Gil Garratt is a playwright, director, dramaturge, Dora award-winning actor, and theatre administrator who has worked across Canada and internationally. Garratt’s plays include Severe Blow to the Head, The Strange Wet Saga of the Disappearing Ballerina, Vicious Little Boyz in the Rain, Wireless, St. Anne’s Reel, The Last Donnelly Standing and The Pigeon King. With a career that has been dedicated primarily to the development of new plays, Gil is currently Artistic Director of the Blyth Festival, one of Canada’s premier houses for new work.