Tom Walmsley has made a powerful impact on Canadian theatre with such brutally naturalistic plays as The Jones Boy, Something Red, and the comedy White Boys, which won a Chalmers Award. His work often describes an urban subculture self-victimized by violence, drugs and alcohol. Walmsley’s other plays include 3 Squares a Day, an absurdist satire of the pseudo-religious political right, and Blood, an unflinching drama about a brother and sister. Walmsley also writes screenplays, and is the author of the novels Dr. Tin, Shades, and Dog Eat Rat.