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'David Gow'
internationally produced playwright, screenwriter and character actor; (1964 - ); Canadian; currently resides in Quebec; married to American/Canadian writer '''L. Kalo Gow'''.
2007 'Steel Toes' a film by David Gow (writer/director/producer), starring Oscar Nominee 'David Strathairn' and new-comer Andrew W. Walker;
filmed in Montréal, QC, Galafilm;
Dworkin Prize Winner for the Promotion of Tolerance;
Best Feature Film, Beverly Hills Film Festival;
Best New Film, Gottlieb Prize Winner, Jewish Film Festival Detroit;
Best Screenplay, Method Fest Film Festival, LA;
Best Actor, Andrew W. Walker, Whistler Film Fest;
Official Selection: USA Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, World Houston Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival (incomplete list);
US Distributor Monterey Media.
PRODUCED PLAYS:
"'''Relative Good'''" Premiered at GCTC, Ottawa, ON in September 2005. To be directed by David Gow at the 'Centaur Theatre' in Montréal, QC in winter 2008. Also seen under the name "Arrivals" in a showcase at the Bank Street Theatre in NYC.
"'''Bea's Niece'''" First produced by 25th St. Theatre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Subsequently produced at GCTC in Ottawa. US productions in Washington, D.C. and in Milwaukee. Most recently produced at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre. Published by Playwrights Canada Press.
"'''Cherry Docs'''" world premiere by The Factory Theatre and Volcano on Factory's Mainstage. Directed by Richard Rose, starring R. H. Tompson and Ross Manson. Subsequently produced across Canada; in Tel-Aviv, Israel; Philadelphia, USA Premiere, staring David Strathairn; and numerous other US productions. Nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Award & Chalmers Award, both for Outstanding New Drama. Recipient of Writers Guild of Canada Top Ten Award. Published by Scirocco.
In Canada: Toronto (
★ Volcano/Factory Theatre), Saskatoon (25th St. Theatre), Winnipeg (Manitoba Theatre Centre), Vancouver (Touchstone Theatre), Ottawa (
★ Pressed For Time Theatre), Calgary (
★ Ground Zero), Edmonton (
★ Kurt Spenrath & Co.) Halifax, Moncton, Edmunston, Stephenville, Newfoundland (
★ Bunnies In The Headlights), London, ON (The Grand), Kitchener/Waterloo (Theatre & Company).
In the United States: Philadelphia (Wilma Theatre), Atlanta (Theatrical Outfit), Memphis (Playhouse In The Square/
★ Workhouse), Evanston/Chicago (Next Theatre), Fort Collins (Bas Bleu Theatre), Los Angeles (
★ Company Of Angels), Fort Worth, San Francisco(Travelling Jewish Theatre).
In Poland, Polish TV’s famed “Theatre Of Television” has produced the material in Polish for broadcast of the stage play.
In Germany: Weurzzberg (Theatre Weurzberg), Berlin (Vaganten Players).
In Israel the play was translated and presented in Hebrew by Nephesh Theatre in Tel-Aviv.
Countless other companies in Canada and the US have done readings or smaller scale workshop productions of the play.
"'''The Friedman Family Fortune'''" Produced by 'Centaur Theatre', Mainstage, May 1996. Directed by Damir Andrei, starring Joan Orenstein, Maurice Podbrey and Theresa Tova. Published by Playwrights Canada Press.
"''The Flight of Peter Pumpkin-eater''" Produced by Joe's Theatre, Tarragon Extra Space. Directed by Hamish Mc Ewan, a solo show. The play drew national media attention.
"'''Do You Have A Moment?'''" Produced by Tarragon Theatre, Spring Arts, 1993.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
won, Dworkin Prize Winner for the Promotion of Tolerance;
won, Best Feature Film, Beverly Hills Film Festival;
won, Best New Film, Gottlieb Prize Winner, Jewish Film Festival Detroit;
won, Best Screenplay, Method Fest Film Festival, LA;
won, Best Actor, Andrew W. Walker, Whistler Film Fest;
Official Selection: USA Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, World Houston Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival;
won, WGC Top Ten Prize, Radio Drama;
Nominated, Siminovitch Prize, Playwriting;
Nominated, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Playwriting;
Nominated, Chalmers Award, Playwriting;
Twice Nominated, Govenor General’s Prize, Playwriting.
OFFICIAL WEBSITES:
www.steeltoesthemovie.com; www.imbd.com; www.doollee.com; www.playwrightsguild.ca.