Leah-Simone Bowen Explained

Leah-Simone Bowen
Birth Place:	Edmonton, Alberta
Alma Mater:	University of Alberta
Occupation:	Playwright, podcaster

Leah-Simone Bowen is a Canadian writer, producer, and director.

Personal life

Bowen was born in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a first generation Canadian whose family is from Barbados.^[1] Bowen currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.^[2]

Work and education

Bowen attended the University of Alberta's theatre program. She was the artistic producer at Obsidian Theatre.^[3]

In 2016 Bowen was appointed as the theatre grants officer for the Toronto Arts Council.^[4] In 2018 Bowen's book The Flood was published by Playwrights Canada Press. The book is based on the history of the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto, Ontario and the history of female prisoners in Canada.^[5]

Theatre

Bowen has served as playwright-in-residence at a number of Canadian theatre companies including: the Blyth Festival, Stratford Festival, Cahoots Theatre, Playwright's Workshop Montreal and Obsidian Theatre.

She has been involved in a number of theatre productions including:

• Treemonisha (2020), playwright ^[6]
• The Hallway (2015), playwright.^[7]
• Nowheresville
• Code Word: Time, playwright
• The Postman (2015), playwright.^[8]
• The Hours That Remain (2012), assistant director.
• Job's Wife, Summerworks Festival (2009), Third Eye.^[9]

Podcasting

Bowen is the creator of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast, Secret Life of Canada, which she co-hosts with Falen Johnson.^[10] This podcast focuses on little known parts of Canadian history and explores the histories of marginalized communities in Canada.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leah-Simone Bowen Vancouver Podcast Festival. www.vanpodfest.ca. 2020-03-05.
2. Web site: Leah-Simone Bowen. Volcano. en-US. 2020-03-05.
3. Web site: Leah-Simone Bowen The Toronto Theatre Database. en-US. 2020-03-05.
4. Web site: Leah-Simone Bowen is Appointed Theatre Officer for Toronto Arts Council - Toronto Arts Council. torontoartscouncil.org. 2020-03-05.
5. Book: Up, All Lit. The Flood. en.
6. Web site: Stanford Live Premieres SCOTT JOPLIN'S TREEMONISHA. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com. en. 2020-03-05.
7. Web site: Leah-Simone Bowen takes you into The Hallway. Watson. Kate. The Coast Halifax. en. 2020-03-05.
8. Web site: Kaplan . Jon . Jon Kaplan (theatre critic) . 2015-07-16 . >>>Review: The Postman . 2020-03-05 . NOW Magazine . en-us.
9. Web site: Job's Wife at Summerworks Festival August 2009. 2009-07-03. New Harlem Productions. en. 2020-03-05.
10. Web site: 9 Great Podcasts Hosted By Indigenous Women - FLARE. www.flare.com. 2020-03-02. 2020-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219230003/https://www.flare.com/identity/indigenous-women-podcasts/. dead.
11. Web site: Vancouver Podcast Festival Is Back!. Staff. Tyee. 2019-10-28. The Tyee. English. 2020-03-02.