Norman Yeung is a writer, actor, and filmmaker devoted to creating opportunities for underrepresented people. His play Theory premiered at Tarragon Theatre and had an American premiere by Mosaic Theater Company of Washington, DC. Theory won The Voaden Prize, was nominated for the Carol Bolt Award, and is published by Playwrights Canada Press. Pu-Erh received four Dora Award nominations, including Outstanding New Play, and was a finalist for The Voaden Prize.

Other plays and performance pieces include The Zoonotic Story (Stratford Festival/National Arts Centre), I Know I’m Supposed to Love You (Touchstone Theatre), Deirdre Dear (LaBute New Theater Festival, St. Louis), In this moment (Scotiabank Nuit Blanche), and Black Blood (Tapestry Opera). Theory and Ms. Desjardins were recorded as audio dramas for PlayME/CBC. Norman is Playwright-in-Residence at Outside the March to write Eunuch X Pirate, and has been a member of playwright/creator units at Stratford Festival, Tarragon Theatre, fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company, Tapestry Opera, Canadian Stage, and Crow’s Theatre & Mongrel Media Loughborough Lake Writer’s Retreat. He is performing at the Stratford Festival in 2022.

Norman holds an Honours BFA in Film from Ryerson University and a BFA in Acting/Theatre from UBC. Norman was born in Guangzhou, grew up in East Vancouver, and lives in Tkaronto/Toronto.

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