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2010.04.01
Nicolas's adaptation of Euripides's Iphigenia at Aulis was selected for the 2010 SummerWorks Festival (August 5-15, 2010). The play will be directed by Alan Dilworth.
 
2010.01.25
Greenland will have a workshop reading in New York City on February 4-5-6, 2010 @ 8PM as part of the Bridge Theatre Company's Winter Workshop series. The workshop will be directed by Ravi Jain and features actors Peter Lettre, Susan Louise O'Connor, Eryn Murman. The readings will take place at the Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor).
 
2009.12.24
Nicolas was included as one of the Top 10 Theatre Artists of 2009 by NOW Magazine!
 
2009.12.17
The Exit, a short film written by Nicolas, began principal photography today. The short features actors Caroline Cave and Gord Rand, and is directed by E. Jane Thompson.
 
2009.12.15
Nicolas's translation/adaptation of Molière's The Sicilian was published in issue #5 of the Maple Tree Literary Supplement.
 
2009.11.21
Nicolas's new play, Smuggling Buddha, received a public reading at the Tarragon Theatre's 2009 Play Reading Week.
 
2009.10.16
The Bridge Theatre Company held a public reading of an abridged version of Greenland as part of their Season 6 launch party in New York City. A week-long workshop will take place in February, which will culminate in a public reading.
 
2009.10.09
On October 16, an abridged version of Greenland will receive a public reading at The Bridge Theatre Company's Season 6 launch party in New York City.
 
2009.10.01
Nicolas's new episode (#59) of Afghanada, CBC Radio One's hit drama, aired today.
 
2009.08.16
At the SummerWorks closing party, Greenland garnered two major awards: the NOW Magazine Audience Choice Award and the SummerWorks Prize for Outstanding Production.
 
2009.08.10
Greenland received a stellar review from NOW Magazine (NNNNN rating) and was chosen as a Critic's Pick.
 
2009.08.07
Nicolas' new play, Greenland, opened tonight as part of the 2009 SummerWorks Festival.
 
2009.07.02
The production of Nicolas' adaptation of Molière's The Sicilian opened tonight as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. The production received 5 Stars from EYE Weekly.
 
2009.06.25
The Elephant Song had its first European reading today, at London's Bridewell Theatre as part of the North American Actors Association's Crossing the Divide Festival.
 
2009.05.24
Nicolas read an excerpt from Butcher at CanStage as part of Doors Open Toronto.
 
2009.04.02
The North American Actors Association in London have selected The Elephant Song for their Annual Playreading Festival. It will be read on June 25, 2009 at 6:30PM at the Bridewell Theatre.
 
2009.03.30
Greenland, a new play by Nicolas, has been selected for the 2009 Summerworks Festival. The production will be directed by Ravi Jain and produced by Roxanne Duncan, and will run from August 6 to 16, 2009. More details soon!
 
2009.03.15
Nicolas will be writing a new episode for CBC Radio's Afghanada, with a tentative air date in October.
 
2009.02.03
The 2009 Tarragon Playwrights Unit began today. Nicolas will be workshopping his new play, Smuggling Buddha throughout the year at the theatre, with a public reading in November.
 
2009.01.28
Nicolas's adaptation of Molière's The Sicilian will premiere this July at the Toronto Fringe Festival, directed by Lee Wilson. More details will be available in May.
 
2008.12.11
Play Rights for Playwrights, Nicolas's article about copyright basics, appeared in the current issue of CanPlay. It will be posted shortly to the website under a Creative Commons license.
 
2008.11.05
Nicolas's episode of Afghanada, CBC Radio's hit radio drama, aired tonight. The episode is titled Catch Van-Doo.
 
2008.09.01
Nicolas will be taking part in the 2008 Tadoussac Playwrights' Residence, a two-week retreat for playwrights and translators. Organised by Playwrights' Workshop Montréal, Nicolas will work on two Molière translations: The Sicilian and Tartuffe. The residence runs from September 3 to 13 in Tadoussac, Québec.
 
2008.08.11
The Measure of Love will run 8 performances at the Victoria Fringe Festival from August 21-31, 2008.
 
2008.06.20
Nicolas and fellow playwright Paula Wing finished a workshop of Love & Honour: The Sicilian Plays, consisting of Molière's The Sicilian and Pirandello's Limes from Sicily. Soulpepper hosted the workshop.
 
2008.06.15
BLiNK closed today, ending Nicolas's tenure at the Soulpepper Academy.
 
2008.06.06
BLiNK, the collective creation of the Soulpepper Academy, opens today as part of the Luminato Festival at the Young Centre's Tankhouse Theatre.
 
2007.09.29
The Soulpepper production of Three Sisters, adapted by Nicolas, finished its run at the Young Centre to great critical acclaim.
 
2006.01.18
The final draft of The Elephant Song was submitted to Playwrights Canada Press and will be published in April 2006.
 
2006.01.14
Nicolas has been accepted into Soulpepper Theatre's inaugural Academy, a two-year residency program.
 
2004.04.25
Infinitheatre hosted a staged reading of The Measure of Love on Sunday, April 25th at the Bain St-Michel.
 
2004.02.27
Nicolas spoke on Radio-Canada's show Ondes Urbaines with Sylvie-Anne Jeanson. They discussed The Elephant Song and the road that led him to playwriting. The interview was broadcast on 860 AM, Toronto's french-language radio station.
 
2004.02.09
Nicolas' interview with Michael Posner was published today in the Review Section of the Globe & Mail.