George Boyd
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George Elroy Boyd is a Canadian playwright.
One of a family of nine, Boyd was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has written for the stage, radio, television and motion pictures.
In 1988, with his debut play, Shine Boy, Boyd became the first indigenous African-Nova Scotia to have a play professionally produced at Neptune Theatre, Nova Scotia's premiere main stage.
In 2000, his play, Consecrated Ground, was nominated for a Governor General's Award for drama.
Wade in the Water, produced by the Black Theatre Workshop of Montreal in 2004, and Centaur Theatre in 2005, garnered Boyd a nomination for the Montreal English Critics Circle Award (MECCA).
Boyd currently resides in Montreal, where he is working on a new play for stage called Le Chevalier, about the life of Joseph Boulogne, le Chevalier de Saint-Georges.[citation needed]
[edit] Bibliography
- Two by George! Consecrated Grounds and Gideon's Blues (1996)
- Consecrated Ground (1999)
- Gideon's Blues (2004)
- Wade in the Water (2005)
