Taylor Marie Graham

Taylor Marie Graham is an award-winning playwright, librettist, director, theatre scholar, and educator who lives in Cambridge, Ontario / Haldimand Tract. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in English and theatre studies from the University of Guelph. She is currently an Assistant Professor (Limited Duties Appointment) at Western University and is the Community Engagement Officer, Research and Partnerships at the International Institute for Studies in Critical Improvisation. You can find Taylor’s articles in Canadian Theatre Review, Intermission Magazine, Routledge’s Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, The Conversation, and Canadian Literature. Critics describe her plays and operas as, “arresting and funny” (Slotkin), “uncommonly cool” (MoT), “charmingly twisted” (Toronto Star), “powerful, and courageous,” (OnStage), “meaningful for all ages” (Intermission), “darkly evocative” (Istvan Reviews), “psychological, theological, and ornithological” (Our Theatre Voice), “as moving as it is scary” (My Entertainment World), and “profound, beautifully crafted” (StageDoor). In 2024, her book Cottage Radio & Other Plays: Cottage Radio, White Wedding, & Post Alice was published by Talonbooks and Human Voices Wake Us was published by Rose Garden Press.