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Francis Urias Peters is a Grenadian born playwright who utilizes drama/theatre as his main tool to address several health and social issues. He is a graduate of the Edna Manley College of Visual & Performing Arts (Jamaica), where he studied Drama-in-Education and Theatre Arts.

Plays
In 1983 Peters staged his first drama production at the Marryshow Folk Theatre, in St. George's, Grenada. Since his return to Grenada in 1986 he has scripted, produced and directed several scripts for radio and the stage. Some of his prominent works include Struggle, Mayhem in Paradise, Prison Without Walls, Sentenced to Hang, Rivals in Conflict, The Junction Box, Who is the Servant, A Case of Incest, Shattered Expectations and ''The Burial of Miss. Faithlyn''.

Peters' award winning radio dramas, Olivia's Cry, Mervin's Story and Under the Shadows of Darkness have won local and regional PAHO Caribbean Media Award for Excellence in Health Journalism. He was the overall winner in 1999 and 2007.

In 2012, The Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts celebrated its 50th Anniversary and recognized Francis Urias Peters as one of its Top 50 outstanding alumni from the Drama School.

In 2013, to celebrate his 30th year as a playwright, Peters is showing "Redemption Time", which is a full-length epic drama, set during the Eric Gairy/PRG (Maurice Bishop) era (1978-1983), which took Peters ten (10) years to complete.

Other Ventures
Peters is also an accompished songwriter and story teller. He has conducted several community, theatre and playwriting workshops in Grenada and other Caribbean islands.

Upcoming
Peters is presently working on two film scripts which he hopes to produce in the near future.

Personal Life
Peters is married to Ann Peters, a former Minister of Government in Grenada, and has two children: Jeremy and Zeleka.