Riley Reign

Riley Reign is an interdisciplinary artist, creator and activist based in Kjipuktuk. After graduating with their Masters in Musical Theatre Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Riley spent 3 years living, working and developing their many crafts in the UK. As an actor their recent credits include Dawn in Deeper, Jess in I Am Not A Hero (Winner of Best Picture, Las Vegas Independent Film Festival), and Jane in So Not Punk Rock. As a writer and composer they recently created brainstorm - a song cycle highlighting the inner world and cyclical nature of bipolar disorder, commissioned by Eastern Front Theatre as part of their Macro Digital’s:Connections. As a play and screen writer, they are most known for writing and composing Here, Queer & Mentally Unclear - a semi verbatim musical about mental illness in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, first commissioned by Upstart Theatre for Dare Festival, and screenwriting the award winning fundamentals of compassionate care - online training tool. Riley Reign is passionate about creating dynamic original work which offers new perspectives on often avoided topics.