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Mieko Ouchi
Mieko Ouchi works as a writer,
actor and director in theatre, film and TV. A graduate of the University
of Alberta’s BFA Acting program, she has been working professionally
across Canada since 1992. The Red Priest (Eight Ways to Say Goodbye),
her first full-length play, has been produced across the country, and
was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award in 2004, winning
the Carol Bolt Award from the Canadian Authors Association
in 2005. The Blue Light, her second play, won the Betty Mitchell
Award for Best New Play in 2007. Her award-winning films “Shepherd’s
Pie and Sushi,” “By This Parting,” “Samurai Swing” and “Minor
Keys” have played at more than 30 film festivals across North America
and aired on the CBC, W Network, Bravo! and DUTV in Philadelphia. She
is the Artistic Co-Director of Concrete Theatre, a theatre for young
audiences. Mieko was the recipient of a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal
in 2003 for her contribution to the arts. She lives and works in Edmonton.
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