Commissioned by Savage God Theatre, Mark Leiren-Young's Articles of Faith (Anvil) blesses same sex unions. Also by Leiren-Young, Shylock (Anvil, 1996) is an award-winning play about a Jewish actor who is condemned by his own community for his portrayal of Shakespeare's notorious Jew. Born in 1962, Leiren-Young has written numerous stageplays that include Local Anxiety, Blueprints from Space, Jim, Basically Good Kids, Escape from Fantasy Gardens and Exposé: The World's Fair, Sometimes It Ain't. His radio play Dim Sum Diaries was aired nationally on CBC's Morningside in 1991.

[BCBW WINTER 2001] "Theatre"