Jovanni Sy

Jovanni Sy is a playwright, director, actor, and the artistic director of Gateway Theatre in Richmond, British Columbia. His latest play, Nine Dragons , had its premiere at Vertigo Theatre in September 2017, at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in October 2017, and at Gateway Theatre in April 2018. His previous play, A Taste of Empire (published by Talonbooks in 2017), was nominated for two Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play. A Cantonese version of A Taste of Empire was...See more

Jovanni Sy is a playwright, director, actor, and the artistic director of Gateway Theatre in Richmond, British Columbia. His latest play, Nine Dragons , had its premiere at Vertigo Theatre in September 2017, at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in October 2017, and at Gateway Theatre in April 2018. His previous play, A Taste of Empire (published by Talonbooks in 2017), was nominated for two Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play. A Cantonese version of A Taste of Empire was translated and performed by Derek Chan (with Sy directing) in 2016. Other writing credits include The Five Vengeances , a comic kung-fu adapation of The Revenger's Tragedy and the libretti to the chamber operas Haiku Moments and The Cellar Door . Sy is currently an Associate at Playwrights Theatre Centre where he is developing the play Salesman in China with co-writer Leanna Brodie. Sy's directing credits include God of Carnage , Antigone , Blackbird (Theatre du Pif in Hong Kong), Closer Than Ever, Valley Song , and Harvest (Gateway Theatre). In June 2015, he directed Clifford Cardinal's award-winning play Stitch for Native Earth Performance Arts. As an actor, Jovanni has performed with theatre companies across Canada and overseas. See less