William WilczakWilczak was born in Rome, travelled throughout Europe with his parents as a child, and they eventually moved to British Columbia, where he lives today. Intent at first on pursuing business at the University of Victoria, he found his true calling as h studied philosophy and film. Gradually drawn to Existentialism through films and Dostoevsky, he committed to reading the works of the main existentialists from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Beauvoir and Sartre.

He notes, "I encountered AnneJosèphe in a video game of all places. Personally, I was drawn to her adventuring and empowered persona as she became involved in the revolution and I felt I could write something centred on her. I applied my existential interests to her story and I believe it was a natural fit. I find her journey significant to our own time as people are struggling, more and more - within even their own households - to assert their freedom." Anne-Josèphe is Wilczak's first published play. Read More Read Less