Hope McIntyre

Title:Assistant Professor
Phone:204.786-9957
Office:4T05
Building:Asper Centre for Theatre and Film
Email:h.mcintyre@uwinnipeg.ca

Biography:

Hope McIntyre is an award winning playwright and director. McIntyre’s training includes a BFA in performance from the University of Saskatchewan and an MFA in directing from the University of Victoria. She completed a performance apprenticeship at ARTTS International in England, then worked for a commercial producer and managed a school for the arts in Toronto. She was the founding Artistic Director of Sarasvàti Productions, a company dedicated to social change that she helmed for 22 years. During this tenure she developed multiple new theatrical works, produced FemFest (an annual festival), worked as a dramaturg for emerging playwrights, and developed community-based play creation methods. She has received the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, the Bra D’Or, and the Women Helping Women Award for her work supporting female playwrights. She has previously taught at Mount Allison University, Brandon University, University of Manitoba and Prairie Theatre Exchange. She is also a former President of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.