Queen Lear is Dead, 2020

Jessy Ardern is a Canadian playwright and actor. She specializes in highly interactive theatre and the adaptation of classical texts for contemporary audiences.

Full photo credits below.

Twelfth Night, 2023

The Tempest, 2024

If We Were Birds, 2016

Brontë, 2022

Photo Credits, top to bottom:

Queen Lear is Dead, The Fox Den Collective, 2020. Dir. Valerie Planche. Photo by Leif Norman.

Twelfth Night, FreeWill Shakespeare Festival, 2023. Dir. Dave Horak. Costumes: Stephanie Bahniuk. Lighting: Ken Matthews. Photo by Brianne Jang.

The Tempest, FreeWill Shakespeare Festival, 2024. Dir. Dave Horak. Set & Costumes: Stephanie Bahniuk. Photo by Marc J Chalifoux.

If We Were Birds, Bleviss Laboratory Theatre, 2016. Dir. Brenley Charkow. Set: Sarah Karpyshin. Costumes: Zoe Rod. Lighting: Kai Villneff. Photo by Marc J Chalifoux.

Brontë, Studio Theatre, 2022. Dir. Amanda Goldberg. Costumes: Rebecca Cypher. Set & Lighting: Robert Shannon. Photo by Brianne Jang.