Anusree Roy

She/Her
Adjunct Professor
Research Area

About

Anusree is a Governor General’s Award-nominated and four time Dora Award winning writer, actor, and director.

Anusree’s plays include: Through the eyes of God, Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. Currently, she is the commissioned Playwright at Tarragon Theatre. 

Anusree has worked on Remedy (Global TV), Killjoys (SyFy), Nurses S1 & S2 (GlobalTV/NBC), Transplant S2 (CTV/NBC), Fanger (Netflix), SkyMed (Paramount+/CBC).

She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, RBC Emerging Artist Award, The Carol Bolt Award and The Siminovitch Protégé Prize and the finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Her short films are The Birthday Party and God’s Plan (winner of Best Performance & Best Editing at WIFF). Her new TV pilot Part-Time Disabled was selected to be a part of Access CBC’s program and her series adaptation of Austenistan is in development with Unicorn Island Productions and Blink49 Studio.

She is an Adjunct Professor, teaching playwriting at University Of Toronto and teaching Advance Drama to MFA students at University of British Colombia. 


Teaching


Anusree Roy

She/Her
Adjunct Professor
Research Area

About

Anusree is a Governor General’s Award-nominated and four time Dora Award winning writer, actor, and director.

Anusree’s plays include: Through the eyes of God, Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. Currently, she is the commissioned Playwright at Tarragon Theatre. 

Anusree has worked on Remedy (Global TV), Killjoys (SyFy), Nurses S1 & S2 (GlobalTV/NBC), Transplant S2 (CTV/NBC), Fanger (Netflix), SkyMed (Paramount+/CBC).

She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, RBC Emerging Artist Award, The Carol Bolt Award and The Siminovitch Protégé Prize and the finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Her short films are The Birthday Party and God’s Plan (winner of Best Performance & Best Editing at WIFF). Her new TV pilot Part-Time Disabled was selected to be a part of Access CBC’s program and her series adaptation of Austenistan is in development with Unicorn Island Productions and Blink49 Studio.

She is an Adjunct Professor, teaching playwriting at University Of Toronto and teaching Advance Drama to MFA students at University of British Colombia. 


Teaching


Anusree Roy

She/Her
Adjunct Professor
Research Area
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Anusree is a Governor General’s Award-nominated and four time Dora Award winning writer, actor, and director.

Anusree’s plays include: Through the eyes of God, Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. Currently, she is the commissioned Playwright at Tarragon Theatre. 

Anusree has worked on Remedy (Global TV), Killjoys (SyFy), Nurses S1 & S2 (GlobalTV/NBC), Transplant S2 (CTV/NBC), Fanger (Netflix), SkyMed (Paramount+/CBC).

She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, RBC Emerging Artist Award, The Carol Bolt Award and The Siminovitch Protégé Prize and the finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Her short films are The Birthday Party and God’s Plan (winner of Best Performance & Best Editing at WIFF). Her new TV pilot Part-Time Disabled was selected to be a part of Access CBC’s program and her series adaptation of Austenistan is in development with Unicorn Island Productions and Blink49 Studio.

She is an Adjunct Professor, teaching playwriting at University Of Toronto and teaching Advance Drama to MFA students at University of British Colombia. 

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