Kathleen Oliver
Sessional Faculty
Department of Culture and Community
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Canada
Biography
Kathleen Oliver moved to Vancouver in 1991, where she has since worked as a playwright, critic, teacher and arts administrator. Her plays include Swollen Tongues, which won the 1997 National Playwriting Competition and has been produced in Vancouver, Toronto, and London; Carol's Christmas, which premiered at the Arts Club Theatre in 2002; and The Family Way, which Touchstone Theatre and the Vancouver East Cultural Centre premiered in May 2003. She has worked for at least a dozen Vancouver arts organizations and is a regular contributor to The Georgia Straight.
Research Interest
Playwright, critic, teacher and arts administrator
