Sandra Balcovske

Sandra Balcovske (dramaturge, she/her) graduated from the University of Lethbridge with BA in Philosophy, and spent two years in the University of Alberta Drama Department studying improvisational production. She joined The Second City, and was Creative Advisor for three years. Her work directing and dramaturging at The Second City was nominated for numerous Dora Awards. She was the director on the first full production of The Drowsy Chaperone, which went on to win several Tony Awards. Sandra was director and collaborating writer on a number of original productions, including Linda Griffiths’ Game of Inches, Karen Hines’ Pochsy’s Lips, Pochsy Unplugged, Oh, Baby, and CRAWLSPACE, and Nicky Guadagni’s Hooked. Sandra has been a writer/performer on CBC Radio and has worked extensively as a writer and story editor in television and film, including being story editor for Hines’ short films My Name is Pochsy and The Audit.

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