• Dave was co-commissioned to create the short play Courte Forme for Theatre La Seizieme, which premiered in Vancouver in March.
• His thesis play, Map of the West, received an Honourable Mention in the 2009 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition.
• Tiny Replicas, originally commissioned by Vancouver's Playwrights Theatre Centre, premiered at Calgary's IGNITE! Festival through Sage Theatre in June 2009. Bob Clark, critic for the Calgary Herald called it "lively and articulate". For more information visit sagetheatre.com.
• His new solo show My Funny Valentine premieres at Toronto's SummerWorks Festival in August. For more information visit summerworks.ca.
• Finally, his play Nelly Boy, workshopped through SummerWorks, will premiere in Vancouver this fall produced by Zee Zee Theatre in association with Screaming Weenie, as part of the See Seven 2009/2010 subscription season. For more information visit zeezeetheatre.ca or screamingweenie.com.