LAINE ZISMAN NEWMAN

EDUCATION 2013-June 2018 PhD, Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, UofT Collaborative programs: Sexual Diversity Studies, Women and Gender Studies 2011-2013 Masters of Fine Arts, Documentary Media, Ryerson University 2009-2010 Masters of Arts, Drama, University of Toronto 2005-2009 Bachelor of Arts Honours, Theatre, Philosophy (minor), University of Guelph

PUBLICATIONS Edited Journals and Volumes Feminist, Eh? Women in Pop Culture in Canada, Laine Zisman Newman, Ed. Vancouver: Canadian Scholar / Women’s Press. (Forthcoming February 2020)

Queerly Canadian (Revised and updated 2nd Edition), co-editor with Scott Rayter, Canadian Scholar (forthcoming 2020)

“Equity in Theatre.” Guest Editor, with Rebecca Burton, Special Issue, Canadian Theatre Review. Winter 2016

Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed Articles “The Lesbian rush: Making time in The Magic Hour.” Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. February 2019.

“Introduction: Equity in Theatre.” Canadian Theatre Review. Co-authored with Rebecca Burton. Winter 2016.

“Staging the Queer Woman’s Body: (Re)Viewing Dirty Plotz.” SQS: Journal of Queer Studies in Finland. 1-2. 2015.

“Absent, Invisible & Incoherent: Archiving Queer Women’s Performance Futurities.” Canadian Theatre Review. 163. (Summer 2015).

“Liquid Lead: Negotiating the First Dance as a Queer Wedding Ritual” Dance, Movement, and Spiritualties. 1.2 (2014): 283-294. (Peer Reviewed).

"Queer Women’s Performance Symposium: Introduction" Canadian Theatre Review. 149 (2012): 64-72. (Invited Contribution).

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Book Chapters “‘What’s the big deal??’: Reflecting on Queer and Feminist Porn Studies.” Let's Teach About Sex: Sexuality(ies) & Higher Education. University of Toronto Press. (Currently under review).

Zisman Newman, Laine. “Motherless Bad Girl/Bad Girl Mother” Orphan Black: Sestras, Scorpions, and Crazy Science, edited by Janet Croft and Alyson Buckman, McFarland and Company, 2018 (forthcoming).

Zisman Newman, “Proudly Welcoming: Is Diversity in the Queer Theatre Community by Invitation Only?” in Queer Theatre and Performance in Canada Volume: NECT 8 (PCP), Peter Dickinson, Chris Gatchalian, Kathleen Oliver and Dalbir Singh (ed). June 2018.

Zisman Newman, “The Space Left Behind: An Introduction to Donna-Michelle St. Bernard’s Give It Up.” Q2Q: Queer Canadian Performance Texts. Playwrights Canada Press, June 2018.

Zisman Newman, “‘Tumbling out of this dead old vagina’: Rageful Origins & Myths in Dirty Plotz,” in Queer/Women/Play An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Plays and Performance, edited by Moynan King. Playwrights Canada Press, 2017 98-102.

Reviews Review of Performance and the Global City, D.J. Hopkins (Editor), Kim Solga (Editor), Theatre Research International.

Review of This Much is True: 14 Directors on Documentary Filmmaking, by James Quinn, Studies in Documentary Film. April 2014.

Non-Peer Reviewed & Professional Publications “When She’s Gone.” Gatherings 2, Chapbook Series. Jackson’s Creek Press. (Forthcoming 2019)

Zisman Newman, Laine, lee williams boudakian & Anoushka Ratnarajah. “Dispatch: Q2Q: A Symposium on Queer Theatre and Performance in Canada.” Alt. Theatre. (Fall 2016).

“Equity in Theatre: Launching A New Canadian Initiative.” Co-authored with Rebecca Burton, 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Survive| Thrive} blog salon curated by Caridad Svich. TCG Circle. July 2014.

Zisman, Dovid. “A Spark of Freedom.” Able Muse Journal: Special Translation Issue. Trans. Laine Zisman Newman & Shifra Zisman. Ed. Charles Martin. 17. (Summer 2014).

“Charles Bonnet (Or Life isn’t Wine and Roses).” Rusty Toque. 5. (2013). http://www.therustytoque.com/drama-laine-zisman-newman.html. Online Journal.

What the F**K Are You Doing? Editor, Website Designer & Co-Creator with Sky Gilbert & The Cabaret Company. http://wtfryd.com/

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GRANTS, AWARDS, & HONOURS Academic Awards & Honours 2018 Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award, University of Toronto 2018 Jack Hallam UC'52 Graduate Scholarship in Sexual Diversity Studies 2016-2017 Mellon Graduate Fellowship, South-North Project 2013-2018 Jackman Humanities Institute Junior Fellow 2013-2018 University of Toronto Fellowship 2015 David Rayside Graduate Students Award 2012 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2011 Ryerson Graduate Scholarship (RGS) 2011 Ryerson Graduate Award (RGA) (declined) 2009 University of Toronto Fellowship 2009 University of Guelph: Graduated with Distinction 2005-2009 University of Guelph: Four year standing on Dean’s Honours List 2005-2007 Queen Elizabeth Aiming for The Top Scholarship 2005 University of Guelph: Scholarship for Academic Achievement Project & Research Grants 2018 Heather McCallum Scholarship, CATR/ACRT, A Spark of Freedom': Archiving and Activating Intergenerational Trauma Through Creative Practice 2016 Good Ideas Fund, Queer Camp: A Queer Reading Retreat, Hart House 2016 Sexual Diversity Engagement Project Grant: Queer Camp: A Queer Reading Retreat 2016 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant 2016 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Research Grant 2016 Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, Travel Grant 2014-2016 Jackman Humanities Institute Working Group Grant 2015 SSHRC Connections Grant, Recommended for Funding, Festival of Original Theatre 2015 Good Ideas Fund, Festival of Original Theatre, Hart House 2015 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant 2015 Graduate Engagement Award, Sexual Diversity Studies, Sex Salon Lecture Series 2014 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant 2014 Graduate Engagement Award, Sexual Diversity Studies, Conference Organization 2014 Dean’s Student Initiative Fund 2013/2014 Graduate Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies Travel Grant 2013 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant

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UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS 2017-Present Sessional Lecturer, University of Toronto 2018-Present contract Lecturer, University of Waterloo 2018 Sessional Faculty, McMaster University

TEACHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Instructor 2019 Public Speaking, University of Waterloo 2019 Transnational Feminism and Digital Media, University of Toronto 2019 Stage to Screen, University of Toronto Mississauga 2019 Performance and Society, McMaster University 2018 Communication in the Sciences (SCCOM 100), University of Waterloo 2018 Interpersonal Communication (SPCOM 100), University of Waterloo 2018 Sexual Aesthetics / Sexual Representation (SDS470H1), University of Toronto 2018 Gender and Popular Culture (WGS 271Y), University of Toronto 2018 Queer Popular Culture (SDS379H1S), University of Toronto 2017 Queer Theatre/Queer Theory (DRM387H1F), University of Toronto 2017 History & Sexualities (UNI255) (Co-Instructor), University of Toronto 2016 History & Sexualities (UNI255) (Co-Instructor), University of Toronto

Guest Lectures 2017 Senior Thesis (DRM485Y1). Theory as Activism, Writing as Protest, UofT 2016 The City and the Theatre (DRM386). “You’re Not My Target Audience.” UofT 2015 Landmarks in Canadian Theatre: Equity in Theatre, Ryerson University 2014 Landmarks in Canadian Theatre: Queer Canadian Performance. Ryerson University. 2014 Theories of Sexuality: The Foundations (SDS354): Valerie Traub’s "The Psychomorphology of the Clitoris." University of Toronto. 2013 Queerly Canadian (UNI325): “Jess Dobkin: Performance Art, Visibility & Queer Women on Stage.” University of Toronto. 2013 The City and the Theatre (DRM386). “You’re Not My Target Audience.” University of Toronto. Teaching Assistantships 2013-2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto History & Sexualities (SDS255) 2014-2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Introduction to HIV/AIDS (JSU237)

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2014-2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Queerly Canadian (UNI325) 2017 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Introduction to Media Studies (MDSA01) 2016/2017 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Senior Thesis (DRM485Y1) 2016 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Mississauga Modern & Contemporary Theatre and Drama (DRE122H) 2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Theories of Acting (DRM 388H1S) 2014 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Performance Text (DRE2222) 2011 Teaching Assistant, Ryerson University Media & Images of Inequality (SOC 525) 2011 Teaching Assistant, Ryerson University Popular Culture (SOC 202)

Research & Consulting Experience 2016 Consultant, Sexual Diversity & Equity, Ontario Provincial Court 2016 Research Assistant, University of Toronto for Tara Goldstein’s Castor & Sylvie 2015 Research Assistant, University of Toronto for Prof. Tamara Trojanowska 2013-2014 Research Assistant, University of Toronto for Prof. Antje Budde 2013 Writing Centre Tutor, Ryerson University, Learning Support Services 2012 Writing Centre Tutor, Ryerson University – Learning Support Services 2010 Graduate Assistantship, University of Toronto

PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES Conferences/Scholarly Events Organized 2019-Present Artistic Producer, Q2Q Conference, Buddies in Bad Times 2015-2018 Founder & Chair, Queer Theory Working Group Jackman Humanities Institute. University of Toronto 2015-2017 Chair, Programming Committee, Sex Salon, The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto 2016 Chair & Lead Organizer, Queer Camp: A Queer Reading Retreat, The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto (August 2016)

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2014/15 Conference Director, Festival of Original Theatre: Queer(ing) Performance. Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance. Toronto, Ontario. 2015 Co-Organizer, Equity in Theatre, Playwrights Guild of Canada, Toronto, Ontario. 2012-2013 Co-Chair, DOCNOW Film & Photography Festival, Ryerson University

Panels & Roundtables Organized Living Circles: Jewish Philosophy & Performance. Co-organized with Shira Schwartz Greenberg. Canadian Association for Theatre Research. Vancouver, BC. Roundtable Session. (Forthcoming June 2019) In Equity: Experiences in the Arts. Workshop presented by Centre for Humanities Research, University of Western Cape. Factory of the Arts. Cape Town, South Africa. Untethering Queer: Thinking Beyond the Normative/Anti-Normative Binary in Queer Political, Personal, and Pedagogical Life. Roundtable Organizer and Participant. Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada Conference. Toronto, Ontario. May 2017 (forthcoming) Standing O: Queer Women Leaders in Theatre & Performance, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sex Diversity Studies, University of Toronto & Buddies & Bad Times Theatre. Panel Organizer. November 2016 Speaking Sex to Power: Pedagogies of Intimacy and Epistemology of Touch. Sex Salon Lecture Series. Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto. January 2016. Panel Chair. From the Margins: Race, Ageing, and Queer Temporality. Sex Salon Lecture Series. Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto. September 2015. Panel Organizer & Chair. Queering "Our Home and Native Land:" The Spatiality & Temporality of Queer Canadian Performance. Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Montreal, Quebec. July 2015. Panel Organizer & Chair. Staging Equity: Actualization or Appropriation. Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada Conference. Ottawa, Ontario. June 2015 Roundtable Co-Organizer with Rebecca Burton.

Paper Presentations “Sparking Freedom: On Inherited Trauma and Resistance.” Performance Studies International. Calgary, Alberta. July 2019. “Whose City is Dyke City?: Intergenerational Conversations of Inclusion and Representation at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre” Canadian Association for Theatre Research. Congress 2019. Vancouver, British Columbia. June 2019.

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“All Dressed Up and Going Nowhere: Celebrity Feminist Endorsement and the inefficacy of #Feminist Movements” Canadian Association for Theatre Research. Congress 2019. Vancouver, British Columbia. June 2019. “Lesbian Lies: Troubling ‘inclusive’ spaces in queer women’s communities.” Lesbian Lives Conference. Brighton, England. March 2019 “What Happens If we Start from (T)here? Refusing Remedies of Resolution in Dramaturgies of Place and Space.” Revolutions in Dramaturgy: Space, People, Technology, and Beyond. Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Boston, MA. August 2018 “A Pink Pussy Posterchild for Nasty Women: Opting in and Out of the Nasty Movement.” Hot Mess: Nasty Feminism in Performance. Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada Conference. Kingston, Ontario. May 2018 “The Universal Mother: Fertility and the Biological Imperative of Orphan Black.” Popular Culture Association of Canada. Brock University. St. Catharines, Ontario. May 2018. Transient Performance Working Session. American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), Atlanta, ‘Georgia. November 2017. “Conditions of Arrival: Unmapping Places of Intimate Geographies” Mapping Queer Intimate Geographies / Finding Refugia: Decolonizing Bodies, Places, and Identities,” Unsettling the Americas: Radical Hospitalities and Intimate Geographies. Hemi GSI Convergence, York University. Toronto, Ontario. October, 2017. “Equity in Theatre: A South-North Dialogue, ”New Stage Idioms: South African Drama, Theatre and Performance in the Twenty-first Century. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium, May 2017. “Uhauling (or The Lesbian Rush).” Lesbian Lives Conference. Brighton, England. February 2017. “Proudly Welcoming: Is Diversity in the Queer Theatre Community by Invitation Only?” Queer Theatre and Performance in Canada Conference. Simon Fraser University and the frank theatre company. Vancouver, British Columbia. July 2016. “(Un)Mapping Queer Performance in the City.” Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Montreal, Quebec. July 2015 “Impressionable Skin: Examining the Influence of Performance Space on the Body.” Sexual Studies Association. Congress 2015. Ottawa, Ontario. June 2015. “Actualizing Equity?: Outcomes from the 2015 EIT Symposium.” (Co-Authored). Roundtable Session. Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada Conference. Ottawa, Ontario. “Unsettling the Placeless Stage: Immobility in the Theatre.” Theatre Symposium SETC. Agness Scott College. Decatur, Atlanta. April 2015.

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“(Un)Happy Haunted Houses: Queering Majoritarian Space through Protest & Performance.” Lesbian Lives Conference. University of Brighton. February 2015. “Unsettling The Placeless Stage: Immobility in the Theatre." Festival of Original Theatre: Queer(ing) Performance. University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario. February 2015.

“Lead/Follow: (Im)Positions of Dance Rituals in Queer Western Weddings.” Going to the Chapel: Dramaturgy, Ceremony, and Dreams of a Queer Wedding. Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference Session. Scottsdale, AZ July 2014. “‘Buchenwald. We are Here.’ Performance in Crisis.” Continuities and Ruptures: Artistic Responses to Jewish Migration Internment & Exile, School of Music, University of Leeds. July 2014. “Making, Taking, Forsaking: A Documentary Screening on Queer Women's Spaces.” Sexuality Studies Association Conference, Congress. Brock University. May 2014. “Ephemeral Spaces/Invisible Faces: The Effects of Queer Women’s Performance Spaces on Visibility and Archive.” Queer Traversals: LGBTQ Theatres, Performances, and Cultures in a Globalizing World. Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada Conference. Curated Panel. Brock University. May 2014. “Now you see her/Now you Don’t: Supporting a History of Women’s Theatre.” Performance History Seminar. Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada Conference. Curated Panel. Brock University. May 2014, “Staging the Queer Woman’s Body: Decoding ‘Dirty Plotz,’” Popular Culture Association. Transgressive Body and Culture Panel. Chicago. April 2014. “‘You're Not My Target Audience.’: The Politics of Space and Queer Women's Performance Practices.” Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, LGBT Focus Group. Orlando, Florida. August 2013. “Adventures in Fantastical Identity.” Facilitated by Jill Dolan & John Fletcher. Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, Conference Seminar. Orlando, Florida. August 2013. “Within Queer Walls: Addressing the Ephemerality of Queer Women's Performance Spaces.” Popular Culture Association of Canada. Performance and Identity Panel. Niagara Falls, Ontario. May 2013. “Sing. Chant. Speak. Repeat. Considering Sounds of Occupy Toronto.”

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Activist Performance in/And Canada, Graduate Symposium. York University, Toronto, Ontario. April 2012. Conference Workshop Facilitator. “Checking the Silence: Call and Response at St. James Park.” Intersections Graduate Conference. Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. April 2012. Conference Workshop Facilitator & Installation. Papers Presented (Salons, Working Groups and Colloquia) “Refusing the Rush: Performing Protests at Pride Toronto.” The Sex Salon Lecture Series. University of Toronto. November 2018. “Uhauling: Rushing in Queer Women’s Performance,” Women and Gender Studies Research Seminar, University of Toronto, March 2017. “Playing with Placefullness and Queering the “Empty Space.” Sex Salon Lecture Series. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. March 2017. “Lesbian(‘s) Rush: Uhauling, Activism, and Queer Temporality.” Sex Salon Lecture Series. University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario. September 2016 Equity in Theatre: Activating Performance, Activism in Practice. Performance Studies Working Group. Ryerson University. March 2016 Finding Space on the Stage: Navigating the Spatiality and Temporality of Queer Women’s Performance. Sex Salon Series. Sexual Diversity Studies. University of Toronto. Jan. 2015. “Women In Theatre” Annual General Meeting Panel Discussion, Alumnae Theatre. June 2015. “Interviews with LGBTQ Artists and Families.” CMCE: Works in Progress Seminar Series. University of Toronto, November 2014. “(Un)Happy Haunted Houses: Queering Majoritarian Space through Protest & Performance.” Sexual Diversity Studies Colloquium. University of Toronto. March 2014. “You’re Not My Target Audience.” Performance Studies Working Group. Ryerson University. September 2013

Public Facing Workshops, Research, and Equity Presentations “A Spark of Freedom: A Workshop Discussion on Intergenerational Trauma, Space, and Resistance” Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT. October 2018 “Passover and Liberatory Practices: Feminist Frameworks for Revolutionary Healing and Liberation.” Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT. March 2018 “Gender Identification in the Courtroom.” Sexuality and Gender Diversity Discussion with Ontario provincial judges. Toronto, Ontario (January 2018). Speaker. “Women in Theatre Panel” Alumnae Theatre Annual General Meeting. Toronto, Ontario. June 2015.

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Equity in Theatre Symposium, The Playwrights Guild of Canada, The Theatre Centre, Toronto Ontario. April 2015. Co-Organizer “The Myth of the Great Labour Shortage & Economics of the 99%” Ryerson Social Justice Week, Ryerson University. September 2012. Facilitator. “Reconstituting Shakespeare's Women.” The Shakespeare Experiment. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, Ontario. August 2010. Panelist.

SCHOLARLY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & ACTIVITIES Professional Event Leadership and Organization 2017 Content Organizer & Programming Committee, Reclaiming Tradition: A Queer & Trans Shabbaton . Gravenhurst, Ontario 2017 Lead Coordinator, Bands, Agitate, and Mobilize: Music Activist Convergence. Rhythms of Resistance, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. 2014-2017 Co-Founder, Co-Organizer, Equity in Theatre (EIT). Playwrights Guild of Canada, National Canadian Initiative.

Service for Academic Institutions & Organizations 2018-Present Member at Large, Pop Culture Association of Canada. 2018-Present Committee Member, Pedagogical Support Group Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity, University of Toronto 2018-Present Committee Member, Committee on Schools and Education Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity, University of Toronto 2017-Present Member at Large, Pop Culture Association of Canada 2016-2017 Programming Committee Member, The Canadian Association for Theatre Research 2015-2016 Member, New Directions for Humanities PhDs Caucus: Future of Graduate Study in the Humanities, Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto. 2014-2015 Council Member, University College Council, University of Toronto 2013 Graduate Chairperson Education, Ryerson Graduate Executive Ryerson Student Union 2012-2013 Chairperson, Documentary Media Graduate Student Association Ryerson University 2012-2013 Member, Special Funds Committee, Ryerson University 2012-2013 Graduate Representative, Graduate Council, Ryerson University 2009-2010 Member at Large, Graduate Drama Centre Student Executive, UofT

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2009-2010 Student Representative, Graduate Drama Centre Academic Cmt., UofT Undergraduate Thesis Supervision 2016 Conrad McClaren (DRM485 Senior Thesis)

Service for Professional and Creative Organizations 2014-2015 Committee Member, Community, Culture and Activism, Sexual Studies Association 2013-2015 Web Coordinator, LMDA Canada 2013-2014 Committee Member, Grants & Awards Committee, LMDA

Research & Working Group Membership 2014-2015 Member, Space, Sexualities and Queer Research Group (SSQRG) 2012-2016 Member, Performance Studies Working Group, Ryerson University 2013-2014 Member, Experiencing the City: In Translation Jackman Humanities Inst.

Scholarly Membership • Association For Theatre in Higher Education • Pop Culture Association of Canada • Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association • Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada • Sexuality Studies Association • Literary Managers & Dramaturges of America (LMDA) SCHOLARLY & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Feb. 2014 Master Class with Judith Butler, Jackman Humanities Unstitute Feb. 2014 Research Seminar with J. Jack Halberstam, Munk School of Global Affairs 2012-2013 Master Class Series, Ryerson University, Min Sook Lee June 2011 “Getting Down to Business," Workshop, Playwrights Guild of Canada May-Aug. 2010 Playwriting Intensive with Brad Fraser, Playwrights Guild of Canada April 2009 Bouffon Workshop (Adam Lazarus) July-Aug. 2009 Voice training for Shakespeare (Janine Pearson), Stratford Intensive July-Aug. 2009 Acting for Shakespeare (Ian Watson), Stratford Summer Intensive July-Aug. 2009 Movement training for Shakespeare (Jane Gooderham), Stratford

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FILM EXPERIENCE 2019 Director, “A Spark of Freedom,” (pre-production) 2017-2018 Videographer, “Queer Directions,” Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies 2018 Videographer, Cirque-ability, Aerial Cabaret 2015 Director/Editor, “Survival Strategy,” Canadian Theatre Review. 162. Spring 2015. 2013 Production Coordinator, Naked Hamilton, Femmina Films 2013 Director/Editor, You’re Not My Target Audience., Screenings: DOCNOW Festival (2013), Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (2013), Reelout Queer Film & Video Festival (2014), London Lesbian Film Festival (2014) 2012 Assistant Director / Production Manager, Fetch, River Dog Media Screenings: London Lesbian Film Festival (2013), Outakes RQFF (2013), St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (2013).

THEATRE, DRAMATURGY & RELATED THEATRE EXPERIENCE June 2019-Sept. 2020 Artistic Producer, Q2Q Conference, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre February 2016 Co-Producer, Equity in Theatre Launch Cabaret, Imperial Pub & Library February 2015 Producer, QueerNote Cabaret, Festival of Original Theatre, The Gladstone June 2014 Co- Director (with Sky Gilbert), KPNBRTV Show, Cabaret Company Nov-Feb 2014 Collaborator, From My (Global) Village I See As Much: Walking Through a Poem Digital Dramaturgy Lab, Festival of Original Theatre 2011-2015 Dramaturgical Associate, Pat the Dog Playwright’s Development Centre Selected Workshops include: Tech & Text Project Do Not Disturb – Vern Thiessen Murmuration of Starlings - Evan Tsitsias First Dance - Lisa O’Connel, Trevor Copp, Neighbors - Allie Bell June 2013 Director, Kitchen Party Nervous Breakdown, Cabaret Company 2012 Stage Manager, The Dinner, Upstage Prod., Toronto Fringe Festival May 2012 Co- Director (Sky Gilbert), KPNBRTV Show, Cabaret Company May 2011 Assistant Director, The Proust Project, Festival of Ideas and Creation, January 2010 Dramaturge, Inside Out: The Persistence of Allegory, UofT 2009 Stage Manager, A Crack in the Ceiling, Pivatol Arts, Toronto Fringe

SELECTED THEATRE PERFORMANCE CREDITS Cirque-Ability Performance Team, Static Trapeze, Toronto, Ontario Castor and Sylvie (staged reading), “Castor,” Lesbian Lives, Brighton, England, Dr. Tara Goldstein

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After Mrs. Rochester, “Various Roles,” Alumnae Theatre, Laura Rolad Chester Mystery Cycle, “Various Roles”, Poculi Ludique Societas Harvest (staged reading), “Ginni,” UofT, Guillermo Verdecchia, (Not) So Far Away (collective)“Helen,” Uni. of Guelph, Judith Thompson Shakespeare Experiment, “Time,” Buddies in Bad Times, Moynan King The Cenci, “Beatrice Cenci,” University of Guelph, Heather Davis-Fisch