton Award, and an Honorary Fellowship from Douglas College. Marcus’ directing credits include Charlie Demers’ Leftovers (Neworld/PuSh), Porno Death Cult (Tara Cheyenne Performance/High Performance Rodeo) and Sultans of the Street (Carousel).