Bio

Rabiya Mansoor (she/they) is a queer, disabled Pakistani-Calgarian comedian, writer, actor, producer, and recovering lawyer. She’s co-CEO of Window Dreams Productions Inc. and runs indie theatre company, Poetic License Creations. They have helped develop shows at CBC Gem, Crave, 9 Story, Big Bad Boo, and more. They were named one of Canada's Producers to Watch at Series Mania 2024. They are a writer for DINO RANCH (Disney Jr/CBC Kids), STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: BERRY IN THE BIG CITY (Netflix) and POV:ME (Shaftsbury Kids). Her current projects include: digital series GET UP, AISHA (CBC Gem, 2024); ½ hour mockumentary LAYLA IS RELEVANT (Content London Drama Pitch Finalist; JFL ComedyPro Stand Up & Pitch Finalist); ½ hour comedy QUEER GUIDE TO MATCHMAKING (Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Fellow; Reelworld E20; Bell Fund Slate Development program); and feature DIGNIFY ME (CCA Research and Creation). She produced, co-wrote, and co-starred in the critically acclaimed, multi-award winning sketch show, DON VALLEY GIRLS (Toronto Fringe Patron’s Pick; David Seguin Memorial Award for Accessibility in the Arts; Why Not Theatre’s RISER Toronto; Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival). They’re an alum of Second City’s Bob Curry Fellowship for emerging, diverse comedic voices and has performed at the Toronto, Chicago, and Montreal Sketch Comedy Festivals, including as her drag king persona, Amin Yourhouse. They have participated in playwright units at Expect Theatre, Driftwood Theatre, and Tarragon Theatre and her play, A JAM KIND OF DAY, was digitally staged in Driftwood Theatre’s Digital Short Play Festival. Her TYA improv show, EDUCATION KNOW-IT-ALL, was commissioned for Theatre Direct’s Forward March Festival and they are a graduate of the BIPOC TV & Film Kids TV Intensive, where she returned as a Teaching Assistant (2022) and Mentor (2023). If you got this far, her bank password is Yugioh!.