2025 Lab
June 9–15, 2025
Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from
June 9 – 15, 2025 at The University of Toronto.
2021 Lab
June 14–20, 2021
Directors Lab North’s 2021 Lab was held from June 14 – 20, 2021. 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
Aaron Jan
Ahmed Ashour
Aimee Greenberg
Alexandra Haddad
Andrew Watring
Anita Smith
Brian Fruits
Bryn Kennedy
Camille Intson
Charlotte Sofia Garraway
Cydney Uffindell-Phillips
Elizabeth Stepkowski Tarhan
Gabe Maharjan
Geoff Whynot
Geoffrey Arndt
Jessica Ammirati
Jordan M. Burns
Lucas Skjaret
Margareth Cruz
Maria-Fernanda Rios
Marie-Claire Marcotte
Molly Beatrice
Murdoch Schon
Patrick Blenkarn
Rosa Laborde
S.E. Grummett
Shira Helena Gitlin
Valerie Planche
Stage Manager
Gloria Mok
Assistant Stage Manager
Brianna Unger
Actor (Lab Experiment)
Beau Dixon
Starr Domingue
Lab Topics & Sessions
The 2021 lab included featured sessions on Indigenous dramaturgy, devised theatre, storytelling, and a collaborative discussion with Luminato.
Mentor-Led Sessions
Associates
Kimberley Rampersad, Luke Reece, Jasmine Chen & ted witzel
Indigenous Dramaturgy & Decolonizing Rehearsal Spaces
Lindsay Lachance & Deneh’Cho Thompson
Flausen/
What Stories
Do We Tell?
Chang Nai Wen & Winfried Wrede
Why Not Theatre
Miriam Fernandes
Devised Theatre
Eric Rose
Artist Talk
Yael Farber
Playwrights Project
Djanet Sears w/ her play Harlem Duet
Henry G20/
Luminato
Christine Brubaker, Neta Rose, Laura Philipps, Debbie Deer, Constantine X. Anastakis, Jacob Niedzwiecki & Luke Garwood
DLN is grateful to its supporters:
Thank you to the Toronto Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts.
