A writer and educator,
Sally also directs
Her scripts, published by Scirocco Drama, have been presented in Canada, Sweden, India, South Africa, and the U.S.A. Most recently, her script, Our Ghosts, played to thrilling response in its 2023 Vancouver premiere presented by the Firehall Arts Centre, co-produced by Our Ghosts Collective with Western Gold Theatre. During Covid-19 and beyond, Sally has adapted three of her plays for screen, learning and gaining accolades and awards along the way. Selected theatre honours: Third Annual Canada Peace Play Prize (U of C/Downstage); Enbridge Award Established Playwright (ATP/Enbridge); Artist in Residence, City of Richmond; Prime Minister’s award for Sally’s work with theatre and youth. Sally is especially proud to have been a co-founder and Senior Advisor for CASA: a Canadian-South African partnership supporting South African women playwrights. She received her B.A., B.Ed., M.A. (Art History) and M.F.A. (Creative Writing) from the University of Victoria, where she also taught. Sally trained in theatre in Canada, the U.S.A., and the U.K and has performed in Canada as well as the U.S.A.
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