As an arts & culture writer, I researched Canadian theatre trends and interviewed key artists in Canada’s arts community. I regularly attended theatre openings, vernissages, festivals, poetry events, and festivals in Ottawa-Gatineau and London (UK), and I wrote theatre reviews and artist profiles. For many years, I was a member of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association (CTCA).
I wrote for the following publications and corresponded for the following radio stations that are located in Ottawa, Canada unless otherwise specified:
- Apt613.ca
- CHUO 89.1 FM, University of Ottawa
- CKCU 93.1 FM, Carleton University
- Daily Xtra
- Diva Magazine (London, UK)
- FemaleArts (London, UK)
- FullyFringed
- Guerilla Magazine
- Just Another Gala podcast
- Ottawa Arts Newsletter founder
- Ottawa At Home
- Ottawa Life Magazine
- Ottawa Magazine
- Ottawa Tonite
- Ottawa XPress
- The Fulcrum, University of Ottawa Press
As a marketing and communications professional, I was responsible for putting together project-based communications strategies, creating and distributing promotional materials – including press releases, posters, and advertising – serving as media liaison, organizing press calls, managing social media accounts, designing programs, and tracking press coverage.
I have worked with the following theatre companies, arts organizations, artists, local businesses, and festivals that are located in Ottawa, Canada unless otherwise specified:
- Canadian Festival of Spoken Word
- Fiat Farm (Russell, ON)
- InTransit Festival (London, UK)
- Jill Zmud musician
- MASC
- Ottawa Children’s Theatre
- Pixie Cram filmmaker
- Repercussion Theatre (Montréal, QC)
- Second Skin Theatre (London, UK)
- St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival (Prescott, ON)
- The National Arts Centre: BC Scene
- The New Theatre of Ottawa
- The Gladstone Theatre
- Third Wall Theatre Company
- University of Ottawa’s Drama Guild
- VERSeFest Ottawa
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