Berni Stapleton
Acting
North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Biography
Berni Stapleton is a playwright, author, skit-artist, and actor. She was born in North West River, Labrador and grew up on the south coast of Newfoundland. She has spent her career making beautiful theatre in unexpected places. She was a Siminovitch Playwright Prize finalist in 2023. She is the recipient of the prestigious Rhonda Payne Award for Theatre. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Girl Power Inc. an indie feminist theatre company devoted to the queer-hands and creators of the ou...