Peter Boychuk Email & Phone Number

Working on the Star Wars JEDI franchise

Canada

Produced Credits:Jesus Freak (Full-Length Play) • Premiered at Pacific Theatre in the 2018/19 MainStage season, Morris Ertzman directing• Dramaturgy by Shawn MacDonald, developed with assistance from BC Arts Council The Campaign/L'Élection (TYA Play) • Commissioned to write a play for teens by Green Thumb Theatre & Théâtre la Seizième, 2015• Resulting play translated into French by Lyne Barnabe and toured BC in Spring 2017Fritters in Kandahar (Full-Length Play)• Premiered at Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary, 2015/16 season, Valmai Goggin directing, 2015• Produced by the University of Calgary, John Knight directing, 2018• Workshop & Staged Reading, Stage One Fest, Lunchbox Theatre, Pamela Halstead directing, 2014• Staged reading: Solo Collective & Vancouver Playhouse, Aaron Bushkowksy directing, 2011Shelter from the Storm (Full-Length Play)• Produced by Touchstone Theatre, PTC & Firehall Arts Centre, Katrina Dunn directing, 2012• Staged reading: NAAA Playreading Festival, London, England, Paul Blinkhorn directing, 2013Afterglow (One-Act Play)• Published in the anthology Two Hands Clapping, Signature Editions, 2007• Produced by Thompson Rivers University, F.E. Madill Secondary, University of Frasier Valley, and Dark Horse Theatre (multiple years) Fortunate Son (One-Act Play) • Produced by Rolling Stock Theatre, Victoria & Vancouver Fringe, Fran Gebhard directing, 2011 • Produced by University of Frasier Valley, Josh Wilson directing, 2010 • Produced by Rough House Theatre, ACToberfest, Michael Armstrong directing, 2009

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Lead Writer on Journey to Foundation (Playstation VR2, Quest 2), a branching narrative game where I led a team of writers and narrative designers to create a story-driven VR adventure based on Isaac Asimov's iconic I.P.• Lead writer on MARVEL Dimension of Heroes (Lenovo Mirage AR)• Lead writer on Freediver: Triton Down for Oculus Rift and Vive (nominated for VR Game of the Year)• Lead writer on Evasion, a sci-fi VR co-op shooter on Oculus, Vive and PlayStation VR (4 stars - UploadVR)• Responsible for writing and narrative design for all studio projects in development, including story design (in partnership with game designer and dev leads), writing cutscenes and all in-game dialogue (barks, tutorial V.O., banter, etc.), casting and directing voice talent, and working with the various departments on implementation.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Instructor, CRWR 310 - Video Game Writing & Narrative• Responsible for designing and delivering the curriculum, assignments, lectures, and supplemental material for a 300-level course with an enrolment of over a hundred students, as well as supervision of two teaching assistants.Instructor, CRWR 410 - Video Game Writing & Narrative• Designed and delivered a 400-level workshop course for Creative Writing majors on the topic of branching narrative and interactive storytellingInstructor & Content Creator, Writing for Video Games, UBC's edX Certificate Program• Created six 6-week courses in all aspects of narrative design, wrote all video lecture materials and assignments, and helped structure the modules for a course that serves tens of thousands of students internationally.MFA Supervisor• Supervised the creation of a Masters-level thesis program and mentored one student to graduation.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Contract writer on Dead Rising 4• Responsible for writing one third of the game experience, including in-game dialogue, barks, found narrative, mission summaries, tutorial text, multiplayer dialogue, scripted events and cutscene rewrites• Worked collaboratively with Mission Designers, Narrative Designers, Production Managers and management to improve the gameplay experience

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Production management for the critically acclaimed "Cinderella: East Van Panto" at the York Theatre • Responsibilities include leading all production meetings, logistics, marketing and publicity, contracting, negotiating and managing the budget for a large-scale musical

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Produced "Penelope" by Enda Walsh in the Cultch Historic Theatre, which earned a Jessie Richardson Theatre award for Best Set (Small Theatre) and included pyrotechnics. • Responsibilities included financial management, budgeting, grant writing, communications, office management, contracting, hiring, re-branding, event planning, strategic planning and production management.

• Taught two terms of the drama portion of Writing 100 (Introduction to Writing)• Responsible for preparing and delivering 13 lectures, grading assignments, providing individual dramaturgy on stage plays and screenplays, holding regular office hours, preparing exams and submitting grades

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Responsibilities include office administration, organizing press coverage with local media outlets, writing press releases, season marketing, managing front of house, organizing mail-outs, writing newsletters, contracting, liasing with PACT, budgeting and administration.

Banff

Participated in the development of 21 new plays from across Canada and France.

Masters Of Fine Arts, Creative Writing

Bachelor’S Degree, Theatre/Theater, First Class Honours