louise casemore

Executive Director

LOUISE CASEMORE is an artist advocate, prairie nuisance, and three-time Sterling Award winning playwright. Based in Alberta on Treaty 6 and 7 Territory, she is the recipient of the ATP/Enbridge Playwright's Award, was shortlisted for the inaugural John Palmer Award from the Playwright's Guild of Canada, and is an Edmonton Artist Trust Fund honoree. Original plays include OCD (Canadian tour), GEMINI (Edmonton/Calgary/Toronto),Undressed (Alberta Theatre Projects), and LUCKY CHARM (Defiance Theatre/CGAS/Theatre Yes). Louise remains active in the national community by way of dramaturgy, teaching, and research; in 2021 releasing the long-range national study on new play development, "Surveying The Landscape". Louise is a member of the PGC, LMDA, and completed an MFA in Theatre Practice from the University of Alberta. She proudly sits on the Board of Concrete Theatre and is the Company Manager for the Banff Centre Playwright’s Lab.

CHRISTYN CARTER

COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

With over a decade of experience in the writing and communications field, Christyn is thrilled to join the Alberta Playwrights Network as Communications Associate. She holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing, and has previously lent her skills to the Writers Guild of Alberta and the Edmonton Stroll of Poets.

Born and raised in Ontario, she made the move to Alberta in 2023 and has since fallen head-over-heels for Edmonton's warm and welcoming arts community. She is the self-published author of a poetry collection and continues to write both poetry and fiction in her spare time.

Jenn Taylor

Managing Director

Born and raised in Calgary, Jenn holds a Master of Arts in Shakespearean Studies from King’s College – London, as well as a Bachelor of Arts, Honours, in Theatre History from the University of Victoria. Currently the Managing Director of Alberta Playwrights’ Network, Jenn also works as a consulting dramaturg for various Alberta playwrights.

Recent production dramaturgy credits include Porcelain Dolls, Romeo and Juliet, and Persephone for Full Circle Theatre (2018, 2014, 2013), as well as Jaan for Scorpio Theatre Society (2017). Most recently, Jenn provided dramaturgical services for the world premiere of 333 by Jay Whitehead, at Theatre Outré (2021).