Clem Martini

A professor in the University of Calgary Drama Department, Clem Martini is also an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and writer of short fiction. His areas of specialization include playwriting, screenwriting, improvisation, acting, developmental drama and drama creation. He is a winner of the National Playwriting Competition and twice recipient of the Alberta Writer’s Guild Playwriting Award. He’s an Artistic Associate at Lunchbox Theatre, co founder of the International Institute for Research Of The One Act Play, and works with troubled youths in the capacity of drama consultant through the charitable organization, Woods Homes. His published works include "Illegal Entry", "A Three Martini Lunch" "Turnaround" and "The Unauthorized Oral History of Theatresports". He is currently the President of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.