C. E. Gatchalian

C. E. Gatchalian
Born (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation playwright
Nationality Canadian
Period 1990s-present
Notable works Motifs & Repetitions, Falling in Time
Notable awards 2013 Dayne Ogilvie Prize

C.E. "Chris" Gatchalian (born June 5, 1974) is a Canadian playwright, born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Filipino parents,[1] he holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Theatre from the University of British Columbia.[1] His play Motifs & Repetitions aired on Bravo! (Canada) in 1997 and on the Knowledge in 1998. His other produced plays include Claire, Crossing, Broken and People Like Vince, a play for young audiences about mental health.[1] His latest play, Falling in Time, had its world premiere in Vancouver in November 2011 and was published by Scirocco Drama in 2012. In 2013 he won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, a prize presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to an openly LGBT writer.[2]

Personal life

He is openly gay,[3] and has twice been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, including in 2013 for Falling in Time.[4]

Plays

  • Motifs & Repetitions (1995)
  • Claire (1999)
  • Crossing (2004)
  • Star (2005)
  • Hands (2005)
  • Broken (2006)
  • People Like Vince (2011)
  • Falling in Time (2012)

References

  1. 1 2 3 C. E. Gatchalian at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ "C. E. Gatchalian wins Dayne Ogilvie Prize", National Post, June 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Notes Towards An Essay About Maria Callas". Ricepaper, December 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rae Spoon, Kamal Al-Solaylee among Canadian Lambda nominees" Archived January 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.. Quill & Quire, March 6, 2013.


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