Evalyn Parry is a playwright, director and stage actress who has worked in the theatre industry for over 20 years. She has been the artistic director at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre since 2015 and her work has been nominated for, and won, numerous awards including the Ken McDougall Award for emerging directors.

Her latest play Gertrude and Alice, which she co-wrote with Anna Chatterton, transports partners Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas to modern times where they are forced to take an honest look at their legacies and the impact, or lack thereof, they have had — both personally and professionally — on the world.