Elyne is a writer, actor, dramaturg and director for theatre, TV, film and interactive. Produced plays include the Sterling Award winning play for young people, Lig & Bittle (co-written/co-performed with Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull) as well as Stray, Look Both Ways, Souvenirs of Home, Trust, What, One Block Radius and a radio play, Direct Dial (CBC Radio). Her plays Cuisine and Pond Life were read and performed at theatres and universities around the world as part of Climate Change Theatre Action, an international effort to bring awareness to climate change. Her intimate theatre play, Pas de Deux, premiered at the Citadel Theatre as part of their Encounters series of one-on-one plays. Her most recent play commissions include Listen, Listen for Teatro Live!, an adaptation of Jane Eyre for the Stratford Festival, The Hidden Slipstream for Artistic Stamp, and Waiting for Concrete Theatre. Recent TV credits include THE WAY HOME, HUDSON & REX and WONG & WINCHESTER. She holds a MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University/Tisch, a BA Honors degree in Drama from the University of Alberta and completed the Prime Time TV program at the Canadian Film Centre.