Zoë Sweet

Zoë Sweet is an Adjunct Lecturer in Drama at Queen's University, with affiliations to Sheridan College and York University. She specializes in acting, movement coaching, and theatre-making, co-leading FeverGraph Theatre Company and The Dead Roads Collective. Her academic and creative work emphasizes actor training, community engagement through the arts, and socially conscious theatre.

Education: MFA in Acting (York University), Honours B.A. in Theatre (University of Toronto Mississauga/Sheridan College).

Research & Advocacy: A champion of theatre as a tool for social change, Sweet co-founded the World Playground Project, using theatre to empower at-risk youth globally. Her workshops focus on embodied physicality and expression, blending performance art with pedagogy.

Recent Credits: Acting roles in *The Red Hose is Leaving*, *Brave New World*, and *Dead Roads*; play *She Spreads* (Factory Theatre residency). Upcoming roles include *Mara in Behaviour* (Great Canadian Theatre Company).

Awards: Multiple MY Theatre Award nominations for acting and producing.

Teaching & Mentorship: Over 15 years of experience teaching acting and movement, mentoring students from beginners to professionals. Active in workshop leadership in Toronto and Cape Town, South Africa.