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Marcus Youssef

Marcus Youssef

Marcus Youssef

Board Director

Marcus is a playwright, actor, educator and artistic director. His fifteen or so plays have been produced in more than 20 countries across North America, Europe and Asia. He is a recipient of the Siminovitch Prize for Theatre (Playwrighting), the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award, Berlin Germany’s Ikarus Prize, the Alcan Performing Arts Award, and the Vancouver Critics Innovation award (three times). Marcus is Senior Artist at Neworld Theatre, International Associate Artist at Farnham Maltings (UK), and a Playwright in Residence at Tarragon Theatre. Marcus also co-founded the East Vancouver artist-run production studio PL1422, and was the inaugural chair of Vancouver’s Arts and Culture Policy Council.