Rick Shiomi

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Rick Shiomi
Playwright Rick Shiomi in New York in 2011
Born	Rickey Allan Shiomi (1947-05-25) May 25, 1947 (age 77) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pen name	R. A. Shiomi
Occupation	Playwright, artistic director, theater director
Education	University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University
Period	1982–present
Genre	Theater
Subject	Asian American experience
Notable works	Yellow Fever
Website
fullcircletheatermn.org muperformingarts.org rickshiomi.com

Rick Shiomi (born May 25, 1947)^[1] is an internationally recognized, award-winning Japanese Canadian playwright, stage director, artistic director and taiko artist, and a major player in the Asian American/Canadian theatre movement. He is best known for his groundbreaking play Yellow Fever, which earned him the Bay Area Theater Circle Critics Award and “Bernie” Award. Over the last couple decades, Shiomi has also become a notable artistic and stage director. He directed the world premiere of the play Caught by Christopher Chen for which he received the Philadelphia Barrymore Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction. He is currently the Co-Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater Company.