Frances Koncan

Frances Koncan (she/they) is an Anishinaabe and Slovene playwright from Couchiching First Nation. She grew up on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended the University of Manitoba (BA Psychology) and the City University of New York Brooklyn College (MFA Playwriting). Their plays have been presented across Canada, by companies including the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Firehall Arts Centre, Magnus Theatre, Globe Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts, Great Canadian Theatre Company, National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre, and the Stratford Festival. She is an Assistant Professor of Playwriting at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. where she currently lives, paying way too much for rent. Select plays include Women of the Fur Trade, Space Girl, and zahgidiwin/love.