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Playwright
Greg Banks
Play(s) in the PYA Catalog
Bio
Greg Banks' work as an actor, writer and director has taken him all over the world from Singapore to Seattle via the Arctic Circle. In the U.K. he has directed for many companies including The Unicorn Children's Theatre London (The Wizard of Oz), The Birmingham Stage Company (Kenoukes Kingdom; nominated for a 2006 T.M.A. award), The Bristol Old Vic (Endgame), Polka Children's Theatre, Traveling Light (Tin Na N'og; winner of the Samuel Beckett award), Plymouth Theatre, Royal Theatre (Why the Whales Came), M6 Theatre Company, 1157 Performance Company, and he recently directed Comedy of Errors in Moscow. Greg has also worked with a number of theaters in the U.S. including Seattle Children's Theatre and The New York State Theatre (Tempest, King of Shadows). This year he has written and directed an adaptation of Pinnochio for Taurus Voice, and Salaam for Fair Game Theatre. Future projects include a Native Canadian adaptation of his production of Tir Na N'og, Treasure Island for The Birmingham Stage, and his own adaptation of Huck Finn for The Children's Theatre Company. Previously at CTC, Greg directed the 2005 production of Sleeping Beauty and the original 2003 production of Antigone.
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