MARCIA KASH - PLAYWRIGHT
BIO
Marcia Kash began her career as an actress at The Royal Court Theatre in London, England. Her first foray into play writing was in the early 90’s with the highly successful farce WHO’S UNDER WHERE? (co-written with Douglas E. Hughes) which has since received close to two hundred productions around the globe and has been translated into eight languages. Also in partnership with Mr. Hughes, she penned the popular whodunnit A PARTY TO MURDER which premiered in 1996 and has subsequently enjoyed numerous productions in Canada, the U.S and the U.K. and China. In addition they have written a period-comedy entitled TOO MANY COOKS (2003), JACK OF DIAMONDS (2015), a comedy set in a retirement home, SOMETHING FISHY (2017), a five-hander about an election campaign. All of these plays are available through Samuel French Inc.
Working solo, Marcia was commissioned to write DISCOVERING ELVIS for Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary in 1997. The play has since been produced throughout Canada and the U.S. It was translated into French (A LA RECHERCHE D’ELVIS) where it has enjoyed great success in various productions in Quebec, winning a Les Masques nomination for best new play. Other writing credits include: FOR THIS MOMENT ALONE a drama based on a true story set in Toronto in 1948. Originally written as a screenplay with support from Telefilm Canada, A BELLY FULL, co-written with Mary Colin Chisholm, is now also a play for 7 women and two men. It received its world premiere in the UK at The Mill at Sonning. Up next is a thriller entitled DEADLINE written with Douglas E. Hughes and a new musical based on the Sherlock Holmes story A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA with collaborators Douglas E. Hughes and Scott Christian.
In addition to writing and acting, Marcia is also an accomplished director.
PLAYS - LICENSED THROUGH THE TALENT HOUSE:
JACK OF DIAMONDS
A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA