Chris Dodd

Pronouns: He/Him

Chris Dodd is an Edmonton based Deaf performing artist, playwright and Governor General Innovation Award finalist. He is the founder and artistic director of Canada’s national theatre festival dedicated to the Deaf performing arts, SOUND OFF. He is an artistic associate with Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre and is one of their Playwrights in Development. He is the writer and performer of “Deafy” which recently premiered at the SummerWorks Performance Festival. Other performing credits include “Queen Seraphina and the Land of Vertebraat” with Saskatoon’s Sum Theatre, “Gravity” with Edmonton’s Theatre Yes and “Ultrasound” at Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, where he assisted with the creation of the Deaf Artists and Theatres Toolkit (DATT). Chris holds a degree from the University of Alberta’s Drama program.

Website: www.soundofffestival.com
Twitter: @auriclus