in English from Princeton University in 1994 after completing an 174-page-long senior thesis, titled "Of Beauty Born - A Journal of the Creative Process", under the supervision of Michael Cadden.
[1] Soutar's work explores contemporary issues such as the high-tech industry (2000 Questions, 2002), the health care system in Quebec (Sante, 2002),[7] and the 2006 collapse of the De la Concorde overpass in Montreal that left five people dead (Sexy Béton (which translates to English as 'Sexy concrete'), 2009).
[8][9] Soutar gained national acclaim for her play Seeds, a re-enactment of the legal battle between Percy Schmeiser and Monsanto Inc,[10][11][12] which was called "one of the most important new works to appear on the Canadian stage in recent times.
In The Watershed, for instance, Soutar, played by Kristen Thomson, leads her family (portrayed by other actors) on a cross-country journey in an effort to understand why a federal omnibus bill eliminated funding for the Experimental Lakes Area.
[18] Her theatrical style incorporates elements of both epic theater and naturalism[19] and her scripts are compiled by recreating dialogue from published transcripts or personal interviews.