In 1986, Spry co-founded the feminist theatre company,
Company of Sirens, with
Lina Chartrand,
Aida Jordão, Catherine Glen,
Shawna Dempsey, and
Cynthia Grant. With Company of Sirens, Spry created the play, ''The Working People's Picture Show
, which was first staged in 1987. With Shirley Barrie, Spry co-founded Straight Stitching Productions in 1989. Spry served as the artistic director of the Ottawa-based theatre company, Passionate Balance. In 1992, she co-developed, with Rob Thompson, the play Collateral Damages''. The play used techniques of the
Theatre of the Oppressed. In 2012, Spry directed
Where the Blood Mixes by
Kevin Loring. In 2013, Spry was set to direct the mini-musical,
Marg Szkaluba ''(Pissy's Wife)'', written by Ron Chambers, at the
Rialto Theatre in Montreal; however, the show was indefinitely postponed when the show's star,
Carolyn Fe, became ill. Spry has taught at the
University of Ottawa,
Queen's University, and
Concordia University. She currently teaches at
McGill University. == Personal life ==