James Odin Wade

James Odin Wade is a playwright based in Calgary, Alberta. He has developed or presented work with theatre organizations in Canada and the US, including Lunchbox Theatre, The Citadel Theatre, The University of Lethbridge, The University of Calgary, Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, and The Road Theater Company. His plays have won awards from across the continent including The Alberta Playwriting Competition (Helmut’s Big Day), The National One-Act Playwriting Competition (In Case of Fire), and the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival’s One-Act Play Contest (By the Book). He has been a member of the Citadel Theatre Playwrights Lab from 2023-2025. He holds a BFA from the University of Lethbridge and an MFA in Playwriting from the University of Calgary. His plays are often funny, but not always, don’t hold him to that.