Toronto - 416-925-1003 - pyoung1003@rogers.com
Actor-Director-Playwright
A many-faceted career in the Theatre
About Patrick
Acting
playwriting & dramaturgy
directing & teaching
New plays, new musicals and classics, dramas and comedies, TV series and revues: Patrick had an enviable acting career across Canada and in the U.S. before artistic direction began demanding his full time. Since retiring from that in 2017, he has enjoyed frequent travel and returned to Acting with enthusiasm..
directing & teaching
playwriting & dramaturgy
directing & teaching
After heading Actor-training at Dalhousie University, Patrick founded and developed the joint Sheridan-UTM Theatre and Drama Studies Program and served as Artistic Director of Theatre Erindale for 25 years. In 2017 he was named "One of the 50 Most Influential People in the First 50 Years of the University of Toronto Mississauga".
playwriting & dramaturgy
playwriting & dramaturgy
playwriting & dramaturgy
Patrick is the author of four award-winning plays and musicals, several adaptations of classics, and numerous industrial shows for corporations and governments. He is a former Director-Dramaturg of the Muskoka Festival Musical Theatre Writer's Colony, and a leader of numerous play-and-musical-writing workshops.
Sample Reviews
AFFAIRS OF STATE (2023)
"What a terrific show! One week left, so don't miss it! ... It's a gift!" -- Costin Manu
BUYING THE FARM (2019)
"Fast-paced and funny … Patrick Young is hilarious as the witty Magnus!" -- Kincardine Record
the secret garden in concert (2019)
"I saw Secret Garden in Concert twice. What a magical performance by all involved!" -- Vince Deiulis
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (2017)
"How fitting that Oscar Wilde’s final satirical farce would be selected by Patrick Young as his final directorial effort with UTM’s Theatre Erindale.... The man has the innate capacity to discover the essence and motivation behind each playwright’s rationale … and thus his productions always succeed." -- Ontario Arts Review
THE WITLINGS (2014)
“Theatre Erindale made history by presenting the Canadian premiere of The Witlings.... We can feel nothing but gratitude … Thoroughly delightful!" -- Christopher Hoile, Stage Door
UNITY (1918) (2005)
“Thanks to Theatre Erindale for restoring my faith in Canadian drama with a memorable production of a future classic.” – The Varsity
“Unequivocally, the no. 1 spot belongs to Erindale’s UNITY 1918."-- Ten Best List for 2005, Ontario Arts Review
AIMEE! (1981)
"A blockbuster ... brilliant libretto and lyrics ... Every line Young writes gives the actors of large parts and small opportunities to project vivid character studies...." -- Mackenzie Porter, Toronto Sun
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