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Michael A. Miller
Born in Germany, raised in
the U.S. and living in Canada for more than twenty years, Michael A.
Miller is a playwright who has created a diverse range of plays for
audiences of all ages. Michael has been the playwright in residence
at both Factory Theatre and Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People.
For two seasons he was the coordinator of the CrossCurrents Festival
whose mission was to bring works by writers of colour to the mainstage.
He has been the Artistic Director of Theatre Fountainhead, Administrator
for Obsidian Theatre Company that, under his direction, produced the
highly acclaimed premiere of The Adventures of A Black Girl in Search
of God. He was also the Artistic Producer of Theatre Fountainhead
and Administrator for LKTYP. Most recently he was the Artistic Director
of Omiala, A Festival of New Black Culture at Harbourfront. He has extensive
experience in Arts and Education where he developed a long-running program
for the Toronto District School Board, The Co-op Theatre Company. This
program provided professional training opportunities for young people
interested in pursuing theatre as a career. As the resident playwright/director
at the TDSB he produced ten new original plays for young people that
toured across the city to thousands of the children annually and served
as a model of new and innovative approaches to arts for young people.
Michael has been the recipient of numerous grants from the Canada Council
for the Arts, the Toronto Arts Council, and the Ontario Arts Council.
He has sat on juries for both the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto
Arts Council. He has won the prestigious Chalmers Award for excellence
in playwriting, and been nominated for outstanding work by the Writers
Guild of Great Britain. In 2004 he was selected as one of the twelve
outstanding artists to be featured on the OAC’s fortieth anniversary
website.
His latest play, Touch the
Sky, will premiere at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in
February 2008.
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