Rick Shiomi
Rick Shiomi | |
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Playwright Rick Shiomi in New York in 2011 | |
| Born | Rickey Allan Shiomi May 25, 1947 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Pen name | R. A. Shiomi |
| Occupation | Playwright, artistic director, theater director |
| Education | University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University |
| Period | 1982–present |
| Genre | Theater |
| Subject | Asian American experience |
| Notable works | Yellow Fever |
| Website | |
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Rick Shiomi (born May 25, 1947) is a Japanese Canadian playwright, stage director, artistic director and taiko artist. Considered a major player in the Asian American/Canadian theatre movement, he is best known for his groundbreaking play Yellow Fever, which earned him the Bay Area Theater Circle Critics Award and “Bernie” Award. Over the last couple decades, Shiomi has also become a artistic and stage director. He directed the world premiere of the play Caught by Christopher Chen for which he received the Philadelphia Barrymore Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction. He is currently the Co-Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater Company.