Jonathan Christenson

Jonathan Christenson is a director, writer and composer whose original musical plays have been presented at major theaters and festivals throughout the UK, Australia, the USA and Canada. His work has been recognized with more than 40 British, Canadian and American awards and nominations, including most recently a Lucille Lortel nomination for Outstanding New Musical in New York’s 2015 Off-Broadway season. His plays have been published by Playwrights Canada Press, Newest Press and Bayeaux Arts, recordings of his music can be found on iTunes and at Broadway Records, and his productions are featured in American Theatre, Maclean’s, CTR, PRISM International, Canada World View and All Stages. He was named one of “Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People” by Venture Magazine, and Alberta Playwrights Network chose him as one of Alberta’s 100 most significant theatre artists of the past one hundred years. Jonathan is the Artistic Director of Canada’s multi-award-winning company Catalyst Theatre, based in Edmonton. www.catalysttheatre.ca