Robyn Vivian

Robyn Vivian is a playwright and performer from Ktaqmkuk (colonially known as Newfoundland). She holds a BFA in Theatre from Memorial University. Her playwriting credits include: Equinox (Zee Zee Theatre), Lights Out, Deeper (Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co., Page 1 Theatre), and SNATCH (Theatre Perimetric). Robyn’s digital short BURROW (Eastern Front Theatre) was produced under the EFT Micro Digital Creation Project series, and was presented again at CB Nuit. Robyn’s writing has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, ArtsNL, and the City of St. John’s, and her script Equinox was one of five plays developed through the inaugural National Queer and Trans Playwriting Unit (spearheaded by Zee Zee Theatre). A production of her play Deeper, by the Unnatural Disaster Theatre Co., received the Audience Choice Award at OutFest 2024 (in Kjipuktuk/Halifax).