Wren Brian
Wren Brian is an award-winning Canadian playwright based in Scotland. She is a versatile playwright fascinated with exploring the complexities of being human. She is also dedicated to writing scripts that allow all artists on the creative team to bring themselves and their imaginations to the story. After all, the beauty of theatre is its impermanence and collaborative nature.
A highly creative working class playwright, she writes a variety of thought provoking and engaging plays including (but not limited to):
- dramatic plays within a fictional world
- imaginative work for young audiences
- delivering on specific commissioned work
All of which can be played by actors of any gender, ancestry, ability, and/or age.
These plays often explore complicity, monstrosity, accountability, and the effects of systems on individuals.
For more information about these three areas of work read the About My Work page.
Born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (territory of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation & Ta’an Kwäch’än Council) she also lived and worked in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on Treaty 1 territory for over 12 years. She continues to maintain connections in Canada, particularly as the Treasurer on the Board of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Production credits include: Bystander (Gwaandak Theatre), Situation (Gwaandak Theatre), When (Climate Change Theatre Action 2021), Now (Climate Change Theatre Action 2023), The Investigator (Yukon Digital Theatre Collective), and Billie and the Moon (Manitoba Theatre for Young People).
“Not frightened to tackle big themes and to make bold choices,
Wren Brian is a playwright to watch.”
Jury of the 2022 John Hirsh emerging manitoba writer award
Wren won the Harry S. Rintoul Award for Best New Manitoba Play at the Winnipeg Fringe in 2017 for Anomie and was shortlisted for the John Hirsch Emerging Manitoba Writer Award in 2022.
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