Aisling Murphy

regional managing editor

Originally from the United States, Aisling Murphy is an Ottawa-based critic, playwright, and dramaturge, currently studying theatre at the University of Ottawa. Aisling’s academic interests include those of contemporary theatre criticism, new play development, multilingual theatre, and postdramatic theatre, to name a few. As a research assistant at the University of Ottawa, Aisling has been involved in the production of several academic texts, including Dramaturgy of Migration (eds. Meerzon & Pewny) (Routledge), Performance, Subjectivity, Cosmopolitanism (Meerzon) (Palgrave Macmillan), and Migration and Stereotypes in Performance and Culture (eds. Meerzon, Dean, and McNeil) (Palgrave). Aisling is a member of the 2020 Young Playwrights Unit at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, where she is currently developing her verbatim play, Feast, which looks to explore the life and critical legacy of British playwright Sarah Kane.