Kimberly Colburn is a skilled event manager, producer, dramaturg, administrator, and community builder. 

She is currently managing digital, hybrid and in-person events for Soulpepper Theatre, the University of Toronto’s Robotics Institute, and the Canadian Robotics Council, in addition to freelance dramaturgy and story editor work. From March 2020 to November 2020, she was the Program Manager for CanCOVID, building and implementing a digital network for scientific research around COVID in Canada, including managing and hosting a weekly speaker series.

Trained as a theatre producer and dramaturg, she was previously the Literary Director of South Coast Rep (SCR), where she co-directed the Pacific Playwrights Festival and led the CrossRoads commissioning program. She has worked with companies including Los Angeles Opera, Denver Center Theatre Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Mixed Blood Theatre, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, Artists at Play, The Playwrights Center, the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Musical Stage Company, and Native Voices at the Autry.

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