Brian Drader (born 1960) is a Canadian stage actor and playwright."Manitoban Drader among 'fresh crop'". Winnipeg Free Press, October 21, 2003. He is best known for his plays , about Alfred Kinsey and Clara McMillen, and The Fruit Machine, about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's controversial 1960s fruit machine project to identify homosexual people."Opposite eras attract in gay history story". Vancouver Sun, October 23, 1998.
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec, where he teaches playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada."Mother's Day shows feature veteran voices". Windsor Star, May 5, 2007.
His other plays have included Easter Eggs,"What's to see at Fringe?" Calgary Herald, August 25, 1989. TuckTuck,"Three new writers join playRites stable". Calgary Herald, August 22, 1992. The Author's Voice,"Fringe buzzes under greasepaint and sweat". Edmonton Journal, August 16, 1992. The Norbals,"Playwriting contest winners announced". Kingston Whig-Standard, May 6, 1997. Mind of the Iguana,"Cover / fringe". Winnipeg Free Press, July 12, 2007. Liar,"Not quite OK". Sacramento News & Review, November 8, 2012. To Be Frank,"Sit up and pay attention" . The Link, March 23, 2010. Everybody's Business and Curtsy.
Awards He won the Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition in 1997 for The Norbals.
was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2003 Governor General's Awards,"Big surprises as book awards shortlisted". Edmonton Journal, October 21, 2003. and won the Lambda Literary Award for drama at the 16th Lambda Literary Awards."Bram, Revoyr among Lambda Literary winners". The Advocate, June 10, 2004.
References
External links Brian Drader at the National Theatre School of Canada Brian Drader official website