Dennis is the co-founder of Vancouver’s acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre and served as artistic director for twelve years. As a playwright, his body of plays continues to be produced internationally in numerous languages. Dennis has received the British Theatre Award, two Chalmers Canadian Play Awards, the Jesse Richardson Career Achievement Award, and the International Arts for Young Audiences Award. He’s won a Gemini, two WGC Awards, three Leos, and a Robert W. Wagner Award for his screenplays. Dennis wrote the screenplay for the feature film Life Above All, Prix François Chalais winner at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, 2011 Academy Award Shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film, and a Leo winner for Best Screenplay.