Biography

Lynn Slotkin has an Honours BA in Fine Arts from York University, Specializing in Drama Studies, History, Theory and Criticism. Her reviews and articles have been published in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Performance Magazine, American Theatre Magazine, Eye Weekly, How Theatre Educates, Orbit, Mystery Scene Magazine, The Canadian Jewish News, the London Free Press and The Hollywood Reporter. She has done theatre commentary for Studio Two on TV Ontario and CBC TV-Newsworld. She has been profiled in The National Post, The Globe and Mail, and on Bravo TV for the Arts and Minds Program.

She publishes a monthly theatre newsletter called The Slotkin Letter which chronicles her theatre going in Toronto, New York, London and elsewhere. The Slotkin Letter is used as a resource for actors, directors, Artistic Directors and ‘civilians’ who are keenly interested in theatre everywhere.

From 2000 to 2010 she was the Theatre Critic for Here and Now on CBC Radio One, 99.1. She sees on average 250 productions a year.

When Lynn isn’t going to the theatre or writing about it, she sleeps.