Aurora Stewart de Peña (born October 4, 1979) is a Canadian playwright and director. Born in Stratford,

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

"Creepin’ conversations"
'' The Varsity'', January 27, 2013. and based in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most pop ...

, she is the author of ''36 Little Plays About Hopeless Girls'', which premiered at the Tranzac Club in Toronto in August 2006, going on to gain critical praise at the 2009

Toronto Fringe Festival The Toronto Fringe Festival is an annual theatre festival, featuring un-juried plays by unknown or well-known artists, taking place in the theatres of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Several productions originally mounted at the Fringe have later been ...

.Chandler Levack, "It's Different for Girls". '' Eye Weekly'', June 30, 2009. She is also the author of ''Family Story'', ''Lily-Rose'', ''Dumbo Squid'' and a collection of short plays performed annually at the Brooklyn College, and the coauthor with Nika Mistruzzi of ''The Physical Ramifications of Attempted Global Domination''. She is a founder of the performance collective Birdtown and Swanville with Nika Mistruzzi. The collective is currently in residence at Toronto theatre

Buddies in Bad Times Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company. Based in Toronto, Ontario and founded in 1978 by Matt Walsh, Jerry Ciccoritti, and Sky Gilbert, ''Buddies in Bad Times'' is dedicated to "the promotion of queer theatrical ...

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* Canadian women dramatists and playwrights Living people 1979 births People from Stratford, Ontario Canadian theatre directors Canadian women theatre directors 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-playwright-stub