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She holds a Bachelor of Arts in theatre from York University and an M.A from the.
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Anusree Roy
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Roy emigrated to Canada with her family at age 17. She premiered her first piece, breathlessness, in 2006. Her subsequent plays have included Letters to My Grandma, Roshni and Brothel #9.
She has premiered two operas, Noor over Afghan and The Golden Boy.
She has been playwright-in-residence at the Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, Nightwood Theatre, Factory Theatre and the Blyth Festival, and is co-artistic director with David DeGrow and Thomas Morgan Jones of Theatre Jones Royal She currently plays Nurse Patel on the television show Remedy.
She was also a story editor for Remedy in its first season. Brothel # 9 - Rekha, a young South Asian village woman, travels to Calcutta to take an honest job, only to discover she has been sold into a brothel.
There she meets Jamuna, the jaded madam, who believes there"s no escape from the confines of their trade.
Strong-willed and determined to defy fate, Rekha realizes she can shape her own destiny and discovers compassion, faith and forgiveness are the foundation of true liberty. Pyaasa - Secretariat in Calcutta, Pyaasa tells the story of Chaya, an eleven-year-old untouchable who dreams of nothing more than learning her times tables. When Chaya’s mother begs a woman from a higher caste to give Chaya a job at a local tea stall, Chaya’s journey from childhood to adulthood begins and ends over ten days.
Achievements
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Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play for "Pyaasa" (2008) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Performance by a Female for "Pyaasa" (2008) Royal Bank of Canada Emerging Artist Award Theatre (2009) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play for "Brothel # 9" (2011) K. M Hunter Artist Award Theatre (2011) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play (Brothel # 9) (2011) Carol Bolt Award for Playwriting Brothel # 9 (2011) Governor General"s Award. Theatre (Brothel # 9) (2013) Siminovitch Protege Prize Theatre (Brothel # 9) (2012) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Ensemble (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Direction (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Production (Sultans of the Street) (2014).
Education
Awards
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Dora Mavor Moore Award Emerging Artist Award Theatre; Award Outstanding Direction; Award Outstanding Production; Award Outstanding Ensemble; Governor General's Award; Hunter Artist Award Theatre; Award Outstanding New; Carol Bolt Award; Siminovitch Protege Prize Theatre; Award Outstanding Performance Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play for "Pyaasa" (2008) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Performance by a Female for "Pyaasa' (2008) RBC Emerging Artist Award Theatre (2009) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play for "Brothel # 9" (2011) K. M Hunter Artist Award Theatre (2011) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play (Brothel # 9) (2011) Carol Bolt Award for Playwriting Brothel # 9 (2011) Governor General's Award. Theatre (Brothel # 9) (2013) Siminovitch Protege Prize Theatre (Brothel # 9) (2012) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Ensemble (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Direction (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Production (Sultans of the Street) (2014) The Governor General's are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.Dora Mavor Moore Award Emerging Artist Award Theatre; Award Outstanding Direction; Award Outstanding Production; Award Outstanding Ensemble; Governor General's Award; Hunter Artist Award Theatre; Award Outstanding New; Carol Bolt Award; Siminovitch Protege Prize Theatre; Award Outstanding Performance Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play for "Pyaasa" (2008) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Performance by a Female for "Pyaasa' (2008) RBC Emerging Artist Award Theatre (2009) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play for "Brothel # 9" (2011) K. M Hunter Artist Award Theatre (2011) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play (Brothel # 9) (2011) Carol Bolt Award for Playwriting Brothel # 9 (2011) Governor General's Award. Theatre (Brothel # 9) (2013) Siminovitch Protege Prize Theatre (Brothel # 9) (2012) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Ensemble (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Direction (Sultans of the Street) (2014) Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Production (Sultans of the Street) (2014) The Governor General's are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields.