TJ Dawe

Ti-Jon David "TJ" Dawe born August 22, 1974) is a Canadian playwright and director.

Early life

Dawe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied theatre at the University of Victoria, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1997.

Career

Dawe has worked extensively in fringe theatre festivals in Canada and the US. Other festival appearances include the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, Piccolo Spoleto, the Edinburgh Fringe and the Adelaide Fringe. He wrote and performed the monologues Tired Cliches, Labrador, The Slipknot, Tracks (adapted from Jack London’s memoir The Road), A Canadian Bartender at Butlin's,The Curse of the Trickster, Maxim and Cosmo, Totem Figures, Lucky 9, Medicine, and Marathon. He co-wrote the plays 52 Pick-up (with Rita Bozi), Toothpaste and Cigars (with Mike Rinaldi), The Power of Ignorance (with Chris Gibbs), and Dishpig (with Greg Landucci). He adapted The Doctor is Sick from the novel by Anthony Burgess. He directed The One Man Star Wars Trilogy,One Man Lord of the Rings, Teaching As You Like It, Teaching the Fringe, Rant Demon, Local Celebrity, Mr Fox and The Big Oops.