Avery-Jean Brennan

Pronouns: They/She

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Website: @TheAveryJean


Photographer: Dahlia Katz

Avery-Jean Brennan (They/She) is an award winning Transfeminine theatre artist born in Kjipuktuk, now based in Tkaronto. They have studied both playwriting and musical theatre writing as a book writer, composer, and lyricist under Leslie Arden, Christopher Weddell, and through The Musical Stage Company’s NoteWorthy program, led by Kevin Wong & Robert McQueen in 2019. Over the past five years, they have facilitated workshops on Trans Inclusive Practices in the Arts, which they have lead for theatre companies & professional organizations across Canada, such as Young People’s Theatre, the Associated Designers of Canada, and the Stratford Festival. In 2020, they were nominated for the Bra d’Or Award from the Playwrights Guild of Canada for their advocacy work for gender parity in live theatre. Avery-Jean’s first original musical, The Pansy Craze, was the recipient of Queer Theatre Toronto’s inaugural LGBTQ Fringe Award for pushing boundaries in representation for Queer & Trans characters in musical theatre. Their other writing works include the book for Nobody Asked to Be Here with music & lyrics by Camila Diaz-Varela (commissioned by Sheridan College & The Musical Stage Company), and their play No Country for They/Thems. They have also worked as a dramaturg for new works by writers such as Gabrielle Papillon for her work Mind the Light, Ani Palermo for She, Men, and the Giant F*cking Snake, and the writing team of Sadie Berlin, Alexandra Lainfiesta, and Alon Nashman for their work Mimi On the Beach.

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