Michael Ross Albert is a Toronto-based playwright, screenwriter, independent producer, educator, dramaturge, and all-around theatre lover.
Photo by Graham Isador
About
Described by the Toronto Star as “one of Toronto’s most exciting playwrights,” Michael Ross Albert is a writer and indie theatre producer whose work has been staged across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Past Productions
Browse the gallery or click below for information about plays written by Michael Ross Albert
Anywhere
Beautiful Renegades
The Big Sandy River Plays, Part One: Feud
The Big Sandy River Plays, Part Two: Firebrand
The Big Sandy River Plays, Part Three: Freshwater
For a Good Time, Call Kathy Blanchard
The Huns
Good Old Days
The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome
The Jazz Singer
Karenin's Anna
Miss
Starfishes
Tough Jews
Two Minutes to Midnight
When I'm Gone
Photo Credits: Anywhere - Cass Van Wyck, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster (photo by Emily Dix) | Beautiful Renegades - Shauna Thompson, David Norseworthy, Sarah Fregeau, Anne van Leeuwen, Jarrett Siddall, Erika Prevost (photo by Dhalia Katz) | Feud - Meme Hussey, Evan Farram, Robert Daniels | Firebrand - Meme Hussey, Jonathan Robertson, Robert Daniels | Freshwater - Meme Hussey, Jonathan Robertson (photo by Stef Ratliff) | For a Good Time, Call Kathy Blanchard - Jennifer Dzialoszynski, Geoffrey Pounsett, Daniel Pagett, Caroline Toal (photo by Michael Wielgomas) | The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome - Kaitlyn Samuel, David Gazzo (photo by Nick King) | The Huns - Jamie Cavanagh, Cass Van Wyck, Beanna Dillon (photo by Stephen McLellan) | Good Old Days - Brianna Wright, Cass Van Wyck (photo by Aaron Hall) | The Jazz Singer - Patrick Cook, Theresa Tova | Karenin’s Anna - Caitlin Robson | Miss - Wayne Burns, Nola Martin, Trevor Hayes (photo by Michael Osuszek) | Starfishes - Brad Harris, Shereen Macklin (photo by Scott Wynn) | Tough Jews - Maaor Ziv, Blue Bigwood-Mallin, Luis Fernandes, Theresa Tova, Anne van Leeuwen, G Kyle Shields, Stephen Joffe (photo by John Gundy) | Two Minutes to Midnight - Cass Van Wyck, Luis Fernandes (photo by Matt Hertendy) | When I’m Gone - Daniel J O’Brien, Melissa Rosenberger (photo by Nick Oliver)
“Albert is one of Toronto’s most exciting playwrights, with a firm handle on comedy but a robust understanding of human interaction… I’m desperately looking forward to what Albert writes next."
-The Toronto Star
“Michael Ross Albert is quickly becoming a new favourite playwright for me — his intoxicating, deceptively simple writing lures you in, seducing you with its antics and stylistic verve, eschewing need for flashy sets or spaces."
- Intermission Magazine
“Michael Ross Albert is one of my favourite playwrights full stop; the fact that he’s local, indie, and extremely prolific is just a bonus."
-My Entertainment World
Photo Credits: The Huns - Breanna Dillon (photo by Andy O’Hara) | Anywhere - Cass Van Wyck, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster (photo by Emily Dix) | The Grass is Greenest at the Houston Astrodome - Richard Young, Anne van Leeuwen, Carson Pinch, Adrain Rebucas, Lauren Mackinlay (photo by Megan Terris)
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