Kristen Da Silva was born in Oakville, Ontario and raised in Nobleton, Ontario, a small farming community in King Township. She graduated from York University and continued her studies at Sheridan College. Her plays, which include Sugar Road, Where You Are, Hurry Hard, The Rules of Playing Risk and Beyond the Sea, are set in Ontario locales from Sudbury to Stayner and have been produced in provinces across Canada and in the United States. She is a two-time recipient of the Playwrights Guild New Comedy award. Kristen currently lives in Oakville and works as a writer and actor. She is the mother of three children, Luke, Virginia and Jude.