2025 Lab
June 9–15, 2025
Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from
June 9 – 15, 2025 at The University of Toronto.
2012 Lab
May 31–June 3, 2012
Directors Lab North’s 2012 Lab was held from May 31 – June 3, 2012 at Tarragon Theatre.
Participants & Team Members
The Lab’s third year successfully united an international contingent of 25 directors from all over Canada, the US and Germany to spend 4 days exploring ideas, sharing knowledge, and igniting inspiration for the theatre.
Lab Participants
Aviva Armour-Ostroff
Alice Bever
Jill Carter
Rod Ceballos
Trevor Copp
Evan Cummings
Joel Fishbane
Monique Fisher
Jessica Glanfield
Charlotte Gowdy
Christopher Jackman
Nancy Jones
Michelle Hawkings Jones
Janet Kish
Annie G. Levy
Deborah Magid
Natasha Martina
Jon Michaelson
Elenna Moseff
Morgan Norwich
Leonie Pichler
Christina Pichler
Karin Randoja
Nathan Schwartz
Jay Stern
David Tompa
Rona Waddington
Lab Topics & Sessions
The 2026 lab included featured sessions on dramaturgy, new play development, folk storytelling, classical text, testimonial theatre and a visit by composer, lyricist, and playwright Britta Johnson, who joined the lab for a day of sessions on her award-wining musical Life After.
Mentor-Led Sessions
Playwright/Director Relationship
Brad Fraser
Preparing a Script
Eda Holmes
Masterclass: The Theatre in Canada
Matthew Jocelyn
Masterclass: The Director as Dramaturg in New Works
Nina Lee Aquino
Artistic Director Panel
Philip Akin, Brendan Healey & Tina Rasmussen
Designer/Director Relationship
Cami Koo,
Jung-Hye Kim, Michelle Ramsey, Thomas Ryder Payne, Ken MacKenzie, Richard Lee & Lyon Smith
DLN is grateful to its supporters:
Thank you to the Tarragon Theatre for their continued generous donation of their rehearsal spaces to house the second year of the Lab. Special thanks to Shelly Meichenbaum, our weekend volunteer, and our dedicated Steering Committee: Stephanie Graham, Andrew Lamb, and Rupal Shah.
