Charlie Peters (ze/hir/hirs) is a proudly queer artist born, raised, and continuing to live on Treaty 6 Territory and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Hir family traces its roots back to England, Poland, and the Campbell lands of Scotland. Hir artistic work as a  theatre and opera director, actor, lighting designer, playwright, dramaturge, poet, arts educator, and clown has been seen on stages (and in parks, fields, school gyms, town squares, living rooms, and swimming pools) across Western Canada and in Europe. Hir degrees include a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Saskatchewan as well as an M.F.A. in Theatre Practice and an M.A. in Gender and Social Justice Studies from the University of Alberta. Ze trained extensively at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance and currently serves as secretary of the Saskatchewan Association of Theatre Professionals. Ze is live theatre coordinator at the Silver Skate Festival in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton), founding director of Embrace Theatre, and a former artistic associate with Saskatoon’s Sum Theatre. Hir scholarly work has been published in Theatre Research in Canada, Canadian Theatre Review, Comedy Studies, Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, and HowlRound. Hir creative writing is anthologized in This is Beyond and Poetry All Over The Floor. www.charliepeters.ca