Playwright

Sunny
Drake

(he/him)

Sunny Drake’s inventive and multi-award-winning theatre works have been presented in over 60 cities and translated into 6 languages. His wide range of audiences have spanned international arts festival goers, queers in underground warehouses, and seniors in regional theatres. In 2022, Every Little Nookie premiered at the Stratford Festival, Canada’s largest theatre. He won a national Canadian comedy award for the script. In 2024, Pacific Theatre (Vancouver) premiered his play CHILD-ish, where adults speak children’s exact words. Some of Canada’s most prominent theatres presented a previous digital adaptation. In 2023, he launched a multi-award-winning podcast of audio dramas, Climate Change & Other Small Talk, on which he led 100 artists in 9 international cities. His comedy Men Express Their Feelings had 4 productions across Canada, described by the Calgary Herald as “an instant Canadian classic.” Prior to that, Sunny extensively toured his one-person shows. He has held fellowships with Yaddo, Ucross, Djerassi, The Arctic Circle onboard a tall ship, and many others. He is currently developing a new play on commission from the Lucille Lortel Theatre, one of New York’s premiere off-Broadway playhouses. Sunny is also a proud trans person. www.sunnydrake.com

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