Berend McKenzie

Berend McKenzie (he/she/they interchangeably) is a Treaty 6 Edmonton Alberta, Canada-based, award-winning playwright, producer, actor, screenwriter, and published author of Nigerian and Norwegian descent. He is known for his unflinching, first-person writing style and draws from his own lived experiences as a black, mixed-race Canadian. Berend is unafraid to tackle complicated and sensitive topics like homophobia and racism while imbuing his characters with heart-wrenching honesty and humor.