Career
She founded the Manitoba Theatre for Young People in 1982. She was instrumental in establishing the Canwest Global Performing Arts Centre, the only purpose-built young people"s theatre facility in English Canada. Mississippi Silverman received a Bachelor (English) from the University of Manitoba and an Master of Arts (Developmental Drama) from the University of Colorado.
Before embarking on a full-time theatre career, she worked as a freelance director, youth outreach worker and education researcher