Jessica Dollard
Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Urban Curvz Theatre

Cross-pollinate Jessica's extensive stint in the classroom with her experience as a theatre administrator/practitioner and then sprinkle with a dash of synchronicity and you have Urban Curvz Theatre. Starting this company is an inevitability in Jessica's mind. She has worked as a producer, actor and administrator since she graduated from the University of Calgary with a BFA in 2002 and Mount Royal College with a Diploma in Theatre Arts in 2005.

Last season as an actor she was thrilled to be a part of Ground Zero Theatre’s production of The Pillowman as the Mother, and loved playing Nellie in Vertigo Mystery Theatre’s Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. Other favourite acting credits include Mila Mulroney in Sage Theatre's production of Blowfish, the role of Jelena in Necessary Targets, and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Shakespeare in the Park 2005. Her first encounter with producing was Urban Curvz Theatre’s inaugural production Necessary Targets By Eve Ensler in April of 2006.

Urban Curvz Theatre is now entering it's third season with Jessica at it's helm and has produced four shows to date; Living Shadows, A Story of Mary Pickford in September of 2006, three time Betty Mitchell Award Nominated Thy Neighbour’s Wife By Tara Beagan in May of 2007 and now The Vajayjay Monologues by Lindsay Burns in September 2007.

She is so proud of Jamie Konchak, winner of the 'Best Supporting Actress' Betty Mitchell Award for her work in Thy Neighbour's Wife. Jessica was also an Artistic Associate at Ground Zero Theatre last year where she produced the Groundbreaker series plays My Morocco and Tabitha, and Ground Zero’s Alumni show Trout Stanley.

While not on stage Jessica penned Martha in the Corner which was a part of Sage's IGNITE Festival 2005, and was originally produced in Winnipeg at Sarasvati Production's FemFest 2004. This year, in addition to leading the Curvz, Jessica will also be producing a Ghost River Theatre show, DOOM 2012 By Doug McKeag.

Jennifer Tyerman
Artistic Producer, Urban Curvz Theatre

Jennifer Tyerman is thrilled by the opportunity to be involved with this fantastic company. She is a graduate of The University of Calgary's fine arts program and received her BFA with a drama major in 2001. During University, she was involved with projects with All Nations Theatre Company as well as with Crazy Horse Theatre Company's Aboriginal Playwrights Festival. After finishing her degree, Jennifer took a brief hiatus from the theatre to perfect her domestic skills and has been happily married since 2002. Now back in the community, she has fully submerged herself by playing 'volunteer coordinator' in the 2006 Calgary Fringe Festival. Jen loves to run and recently completed her first marathon. She also loves cooking, reading and of course, her husband, Jacob.

Jason Patrick Rothery
Artistic Associate, Urban Curvz Theatre

Jason is a Calgary-based writer, dramaturge, producer and administrator. A graduate of UBC's Creative Writing Program, Jason is the author of Wedgie, Wilson's Leg, the space between us, The Drop, Re:Generation, the Centaur Showcase Award-winning Menace, and The Generations Project–developed for ATP's playRites Festival (2005). Jason served as in-house dramaturge for Vancouver's Playwrights Theatre Centre, is the creator and co-producer of the Walking Fish Festival (Vancouver), and was the co-founder and Festival Director of the 2006 Calgary Fringe Festival. In the fall of 2006, he served as Associate Producer of PlayWorks Ink (Alberta Playwrights Network). Jason is an Artistic Associate with Urban Curvz Theatre Society, and is the Artistic Producer at Ghost River Theatre.