David van Belle
David is an Edmonton-based playwright and occasional poet whose works include The Highest Step in the World, GIANT, The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (all with Eric Rose at Ghost River Theatre), Liberation Days (Theatre Calgary) and BUZZ JOB! The True Story of Cal Cavendish (One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo). David has been Writer-in-Residence for the Edmonton Public Library, Playwright-in-Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, an ensemble member of One Yellow Rabbit and Creator-in-Residence for Ghost River Theatre. He has an MA in Drama from the University of Guelph and and MFA in Directing from the University of Calgary. He has been nominated multiple times for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Prize in Drama, and won the award in 2022 for his play Love is Magic. His 1940s-era adaptation of A Christmas Carol is currently running annually at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.
