MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT:  Taylor Marie Graham (she/her) is an award-winning playwright, theatre scholar, and educator who grew up on the shores of Lake Huron / Huron Tract. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, is a PhD Candidate in theatre at University of Guelph, and works as a sessional theatre professor at universities in Southwestern Ontario. You can find Taylor’s articles in Canadian Theatre Review, Intermission Magazine, Routledge’s Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, and Canadian Literature. Taylor’s creative and scholarly work often examines rural feminist identities and the decolonization of bodies in space. Critics describe her plays and operas as, “arresting and funny” (Slotkin), “uncommonly cool” (MoT), “charmingly twisted” (Toronto Star), “powerful, and courageous,” (OnStage), “meaningful for all ages” (Intermission), “darkly evocative” (Istvan Reviews), “psychological, theological, and ornithological” (Our Theatre Voice), “as moving as it is scary” (My Entertainment World), and “profound, beautifully crafted” (StageDoor). www.taylormariegraham.com