2025 Lab
June 9–15, 2025
Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from
June 9 – 15, 2025 at The University of Toronto.
2018 Lab
June 18–24, 2018
Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from June 18 – 24, 2018 at Tarragon Theatre.
Participants & Team Members
Every instalment of DLN is a joint effort between our faculty of mentors and unique cohort of participants, resulting in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn, share, and foster global and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Lab Participants
Heather Marie Annis
Manolis Antonio
Erin Brandenburgh
Alix Harris
Ara Glen Johansen
Charlie Johnson
Kendra Jones
Mimi Kammer
Jamie King
Kevin Klassen
Conrad Kluck
Mika Laulainen
Anna Michael
Antonio Miniño
Elizabeth Newman
Catherine Paskell
Peter Pasyk
Anthony Simpson Pike
Bo Powell
Mandy Roveda
Isabella Stefanescu
Eric Taylor
Chadwick Taylor
Harrison Thomas
Julie Tomaino
Dawn Walton
Caroline Williams
Vici Wreford-Sinnott
Stage Managers
Daniel Bennett
Gloria Mok (Assistant)
Actor (Lab Experiment)
Wade Bogert O’Brien
Dillan Chiblow
Allegra Fulton
Lab Topics & Sessions
The 2018 lab included featured sessions on musical theatre, Indigenous theatre, intimacy direction, and multiple sessions with playwrights and composers.
Mentor-Led Sessions
Playwrights Project
Brad Fraser
Musical Theatre
Vincent de Tourdonnet
Indigenous Studies & Theatre
Jill Carter
Artistic Direction
Richard Rose
Director of bug
Cole Alvis
The Business of Theatre
Jim Millan & Derrick Chua
Artistic Direction
Dennis Garnhum
Creators of Doctor Silver
Mitchell Cushman, Britta Johnson & Anika Johnson
Intimacy Direction
Siobhan Richardson
Creator of Belarus Free Theatre
Natalia Kaliada
Dramaturgy
Anne Cattanneo
Creators of The Fever with Highway 600
Abigail Browde & Michael Silverstone
DLN is grateful to its supporters:
A huge thanks to the Luminato Festival who not only supplied tickets for all the Labbies to 5 shows during the Festival but also access to the creators and artists in those show for sessions with us. Another huge thanks to the British Council who sponsored 6 UK Artistic Directors to attend the Lab as well. Also grateful to LMDA who offered us a day of sessions with them as well.
