Marie Beath is an award-winning Filipino-Canadian playwright and theatre maker.
Her work has been presented across Canada and internationally. She is best know for her plays Prairie Nurse and The Waltz . They are part of The Prairie Trilogy, a multi-generational triptych of plays spanning fifty-years, set in rural Saskatchewan. The third play, The Cottage Guest, is in development. All three are commissioned by The Blyth Festival.
Her other plays include The Best Friend Blanket Fort Show [Young People’s Theatre], The Making of St. Jerome [Next Stage Theatre Festival, Dora Mavor Moore Award nominated], Mind Over Matter [Convergence Theatre], and Novena [UnoFestival Victorial].
She was the 2024 Senior-Playwright-in-Residence and a two-time alumnus of The Playwrights Lab at The Banff Centre For Arts and Creativity. Marie Beath has developed work in the playwright units of Cahoots Theatre Company, Tarragon Theatre, Soulpepper Playwrights Circle and The Factory Theatre. She was the Playwright-in-Residence at fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company, Project:Humanity and The Blyth Festival.
She has been commissioned by Prairie Theatre Exchange, The Blyth Festival, Young People’s Theatre and The Stratford Festival. She is published by Playwrights’ Canada Press and Scirocco Drama.
She was a writer for the series Topline on CBC Gem, earning her a 2022 Canadian Screen Award co-nomination with series creator Romeo Candido for Best Writing. Her radio work includes audio dramas of Prairie Nurse and Novena for CBC Radio and writing for the CBC show Outfront.
