Marcus Youssef’s plays almost always investigate some aspect of otherness or difference. They have been produced in multiple languages in twenty countries across North America, Europe, and Asia, from Seattle to New York to Reykjavik, London, Venice, Hong Kong, Vienna, Athens, Frankfurt, and Berlin. Marcus is the recipient of Canada’s largest theatre award, the Siminovitch Prize for Theatre, for his body of work as a playwright, as well as Berlin, Germany’s Ikarus Prize, the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award, the Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, the Chalmers’ Canadian Play Award, the Seattle Times Footlight award, the Vancouver Critics’ Innovation award (three times), the Canada Council Staunch-Lynton Award, and an Honorary Fellowship from BC’s Douglas College. Marcus was artistic director of Neworld Theatre in Vancouver from 2005-2019 and co-founded the East Vancouver artist-run production hub Progress Lab 1422. He teaches regularly at the National Theatre School of Canada, UBC, and Studio 58.