Governor General’s Literary Award – Drama

2000 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerElizabeth RexTimothy FindleyBased on the original stage production at the Stratford Festival of Canada, directed by Martha Henry. In this daring and original production of Timothy Findleys Governor-General Award winning play, William Shakespeare and the formidable Virgin Queen, Eliz...Amazon2000 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistAlien CreatureLinda GriffithsAmazonConsecrated GroundGeorge BoydAmazonIt's All TrueJason ShermanAmazonMonsterDaniel MacIvor and Daniel BrooksAmazon

2001 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerThe Harps of GodKent StetsonThe Harps of Godposes the question, what does it take to survive? How does an individual find the will to survive in a hopeless and absurd scenario? Beliefs that the men relied on to survive in their isolated fishing villages are put to the test on the des...Amazon2001 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistA Three Martini LunchClem MartiniAmazonAn Acre of Time: The PlayJason ShermanAmazonBuilding JerusalemMichael RedhillAmazonMonsieur d’EonMark BrownellAmazon

2002 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerUnity (1918)Kevin KerrIn 1918, the dreaded "Spanish” flu fills the town of Unity with paranoia. Cast of 6 women and 3 men....Amazon2002 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistJe me souviensLorena GaleAmazonThe Gwendolyn PoemsClaudia DeyAmazonThe Shooting StageMichael Lewis MacLennanAmazon

2009 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerWhere the Blood MixesKevin LoringWhere the Blood Mixes is meant to expose the shadows below the surface of the authors First Nations heritage, and to celebrate its survivors. Though torn down years ago, the memories of their Residential School still live deep inside the hearts of those w...Amazon2009 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistAnother Home InvasionJoan MacLeodAmazonEast of BerlinHannah MoscovitchAmazonInnocence Lost: A Play about Steven TruscottBeverley CooperAmazonTalkMichael NathansonAmazon

2014 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerAge of Minority: Three Solo PlaysJordan TannahillBased on a true story, Get Yourself Home Skyler James follows the harrowing journey of a young lesbian who defects from the army when she is outed by fellow soldiers. Peter Fechter: 52 Minutes chronicles the last hour of Peter Fechter?s life, a teenager in...Amazon2014 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistA God in Need of HelpSean DixonAmazonThat Elusive SparkJanet MunsilAmazonThe Secret MaskRick ChafeAmazon

2013 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerFault Lines: Three PlaysNicolas BillonA young womans idealism is challenged by the infamous whale hunt in Faroe Islands. Nicolas Billons critically acclaimed trilogy asks the audience to consider the values that guide human relations....Amazon2013 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistBlood: A Scientific RomanceMeg BraemAmazonFrenchtownLawrence JefferyAmazonShakespeare’s NiggaJoseph Jomo PierreAmazonThe Swearing JarKate HewlettAmazon

2012 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerIt is Solved by WalkingCatherine BanksWhen Margaret learns of the death of her former husband, she recalls their earliest days together as Ph.D. candidates, beginning a journey through her past. Told through the sensations of Wallace Stevenss poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,â- t...Amazon2012 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistBrothel #9Anusree RoyAmazonDrama: Pilot EpisodeKaren HinesAmazonLost: A MemoirCathy Ostlere and Dennis GarnhumAmazonThe Romeo InitiativeTrina DaviesAmazon

2011 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerIf We Were BirdsErin ShieldsIf We Were Birds is a shocking, uncompromising examination of the horrors of war, giving voice to a woman long ago forced into silence, and placing a spotlight on millions of female victims who have been silenced through violence. A deeply affecting and th...Amazon2011 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama ShortlistGas GirlsDonna-Michelle St. BernardAmazonHouse of Many TonguesJonathan GarfinkelAmazonLenin’s EmbalmersVern ThiessenAmazonMinor Complications: Two PlaysBrendan GallAmazon

2008 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama WinnerBone CageCatherine BanksJamie is twenty-two years old and works twelve-hour shifts operating a wood processor, clear-cutting for pulp. At the end of each shift, he walks through the destruction he has created looking for injured birds and animals and rescues those he can. Jamies...Amazon2008 Governor General's Literary Award - Drama Shortlist10 Days on EarthRonnie BurkettAmazonCopper ThunderbirdMarie ClementsAmazonPalace of the EndJudith ThompsonAmazonReverend JonahPaul CiufoAmazon