Running to Detroit - Abridged

Dave Carley is a leading Canadian playwright and radio dramatist whose works have been produced across Canada and the United States, as well as many countries around the world. His drama Orchidelirium premiered at Toronto’s Factory Theatre in 2004 and received three Dora Award nominations, including one for best new play. Carley has been playwright-in-residence at the Stratford Festival, Massachusetts’ Barrington Stage Company, the Shaw Festival, and the London Public Library. Most recently at CBC Radio Arts and Entertainment in Toronto, Carley was script editor, series editor, and dramaturge for various nationally syndicated radio drama programs, including Morningside Drama, Sunday Showcase, and Monday Night Playhouse. At the New York International Radio Festival, his radio drama Test Drive won a bronze medal, with Big Box winning gold.