Eugene Stickland is a contemporary Canadian playwright of several widely-produced plays, most notably
Some Assembly Required(1994),
Sitting on Paradise(1996),
A Guide to Mourning(1998),
Midlife(2002), and
All Clear(2004), all of which premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects'
playRitesfestival in Calgary, Alberta. He has written at least 14 plays since 1984, in a variety of dramatic genres and formats. He is also a prominent teacher and mentor, who leads playwriting workshops and writers' circles across Canada and the United States. His best-known work,
Some Assembly Required, was a finalist for the Governor-General's Literary Award in 1995, and has had over 30 productions; in 2000 it was translated into French as
Noel de forceby René Gingras. Another play,
Excavations,…
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