Marcus is a playwright, actor, educator and artistic director. His fifteen or so plays have been produced in more than 20 countries across North America, Europe and Asia. He is a recipient of the Siminovitch Prize for Theatre (Playwrighting), the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award, Berlin Germany’s Ikarus Prize, the Alcan Performing Arts Award, the Canada Council Staunch-Lynton Award and the Vancouver Critic’s Innovation award (three times), among others. Marcus is Senior Artist at Neworld Theatre, International Associate Artist at Farnham Maltings (UK), and a Playwright in Residence at Tarragon Theatre. Marcus also co-founded the East Vancouver artist-run production studio PL1422, was the inaugural chair of Vancouver’s Arts and Culture Policy Council and has served on faculty at both Concordia and Capilano Universities. He also teaches regularly at Studio 58 and the National Theatre School, which he graduated from about 350 years ago. 

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