Janet Munsil is a Canadian playwright based in Victoria, British Columbia.
Munsil was born in Seattle and raised in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.
[3] Munsil's play That Elusive Spark was a Governor General's Literary Award nominee for English-language drama at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.
[5] Her other plays have included Emphysema (A Love Story),[6] Circus Fire,[7] Influence,[8] I Have Seen Beautiful Jim Key,[9] Sveva,[10] Act of Faith,[11] The Ugly Duchess,[12] and a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
Her directorial credits include Twelfth Night with the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival in 2016,[14] Born Yesterday with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre in 2017,[15] and the Canadian College of Performing Arts' 2019 production of Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet).