Laureen Kuhl

For as long as I can remember I have been in love with story telling.

At the age of seven I performed in my first show, a musical. I have only a few memories of the experience and they are: sharing the stage with “The Music Machine,” my very cute, older co-star, and watching the audience become immersed in a story. I loved hearing the audience experience everything for the first time. I loved carrying the audience through the story. I loved everything about it. I was hooked.

From then on my friends had to put up with being a part of a new show every other week.

Did your parents happen to bring you to a dinner party at our house? Well, you could expect to be wearing a costume and performing a groundbreaking experimental work by bedtime.

By the time I was fifteen I was not only participating in every theatrical event I could find, I was writing, directing and performing on a monthly basis at my local church. I also ran their drama club.

It came as no surprise, and perhaps great relief from my parent’s dinner party club that I went on to study Theatre at York University. While there, in typical Laureen fashion, I fit in music, dance and improv classes as well as a three-year program in screenwriting.

Fast-forward years later; I still love stories, I still love musicals, I still love theatre and film, and my life still includes a family I love. I am happy to say that I have four children and a wonderful husband who not only support me but also provide me with endless sources of creativity. My family is also willing to sword-fight Medusa and ride a Pegasus - at least that is what they tell me.

My dreams of pursing a career in theatre, film and story telling have come to fruition.

I have since worked as a director, writer, and performer in theatre troupes throughout Ontario and in the UK. I'm working on film projects in Canada and the US and I’m happy to say that my writing has won awards for both playwriting and poetry… and I didn’t even have pay them to say that!

I currently work as part of North South Entertainment with my writing partner Maureen Reese. To sign up for updates on our latest productions visit out website at https://www.northsouthentertainment.com