RJ Downes has been a playwright, producer, director, stage manager and actor for over 29 years. As a playwright, his works have been performed across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Hamilton, Stratford and Kingston. As a producer, director and stage manager, he has worked with a wide and eclectic range of production companies in Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver. 

Many of his plays, including Without Whom, The Stranger, Platypus, Modern Ritual and Charades, have been produced multiple times, in a variety of productions. Homesick, Music and Laughter, Crime and Etiquette, Last Dance of the Dark Cloaked Avenger and Tightrope are among his other plays of note. 

Having relocated with his family to Sault Ste. Marie in the fall of 2020, RJ is currently working on several writing projects.