Curtis Campbell

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Curtis Campbell (formerly Curtis te Brinke) is a Canadian writer. [1] He is most noted for his 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival play Gay for Pay with Blake & Clay, which he cowrote with Daniel Krolik. [2]

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Education

Campbell attended Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, Ontario. He won an Outstanding Performance award at the Ontario Drama Festival in 2012. [3]

He subsequently studied theatre at York University. [4]

Career

Campbell and Daniel Krolik co-wrote the play Gay for Pay with Blake & Play, which ran at the 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival. Itreceived a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Original Play, Independent Theatre in 2023. [5] They returned to the 2023 Fringe Festival with the sequel show Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda. [6]

In 2016, Campbell and Sadie Epstein-Fine self-produced the play Tire Swing at Kensington Hall in Toronto. [4]

Campbell's debut novel, Dragging Mason County, was published by Annick Press in 2023. [7] [8] It was a finalist for the inaugural Jacqueline Woodson Award in 2024. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (July 12, 2022). "Fringe review: Gay For Pay With Blake & Clay is straight-up brilliant". NOW Toronto. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ Fricker, Karen (July 13, 2022). "Pitch-perfect Fringe festival satire takes aim at straight culture's representation of LGBTQ+ experience". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ Saldivar, Elizabeth (April 4, 2012). "CHSS students win three awards at Sears Drama Festival; Curtis Te Brinke and Hugh Lobb's two-person play moves on to regionals". Seaforth Huron Expositor.
  4. 1 2 Dupuis, Chris (October 17, 2016). "Why two young queer artists are self-producing their own play". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ Crowley, Hélène (June 28, 2023). "The 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Sumi, Glenn (June 4, 2024). "They had a hit Fringe play about coaching straight actors to play gay. They're back to send up the queer community". Toronto Star. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell". Publishers Weekly. August 17, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "25 Canadian YA books to read in fall 2023". CBC Books . August 15, 2023. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2024 Publishing Triangle Awards Finalists Announced". The Publishing Triangle . March 18, 2024. Archived from the original on April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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