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RICK SHIOMI is an internationally recognized, award-winning Japanese Canadian playwright, stage director, artistic director and taiko artist.
Selected Publications about Rick Shiomi’s Life and Work
“Art Talk with Playwright & Director Rick Shiomi”
Rebecca Gross, National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works Blog, May 31, 2016,
Rick Shiomi: 2015 Distinguished Artist
The McKnight Foundation: Commemorative book featuring essays about his local, national, and international influence as a theater artist, director, musician, and mentor; with chronology of his work and life; currently available on The McKnight Foundation website
“Rick Shiomi Carving a Space...”
“Rick Shiomi Carving a Space: A Playwright-Turned-Artistic Director Fosters Asian-American Theatre in the Heart of the Prairie,” American Theatre Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 1, January, 2009