Bob White
Stratford: Former director of the Foerster Bernstein New Play Development Program (2012–2022). Dramaturgy credits include Ransacking Troy, Salesman in China, Casey and Diana, Every Little Nookie, Hamlet-911, Little Women, Kate Hennig’s Queenmaker Trilogy, Paradise Lost, The Breathing Hole, Bunny and many others. Elsewhere: Artistic director, Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary (1999–2009); co-director, Banff Playwrights Lab (1997–2009); artistic director, Factory Theatre, Toronto (1979–1987). Director of over 75 productions from Cow Head, Newfoundland, to Victoria, British Columbia and places in between, but mainly in Calgary and Toronto. Training: Loyola College, Montreal and the University of Alberta. Awards: Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), University of Calgary. In 2018, Bob was awarded the GE Lessing Award for Career Achievement by the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. Bob is a member of the Order of Canada.
