Hannah Moscovitch is a Canadian playwright who has risen to national prominence in a few short years. She has been dubbed “an indie sensation” by Toronto Life Magazine, “the wunderkind of Canadian theatre” by CBC Radio, and “irritatingly talented” by Eye Weekly.  When the Globe and Mail published a feature article on Hannah, the headline read: “Hannah Moscovitch: Hit factory.”

Awards

Hannah’s work has won multiple Dora Awards, and she’s been nominated for the Governor-General’s Award, the Carol Bolt Award, the Toronto Arts Council Foundation Emerging Artist Award, the K.M Hunter Award, and the international Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. 

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Hannah possesses a unique ability to combine the tragic, the humorous and the shocking while also delivering an intellectually and emotionally complex work. The Globe and Mail hailed The Russian Play as “that rarest of all theatrical experiments: a clever satire with a beating heart,” while Variety Magazine’s glowing review of East of Berlin noted that “[Moscovitch is] not afraid to plunge right through areas that others might consider poor taste in order to come out the other side in search of a deeper truth.”

Hannah’s hit play East of Berlin played to a sold-out run when it premiered at Tarragon Theatre in 2007. It has since been remounted twice, in 2009 and 2010 – both sellouts – and went on a hugely successful Canadian tour. It’s currently being translated into French.

Hannah’s other writing for the stage includes Essay, The Russian Play, The Children’s Republic, and In This World (for young audiences).  Hannah’s plays have been produced across Canada, from coast-to-coast, including at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, Factory Theatre, and Alberta Theatre Projects. Hannah is currently playwright-in-residence at the prestigious Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.  

Upcoming Projects

Upcoming, Hannah is writing plays for some of North America’s most exciting established and experimental theatre companies, including The Banff Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Volcano Theatre, 2b theatre, Theatre Panik, and Manhattan Theatre Club in New York.

Education

Hannah is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and she attended the University of Toronto.