Rick Shiomi

Rick Shiomi
Playwright Rick Shiomi in New York in 2011
Playwright Rick Shiomi in New York in 2011
BornRickey Allan Shiomi
(1947-05-25) May 25, 1947 (age 77)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pen nameR. A. Shiomi
OccupationPlaywright, artistic director, theater director
EducationUniversity of Toronto,
Simon Fraser University
Period1982–present
GenreTheater
SubjectAsian American experience
Notable worksYellow Fever
Website
fullcircletheatermn.org
muperformingarts.org
rickshiomi.com

Rick Shiomi (born May 25, 1947)[1] is an internationally recognized, award-winning Japanese Canadian playwright, stage director, artistic director and taiko artist, and a major player in the Asian American/Canadian theatre movement. He is best known for his groundbreaking play Yellow Fever, which earned him the Bay Area Theater Circle Critics Award and “Bernie” Award. Over the last couple decades, Shiomi has also become a notable artistic and stage director. He directed the world premiere of the play Caught by Christopher Chen for which he received the Philadelphia Barrymore Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction. He is currently the Co-Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater Company.

  1. ^ Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Cengage Learning. 1980- 2009.

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