Robyn Vivian

Robyn Vivian is a playwright and performer with a distaste for reality and a keen interest in screwing with it. She is currently based in St. John’s, Ktaqmkuk (colonially known as Newfoundland), and holds a BFA in Theatre from Memorial University. Select performance credits include: 'Other Worlds' (Geordie Theatre), 'The Tales of Dwipa' — live performance and v/o-puppet web series (White Rooster Theatre/RCA Theatre), and 'Private Eyes' — 'Cross Stitch' and 'I want that free mind!' (Power Productions/lemonTree creations). Playwriting credits include: 'Equinox' (Zee Zee Theatre — in development), 'Lights Out' (developed with PARC & Theatre Perimetric), 'Deeper' (Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co., Page 1 Theatre), and 'SNATCH' (Theatre Perimetric). Robyn's digital short 'BURROW' (Eastern Front Theatre) was produced under the EFT Micro Digital Creation Project series, and was presented again at CB Nuit. Robyn’s writing has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, ArtsNL, and the City of St. John’s, and her script 'Equinox' was one of five plays developed through the inaugural National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit (spearheaded by Zee Zee Theatre). A production of her play 'Deeper,' by the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co., recently received the Audience Choice Award at OutFest 2024 (in Kjipuktuk/Halifax).