Playwright
Jennifer Walton is the 2021 recipient of the Voaden Prize in Playwriting for GUNPLAY (After the Gun Goes Off). She was a founding member of Hamilton-based Women’s Work Playwright Collective and a former member of the Theatre Aquarius Playwright Unit. Jennifer’s short plays have been featured in festivals across North America and most recently, Brave New Works at Theatre Aquarius. She was part of the Hamilton LOFT program earning her first film writing credit for their inaugural film Why didn’t I Leave? She’s a teaching artist who spent almost 30 years as co-director of The Creative Theatre Company. As a director, her credits include The Tragedy of Othella Moore (Best of Hamilton Fringe, 2016, Open the Lace Curtain, 2017), The Soldier’s Tale for Amphion Ensemble, and is looking forward to directing Stationary at the 2024 Hamilton Fringe Fest. As an actor, her recent credits include Your Own Sons for Same Boat Theatre and the film Things I Do for Money directed by Warren Sonoda. She is thrilled to be returning to Theatre Aquarius where she made her professional acting debut in The Diary of Anne Frank, and a year later in The Woman in Black.