ABOUT
Casey and Diana was commissioned by the Stratford Festival of Canada in 2017. This play was developed through the Foerster Bernstein New Play Development Program, with Bob White as dramaturge.
The 2023 Production of Casey and Diana was directed by Andrew Kushnir, presented in the Stratford Festival’s Studio Theatre. With previews running from May 23-31, the near-sold-out run opened on June 1, 2023.
Find out more about the incredible designers, cast, and crew of this production here.
About the Playwright
Nick Green is a Dora Mavor Moore and Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award-winning playwright based in Toronto. As a writer, Nick strives to create big, imaginative stories that provoke thought and conversation, foster connection, and hopefully make people laugh from time to time.
Nick's play Body Politic was the recipient of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play; General Theatre in 2017. This play reimagined the history of Canada's seminal queer newspaper The Body Politic, while exploring themes of intergenerational relationships, loss, and memory. Body Politic was co-produced by lemonTree Creations and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
Other recent playwriting credits include Every Day She Rose (co-written with Andrea Scott, produced by Nightwood Theatre); Happy Birthday Baby J (produced by Shadow Theatre, developed with Factory Theatre); Dinner with the Duchess (Next Stage Festival, recipient of BroadwayWorld Toronto Award); and Coffee Dad, Chicken Mom, and the Fabulous Buddha Boi (produced by Guys in Disguise, recipient of a Sterling Award).
As a book writer, Nick has also worked on many exciting new musicals. Most recently, Dr Silver: A Celebration of Life (music and lyrics Britta and Anika Johnson) was presented at South Coast Repertory Theatre in California. In Real Life (music and co-lyrics Kevin Wong) was presented at the Canadian Music Theatre Projects and is in development with the Musical Stage Company. Other favourite credits include both Living the Dream and Fangirl (music and lyrics Anika Johnson and Barbara Johnston); Poof! The Musical (music Darrin Hagen, Sterling Award nomination); and The Curse of Pigeon Lake (music Joel Crichton).
Nick is a graduate of the BFA Acting Program at the University of Alberta, and is proud to be represented by Marquis Literary.