Brad Fraser is one of Canada's best known playwrights. Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1959, Brad won his first playwritings competition at the age of 17 and has been writing ever since. Brad's plays have won numerous awards including The London Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, The L. A. Critics Award, The Dora Mavor Moore Award, and London's Time Out Award for Best New Play. Brad is a five-time winner of the Alberta Culture Playwriting Competition and a two-time winner of the prestigious Chalmers Award. Brad is also well known as a writer and director for film and television.