Britta Johnson is a Canadian theatre maven who has penned recent hits like the 6-time Dora Award winner Life After and 2018’s immersive cult-choral musical, Dr. Silver. But don’t expect to find soundtracks from Ms. Saigon or Les Miz on her smartphone. Britta tells Mark about growing up backstage at the Stratford Festival, how she dodged science class by writing a two-act musical at in Grade 11, and why she continues to confront grieving and loss a decade after losing her father at just 13-years-old. Britta also offers her ideas on how music and art can hold the painful truths that we are experiencing during this time of cultural tipping points. Plus, her thoughts on staging the US premiere of Life After this March in San Diego. This episode is sponsored by Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory of Music, Superframe Framing Services, Saulter Street Brewery & Red Eye Media.