Karen Hines

Hines is an inimitable creator in Canadian theatre, an incredibly visual writer with a singular sense of humour that’s insightful and twisted. Alarms should go off whenever she has a new work in town. Toronto Star

Karen Hines began her theatrical career as an underground comic and emerged as the author of multiple award-winning plays presented across North America at venues including One Yellow Rabbit, Tarragon Theatre, Boca del Lupo, Alberta Theatre Projects, Factory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theatre Centre, Soulpepper and Joe's Pub (Public Theatre). 

She is a two-time finalist for Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for Drama and a recent finalist for the Siminovitch Prize. She is a Dora Award-winning performer and director, alongside collaborations with Canadian theatre artists such as Linda Griffiths (Age of Arousal), adult horror clowns Mump & Smoot (Mike Kennard and John Turner), and Michelle Thrush (Inner Elder).

Karen is an actor in Canadian and American television and film, and her short films featuring the character Pochsy have presented around the world.

Chicago born, Toronto bred, she currently lives in Calgary, where she recently performed new works, including the fourth in its series, Pochsy IV. Her real estate horror Crawlspace has toured micro theatres across Canada and recently premiered in its French translation at Théâtre Francais de Toronto. Pochsy IV is currently touring across Canada.