Yvette Nolan is a playwright, director and dramaturg. Born to an Algonquin mother and an Irish immigrant father, she has lived and worked all over Turtle Island. Her works include the plays The Unplugging and Annie Mae's Movement, the dance-opera Bearing and the libretto Shawnadithit. From 2003-2011, she served as Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts. Her book, Medicine Shows, about Indigenous performance in Canada was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2015. She is an Artistic Associate with Signal Theatre.
