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Andrew Kushnir (born 1980) is a
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playwright and actor."Kushnir, Andrew"
''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', March 5, 2019.
He is most noted as co-creator with
Damien Atkins Damien Atkins is a Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively ...
and Paul Dunn of ''The Gay Heritage Project'', a theatrical show dramatizing aspects of
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history which was shortlisted for the
Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in Toronto theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences o ...
in 2014. The artistic director of Project Humanity, a theatrical organization which uses the arts to raise social awareness, Kushnir specializes in
verbatim theatre Documentary theatre is theatre that uses pre-existing documentary material (such as newspapers, government reports, interviews, journals, and correspondences) as source material for stories about real events and people, frequently without altering ...
which addresses social issues by making theatrical presentations out of the real testimonies of people impacted by social issues. His plays have included ''Captain Princess'', ''foto'', ''The Middle Place'', ''Small Axe'', ''Wormwood'' and ''Towards Youth: A Play on Radical Hope''. ''Towards Youth'' was published in 2022 by
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. He is currently playwright in residence at
Tarragon Theatre The Tarragon Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the main centers for contemporary playwriting in the country.
. In 2023 he directed a production of Nick Green's ''Casey and Diana'', a dramatization of the 1991 visit of
Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William, ...
to Casey House, Toronto's
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hospice, for the
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.Karen Fricker
"‘My mother burst into tears’: Inside ‘Casey and Diana,’ the most moving Canadian play of the year"
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'', June 10, 2023.


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