Described by the Toronto Star as “a Canadian playwright to watch,” and “one of Toronto’s most exciting playwrights,” Michael Ross Albert is a Dora Award-nominated writer whose work has been staged across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Production credits include Beautiful Renegades (Peggy Baker Dance Projects), When I’m Gone (Mountain Movers Theatre Company), Two Minutes to Midnight (The Assembly Theatre), Miss (Unit 102), and Tough Jews (Dora Award nomination, Outstanding New Play). His work has been presented in multiple Fringe festivals, including Edinburgh, Brighton, and FringeNYC. Five of his plays were staged in the Toronto Fringe Festival, including: The Huns, Anywhere (both: Patron’s Pick and Best of Fringe), and most recently, Good Old Days.
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Described by the Toronto Star as “a Canadian playwright to watch,” and “one of Toronto’s most exciting playwrights,” Michael Ross Albert is a Dora Award-nominated writer whose work has been staged across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Production credits include Beautiful Renegades (Peggy Baker Dance Projects), When I’m Gone (Mountain Movers Theatre Company), Two Minutes to Midnight (The Assembly Theatre), Miss (Unit 102), and Tough Jews (Dora Award nomination, Outstanding New Play). His work has been presented in multiple Fringe festivals, including Edinburgh, Brighton, and FringeNYC. Five of his plays were staged in the Toronto Fringe Festival, including: The Huns, Anywhere (both: Patron’s Pick and Best of Fringe), and most recently, Good Old Days.
Michael is currently working on new plays commissioned by the Stratford Festival and the Blyth Festival. His new comedy, The Bidding War, was commissioned by Crow’s Theatre; its world premiere production will be produced as part of their 2024-2025 season.