Salvatore Antonio
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Salvatore Antonio is a Canadian
actor and playwright. He was born to Italian-immigrant parents. He has a brother and sister, and he is named after a brother who died before he was born.
He attended the Unionville High School for the Arts, and was later accepted into the National Theatre School of Canada
.
for Showcase
and Here!TV. He had been slated to perform in the film Blindness, directed by Fernando Mereilles. He had to pull out, however, because of scheduling conflicts that arose before filming.
He had a regular role in the six-part television series At The Hotel
by Ken Finkleman
.
On stage, he appeared as the titular character in Léo by Rosa Laborde at the Tarragon Theatre
during the winter of 2006. He reprised the role in 2007, and toured Canada with the production in winter 2008. He played one of the lead roles in the psychological thriller Sam's Lake. Other recent films include Cursing Hanley, The Gospel of John
, and Looking for Angelina
.
for English drama, for his debut work In Gabriel's Kitchen
. The play was originally produced at Buddies in Bad Times
Theatre in March 2006, where it proved a box-office success. The play went on to be translated into Italian, and was performed in October 2006, at Teatro Della Limonaia, in Florence, Italy. The script was published in May 2007, by Playwrights Canada Press.
In Gabriel's Kitchen premiered in the US in January 2008, at The New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco, and was subsequently produced in New York. Antonio is currently writing for Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre and Buddies In Bad Times Theatre. He was the playwright-in-residence at Buddies in Bad Times for its 2004-2005 season.
Canada
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actor and playwright. He was born to Italian-immigrant parents. He has a brother and sister, and he is named after a brother who died before he was born.
He attended the Unionville High School for the Arts, and was later accepted into the National Theatre School of Canada
National Theatre School of Canada
The National Theatre School of Canada is a private college located in Montreal, Quebec.Established in Montreal in 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada offers professional training in English and French in a setting that unites all the theatre arts: acting, playwriting, directing, set and...
.
Actor
Antonio is best known for playing the lead character, Sacha Martinelli, in the television series Paradise FallsParadise Falls
Paradise Falls is a weekly soap opera shown nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. It is set in a summer cottage community in Central Ontario....
for Showcase
Showcase Television
Showcase is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. Showcase is a predominantly fiction-based service centred around scripted television series and films....
and Here!TV. He had been slated to perform in the film Blindness, directed by Fernando Mereilles. He had to pull out, however, because of scheduling conflicts that arose before filming.
He had a regular role in the six-part television series At The Hotel
At The Hotel
At the Hotel is a Canadian drama-comedy-musical mini-series concerning the goings-on at an illustrious Montreal hotel, known for its favourable treatment of struggling artists. Created by Ken Finkleman and produced by One Hundred Percent Television, the series aired on CBC Television in 2006. The...
by Ken Finkleman
Ken Finkleman
Ken Finkleman is a Canadian television and film writer, producer and actor.In Canada, Finkleman is best known as the writer, creator and producer of the CBC Television series The Newsroom, in which he starred as television news producer George Findlay...
.
On stage, he appeared as the titular character in Léo by Rosa Laborde at the Tarragon Theatre
Tarragon Theatre
The Tarragon Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Canada, and one of the main centers for contemporary playwriting in the country. Located near Casa Loma, the theatre was founded by Bill and Jane Glassco in 1970. Bill was the Artistic Director from 1971 to 1982. In 1982, Urjo Kareda took over as...
during the winter of 2006. He reprised the role in 2007, and toured Canada with the production in winter 2008. He played one of the lead roles in the psychological thriller Sam's Lake. Other recent films include Cursing Hanley, The Gospel of John
The Gospel of John (film)
The Gospel of John is a 2003 film that is the story of Jesus' life as recounted by the Gospel of John. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word-for-word basis from the American Bible Society's Good News Bible...
, and Looking for Angelina
Looking for Angelina
Looking for Angelina was a 2005 Canadian drama film based on the murder case involving Angelina Napolitano. Napolitano allegedly murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed....
.
Playwright
As a playwright, Salvatore was named a Finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Award2007 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 27...
for English drama, for his debut work In Gabriel's Kitchen
In Gabriel's Kitchen
In Gabriel's Kitchen is the debut play of Salvatore Antonio, centering on an Italian-Canadian family's reaction to their son's homosexuality. For Gabriel, the youngest son, falling in love leads to decisions which cannot be reversed...
. The play was originally produced at Buddies in Bad Times
Buddies in Bad Times
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company.Based in Toronto, Ontario and founded in 1978 by Matt Walsh, Jerry Ciccoritti, and Sky Gilbert, Buddies in Bad Times is dedicated to "the promotion of queer theatrical expression"....
Theatre in March 2006, where it proved a box-office success. The play went on to be translated into Italian, and was performed in October 2006, at Teatro Della Limonaia, in Florence, Italy. The script was published in May 2007, by Playwrights Canada Press.
In Gabriel's Kitchen premiered in the US in January 2008, at The New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco, and was subsequently produced in New York. Antonio is currently writing for Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre and Buddies In Bad Times Theatre. He was the playwright-in-residence at Buddies in Bad Times for its 2004-2005 season.