Robyn Vivian

Robyn Vivian is an actor and playwright currently based in St. John's, Ktaqmkuk. She holds a BFA in Theatre (Acting) from Memorial University. Select performance credits include: 'Other Worlds' (Geordie Theatre), 'The Tales of Dwipa' (White Rooster Theatre/RCAT), and 'Private Eyes' (Power Productions/lemonTree creations). Production credits include: 'I Forgive You,' 'The Imaginary Real,' and 'Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down' (Artistic Fraud); 'Room For a Pony' (Persistence Theatre); and 'The Fire Kedgy’s Howl' (Neighbourhood Dance Works/National Arts Centre). Playwriting credits include: 'Equinox' (ZeeZee Theatre - in development), 'Lights Out' (in development), Deeper (Unnatural Disaster Theatre, Page 1 Theatre), and SNATCH (Theatre Perimetric). Robyn’s scripts have been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, ArtsNL, and the City of St. John’s. Her script 'Equinox' was developed as one of 5 plays created through the inaugural National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit, spearheaded by ZeeZee Theatre. 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. She has also written columns for The Tempest and Riddle Fence.