Kevin Loring
| Kevin Loring | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1974 Lytton, British Columbia |
| Occupation | playwright, actor |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Where the Blood Mixes |
Kevin Loring (born November 24, 1974 in Lytton, British Columbia) is a Canadian playwright and actor. As a playwright, he won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama[1] the Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition[2] and the Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Script,[3] and was nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play,[4] for Where the Blood Mixes in 2009.
As an actor, his credits include roles in the television series Da Vinci's Inquest, Arctic Air and Health Nutz, and the film Pathfinder, as well as stage roles including Michel Tremblay's Saint Carmen of the Main, George Ryga's The Ecstasy of Rita Joe and Edmund in an all-First Nations production of William Shakespeare's King Lear at the National Arts Centre in 2012.[5]
A Nlaka'pamux from the Lytton First Nation in British Columbia,[6] he studied acting at Langara College.[6]
References
- ↑ "WCT collaborator wins Governor General's award". Kamloops Daily News, November 23, 2009.
- ↑ "The classes and the damage done". The Globe and Mail, June 2, 2008.
- ↑ "Playhouse Theatre Company nabs five wins at 27th Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards". The Georgia Straight, June 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Jersey Boys, Agokwe, Eternal Hydra Are Among Nominees at June 29 Dora Awards in Toronto". Playbill, June 29, 2009.
- ↑ "A 'King Lear' in need of a king ". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 2012.
- 1 2 "Where the Blood Mixes draws on healing power of stories". The Georgia Straight, May 28, 2008.