Jivesh Parasram

Jivesh Parasram is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director, whose play Take d Milk, Nah? was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2021 Governor General's Awards.

Of Indo-Caribbean descent, Parasram was born and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. and then to Vancouver, where he is currently artistic director of Rumble Theatre.

Take d Milk, Nah? was first staged in 2018 by Theatre Passe Muraille, before being published in 2021 by Playwrights Canada Press.