Although he is one of the most popular Canadian playwrights of all
time, his work is produced more in American than in Canada. He sais
that it is about is seven to one ration in terms of productions and
that sixty-five percent of his income comes from America.
In 1993 he was named one of the 100 most powerful men in American
Theatre.
His plays have been produced throughout Europe and have been translated
into German, French, Hebrew, Turkish, Polish and Czechoslovakian.
His plays have been translated into German, French, Hebrew, Turkish,
Polish, Czechoslovakian, and Japan.
He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on November 17,
2005 for his services to Canadian Theater and Literature.
Like so many of my generation, my mind is sort of a media garbage bag
sometimes. We're all so heavily influenced by television and movies and
you don't have to be very perceptive to see it coming out in new plays.
The dilemma for me was not to rebel against the problem - it is, after
all, a fairly central reality - but to assimilate it and make something
of it.