As an award-winning writer, Dave Deveau (he/they) investigates queer themes that speak to a broad audience. His work has been produced across North America and in Europe. He is the Co-Artistic & Managing Director of Carousel Theatre for Young People, and was the Founding Associate Artistic Director of Zee Zee Theatre, a Vancouver-based company that amplifies voices from the margins with a focus on 2SLGBTQ+ work. Zee Zee has premiered his plays Nelly Boy, Tiny Replicas, the critically-acclaimed My Funny Valentine (Sydney Risk Prize, Jessie Nomination, Oscar Wilde Nomination – Dublin), Lowest Common Denominator, Elbow Room Café: The Musical (with Anton Lipovetsky), Dead People’s Things and Holiday at the Elbow Room Café (Jessie nomination). He is devoted to developing intelligent, theatrical plays for young people that foster conversation. His work includes Out in the Open, tagged (Dora nomination) and Celestial Being (Jessie Nomination) for Green Thumb Theatre, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls (Dora nomination) for Roseneath Theatre, The Papa Penguin Play for Carousel, Zee Zee, and the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, and This Is It for Nashville Children’s Theatre. He is currently working on commissions for Zee Zee Theatre and the Arts Club. In total, his plays have been nominated for 28 Jessie Awards (Vancouver), 4 Ovation Awards (Vancouver) and 4 Dora Awards (Toronto). He is represented by Marquis Literary. He is published in Scirocco’s Fierce anthology and his first book called CISSY: Three Gender Plays is published by Talonbooks. www.davedeveau.com
