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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Rick Shiomi
- Rick Shiomi (born May 25, 1947) is an internationally recognized, award-winning Japanese Canadian playwright, stage director, artistic director and taiko artist, and a major player in the Asian American/Canadian theatre movement.
- He is best known for his groundbreaking play Yellow Fever, which earned him the Bay Area Theater Circle Critics Award and “Bernie” Award.
- Over the last couple decades, Shiomi has also become a notable artistic and stage director.
- He directed the world premiere of the play Caught by Christopher Chen for which he received the Philadelphia Barrymore Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction.
- He is currently the Co-Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater Company.
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