Kelly Thornton is telling provocative stories through theatre. As the Artistic Director of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Kelly and her award-winning team at RMTC have continued to find ways to entertain, educate, and start important conversations through incredible stage performance, despite a world-wide pandemic that closed everything down.

I sat down with Kelly Thornton, to talk about artistic expression in a post-COVID world, the excitement about connecting with audiences face to face, and her experiences bringing stories to life on stages all across Canada.