RON JENKINS

In January 2000, Ron Jenkins became the Artistic Director of Workshop West. Ron’s mandate for the company has been to develop and produce works by Alberta playwrights and present a showcase of Canadian theatre performance through KaBoom!and the Springboards Festival, which presents brand new plays by established Canadian playwrights in a staged reading presentation.

Some of the plays produced during Ron’s tenure areIlsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp, Respectable,Mesa, Apple, Mary’s Wedding and The Red Priest,My One and Only, 17 Dogs and The Emperor of Atlantis.During this time Workshop West Theatre has presented plays by Daniel MacIvor, Marie Brassard, Mieko Ouchi, Sue Huff, Lyle Victor Albert, Joan MacLeod, Stephen Massicotte, Ron Chambers and Ken Cameron to name just a few....

Playwright development initiatives continue into Ron’s tenure. The Playwrights Garage, an emerging playwrights’ course, was developed for 2001 with Workshop West’s Playwright in Residence Vern Thiessen. The company remains committed to Canadian plays, playwright development and presentation into its 27th Season.