Nightwood Theatre is by far the longest-running and most influentialwomen's theatre company in Canada. Since 1979, the company has beena producer of new works by Canadian women, and a provider ofopportunities for women theatre artists. It has also been the“home company” for some of the biggest names in Canadiantheatre, such as Ann-Marie MacDonald.
Shelley Scott is an Associate Professor and Chairof the Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts at the University ofLethbridge. She is President of the Canadian Association for TheatreResearch and has published in Canadian Theatre Review, ModernDrama, Theatre Research in Canada, and the recent monographThe Violent Woman as a New Theatrical Character Type: Cases fromCanadian Drama.