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Books by Leon B. Aureus:
Banana Boys
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Leon B. Aureus
Leon Aureus
is an actor, playwright and producer. He is the founding Artistic Director
of The Gum San Theatre Company which blossomed into the fu-GEN Theatre Company in 2002. Banana Boys is his
first play and was also fu-GEN’s first full production. The play’s
development paralleled the exciting growth of the company, neither of
which would have been possible without the vision, dedication, hard
work and brilliance of his fellow ‘fu-GEN’ers Nina Lee Aquino, Richard
Lee and David Yee. He thanks and cherishes them for being on that journey
with him.
He also wrote and directed
the short film “Friends Like These” and co-wrote the play People
Power (for the Carlos Bulosan Theatre Company).
Born in Quezon City, Philippines,
he immigrated to Canada at a very young age, growing up in Toronto’s
East End (a few blocks away from the kids of Degrassi), and the ’burbs
of Mississauga – but never forgetting his roots. Well maybe a little…
or even a lot. But it’s that continuing path of searching and discovery
that keeps him writing and creating. He currently lives in Toronto’s
Annex neighbourhood where the rowdy drunken college kids also keep him
(up) writing and creating.
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