Career
She is the artistic director and producer of "Keep Frozen: Pochsy Productions." Born in Chicago, raised in Toronto, she now lives in Calgary where she was playwright in Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects from 2009 to 2012. Hines has written several plays, including Drama: Pilot Episode, Hello..Hello (A Romantic Satire) and the Pochsy Plays, a trilogy of black comedies. The Pochsy Plays were short-listed for the 2004 Governor General"s Awards for drama, and Drama was short-listed in 2012.
Hines has also appeared on stage in Canadian productions of Angels in America and with Douglas Coupland in his September 10th (Royal Shakespeare Company), as well as in her own plays.
She also had roles in the film version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Barry Levinson"s Manitoba of the Year. Hines has worked extensively with Canadian horror clown duo Mump and Smoot, directing all of their productions from their early Fringe days to productions Office-Broadway, at the Yale Repertory Theatre and at the Louisiana Jolla Playhouse.
She has directed and collaborated on the work of other Canadian artists such as Darren O"Donnell (Over) and Linda Griffiths (Age of Arousal). Hines is a Second City alumna (Toronto), but her comedy has a darker component she honed through her work with Philippe Gaulier.
She is considered a Canadian authority on Bouffon.
Hines was also a student of Richard Pochinko. In recent years Hines has begun writing television and film projects including three short films for Bravo!FACT, featuring the character Pochsy.
