Writer, filmmaker, director and drag queen extraordinaire, Sky Gilbert was born in Norwich, Connecticut in 1952 and made Toronto his home in 1965. Co-founder and artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times for 18 years, his hit plays include Drag Queens on Trial and The Emotionalists. He’s won numerous theatre awards and his works have been produced across North America and Europe. At present, Gilbert is a Ph.D. student in Drama at the University of Toronto and a columnist for eye magazine.