Michael Nathanson (director)

{{short description|Canadian playwright and theatre director}}

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| occupation = Playwright, theatre director

| period = 2000s–present

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Michael Nathanson is a Canadian playwright and theatre director, who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2009 Governor General's Awards for his play Talk.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/annabel-lyon-and-alice-munro-among-finalists-for-governor-generals-award-for-fiction/article4288679/ "Annabel Lyon and Alice Munro among finalists for Governor General's award for fiction"]. The Globe and Mail, October 14, 2009.

Nathanson's other plays have included Next, The Seducer’s Diary, One of Ours, No Offense, City of Destiny and an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Ivanov with the setting transported to Winnipeg.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/wjt-s-ivanov-breathes-life-into-chekhov-classic-1.2517528 "WJT's Ivanov breathes life into Chekhov classic"]. CBC News, January 30, 2014.

He served as artistic director of the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre from 2006 to 2014.[http://www.cjnews.com/arts/it%E2%80%99s-lights-out-winnipeg-jewish-theatre "It’s lights out at Winnipeg Jewish Theatre"]. Canadian Jewish News, February 24, 2014.