As the boldest voice of queer theatre on the west coast, Screaming Weenie has become synonymous with outrageous, sex positive performance. The company conceived from the sweat of founders Matthew Bennet, Ilena Lee Cramer, Dale Kohlmetz and Kären Matthews. From its inception until 2008, the company was helmed by Ilena Lee Cramer and become a major voice in the city's artistic community and a creative beacon in Queer Canada.

In 2008, Seán Cummings was recruited as the company's next Artistic Director. Since then, Screaming Weenie has gained national recognition as western Canada's professional queer performance company with the adoption of such ventures as the Clean Sheets development series, film and video projects, and a more text-based approach to theatre creation. The subsequent addition of playwright/producer C.E. Gatchalian to the company has proven to further solidify the future of Screaming Weenie as a artistic force on the west coast.