The Deep End Collective

The Deep End Collective is an artist-run feminist theatre/film collective anchored by Jenna Turk, that creates work inspired by real people, places, or events and imaginatively turns them on their heads.

The Deep End refers to:

i) "going off the deep end" meaning to go mad; give way

ii) "diving into the deep end" meaning the area of a swimming pool where the depth of water is greatest; where the unknown and the fear are also greatest

Past Collaborators

Maya Rabinovitch - Courtney Pyke - Laura Storey - Sharon Pollock - Kathryn Smith - Kathy Zaborsky - Michael Luong - Jivesh Parasram - Donna Butt - Ruth Lawrence - Nabila Qureshi - Erin Mick - Rhiannon Morgan - Lynn Panting - Patricia Allison - Lara Arabian - Stephanie Carpanini - Keshia Palm - Mirabella Singh - Myriam Boutin - Kristen Padayas - Jonelle Belcourt - Alexandria Inkster - Julia Gunst - Matthew Hall - Kathleen Brigham - Keshia Cheesman - Paige Lansky - Bianca Miranda - Mariana Kshanovska - Melanie Bahniuk - Jake Purkiss - Billy Brown - Renai Buchanan - Elizabeth Ferguson-Breaker - Tremayne Wahlberg - Shannon Murphy - Julia MacGregor - Robyn Ord - Alixandra Cowman - Connor Suart - Martine Lavoie - Simon Tottrup - Dawn Nagazina - Ellie Stewart - Alexis Moar - Tamarra Lessard - Connor Couzens - Mark Guico - Cody Southgate - Derek Waite - Kiana Woo - Conner Christmas - Jillian Daniel - Andy Curtis - Ivy Wong - Lela Sanders - Monica Ila - Thomas Geddes - Miranda Martini - Morgan Ermter - Anna Dalgleish

JENNA TURK (she/her)

A writer/director with a background in theatre originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Jenna is now based in Calgary, Alberta. In 2020, she shot her first short film, Bearcat, with the support of the Herland Mentorship Program for Emerging Women in Film under the guidance of Sandi Somers. Hooked, Jenna then quickly shot her second, Bungalow! For the past 5 years now she has been focused on working in film and television both independently and professionally. Jenna is a member of the DGC and WGC and is currently the Story Editor on Season 19 of Heartland. She has a BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor and a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. She is the proud auntie of Harry and Dorothy, and in love with her cat, Beans.  Jenna believes in kindness, honesty, and rigour in her artistic practice.