Sean Harris Oliver Explained

Sean Harris Oliver is a Canadian actor and playwright. He is most noted for his play The Fighting Season, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2019 Governor General's Awards.[1]

The Fighting Season is a war drama which was based in part on Oliver's father, an orthopedic surgeon who served as an army doctor during the War in Afghanistan.[2] Following a run at the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival,[3] the play had its commercial premiere in Vancouver in January 2017,[2] and was published in book form by Scirocco Drama in 2019.

Oliver's other plays have included Bright Blue Future[4] and Redpatch, a collaboration with Raes Calvert.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/michael-crummey-among-fiction-finalists-for-governor-general-s-literary-awards-1.4620022 "Michael Crummey among fiction finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards"
  2. Laura Lynch and Glen Kugelstadt, "Chaos, horror, trauma: B.C. playwright's war drama inspired by father's work in Kandahar hospital". CBC News British Columbia, January 28, 2017.
  3. [Colin Thomas]
  4. [Colin Thomas]
  5. Janet Smith, "Redpatch brings together artistic and personal journey". The Georgia Straight, April 11, 2017.