Photograph by Kevin Bryan
Bio: Jessica Watkin is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto's Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies with research focusing on Disabled artists in Canada and their creation processes, dramaturgies, and support systems. She is a Blind and Disabled scholar, interdisciplinary artist, dramaturg, consultant, educator, and reader. She has been published in the Canadian Theatre Review, The Drama Review, and Theatre Research in Canada. Jessica is working to co-create definitions of what Accessibility Design and Disability Dramaturgy mean in a Canadian context.
Jessica Watkin interviewed by Sarah Robbins
© Brian Bradley, Toronto Star. Watkin with the production team of Literally Titanium: (from left) director Sanja Vadovnik, dramaturge Jessica Watkin, producers Alia Rasul and Sabrina Friedman, stage manager Connor Low (left), and performer Ophira Calof (centre).