2025 Lab
June 9–15, 2025
Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from
June 9 – 15, 2025 at The University of Toronto.
2020 Lab
June 22–28, 2020
Directors Lab North’s 2020 Lab was held from June 22 – 28, 2020. Due to precautions related to Covid-19, all sessions were conducted virtually.
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
Aimee Todoroff
Akia Squitieri
Andrew Tribe
Anne Marie St-Louis
Bronwyn Steinberg
Cassandra Svacha
Christopher Manousos
Jessica Abdallah
Jon Lachlan Stewart
Katey Wattam
Kathryn Smith
Kayla Dunbar
Kelsey Mesa
Kigondu Martin
Kristen van Ginhoven
Larisse Campbell
Laurel Green
Lava Alapai
Logan Schulman
Marc Bondy
Mark McGrinder
Megan Watson
Milton Lim
Miriam Cusson
Nicole Arends
Pedro Chamale
Penelope Parsons-Lord
Petersham
Rachael Logue
Roger Ellis
Sadie Epstein-Fine
Torien Cafferata
Stage Manager
Gloria Mok
Lab Topics & Sessions
Heavily influenced by the global pandemic, the 2020 lab included featured sessions on adapting direction to video-conferencing and other online formats.
Mentor-Led Sessions
Zoom Rehearsal Techniques
Tim Carroll
Conversation
Antoni Cimolino
Indigenous Theatre
Jill Carter & Lindsay Lachance
Indie Theatre
Ravi Jain,
Mike Payette
& Sherry Yoon
Conversation
Jordan Tannahill
Luminato
Naomi Campbell, Denise Bolduc, Cathy Gordon & Rosina Kazi
Playwrights Project Presentations
Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Digital Tech
Beth Kates
Conversation
Weyni Mengesha
