I believe in radical hospitality as a personal, political, and artistic virtue. There is a reason why a theatre is also called a house. Regardless of how small and unglamorous the living space, I have always hosted potlucks, parties, and travellers on my couch. I believe in letting people see who I am, and in trying to see who they are. I believe it’s powerful to admit, “I don’t understand. Can you tell me more?”
There is a place between the introverted flow state and the extroverted urge to communicate, and that is where my work grows. This friction drives me outward to facilitate, direct, and produce; inward to write and reflect on my communities; and outward again to build them and challenge them to be places of love.
Creatively bridging different communities informs my community organizing work, my past work in communications, and my current role as the Artistic Director of the Ottawa School of Theatre.
I have an MFA in Creative Writing with a playwriting focus from the University of Guelph, and a BFA in Theatre & Development from Concordia University. I am currently in residence with ArtEngine and with the Ottawa Fringe under development program, and in 2018-2019 I was playwright-in-residence at the Great Canadian Theatre Company. I also work in theatre direction.
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