Dramaturg

Having acted as support, sounding-board and asker-of-questions for a number of very unique and talented Canadian writers, I hold an enormous respect for those theatre practitioners who create what directors, actors and designers will then interpret.  To me, putting words on an empty page – or computer screen – is the bravest act in our discipline.

I’m proud to have been a driving force behind the premiere of a number of new Canadian plays during my time with Solo Collective Theatre, most notably new plays by Aaron Bushkowsky, Vern Thiessen, Victoria Maxwell, David Mackay, Lucia Frangione, Meah Martin, Natalie Meisner and Alexander Ferguson.

Since moving on from Solo Collective I’ve had the pleasure of working with many playwrights on the development of new scripts, including Ken Williams’ Café Daughter (Gwaandak Theatre, Whitehorse), Jennifer Dawn Bishop’s Wolves (Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre), Andréa Ledding’s Dominion (Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre) and Christopher Cook’s Quick Bright Things (Persephone Theatre).  I was also director and dramaturge for a workshop and performance of The Hazardous Journey of Ernest Shackleton and the Crew of the Endurance, a new musical by Nathan Howe, Andrew Taylor and Clinton Ackerman.

As Literary Manager at Persephone Theatre from 2009-2020 I had the opportunity to contribute to the development of both plays and playwrights, and to create and maintain an extensive database of Canadian plays and playwrights which was offered to the local community as well as being used for the theatre’s programming.

Since 2010, I’ve been a proud member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.