Brothel #9

Anusree Roy was born and raised in Calcutta, India, before moving with her family to Toronto. Roy is a recent graduate of the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama at the University of Toronto. Since graduating she has met with great success with Pyaasa, winning two Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Performance. Roy's latest play, Brothel #9, premiered at Factory Theatre in Toronto in 2011 and was a finalist for the Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights.

Iris Turcott is a dramaturge, director, and actor. She was also co-founder and co-artistic director of Playbill Theatre. She spent fourteen years as company dramaturge at the Canadian Stage Company. Iris has worked with playwrights from coast to coast including Adam Pettle, Joan MacLeod, Michel Marc Bouchard, Brad Fraser, Judith Thompson, Sunil Kuruvilla, and Tomson Highway. She has been involved in a number of international co-commissions including the Royal Exchange in Manchester, the Melbourne Festival, and the Abbey Theatre. She is also the dramaturge for Ronnie Burkettâ??s internationally acclaimed Theatre of Marionettes. Iris is active in arts education and is involved in a number of aspects of publishing. She has served on the board of directors for the LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas) and is currently the company dramaturg at Factory Theatre.