2025 Lab
June 9–15, 2025
Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from
June 9 – 15, 2025 at The University of Toronto.
2024 Lab
June 17–23, 2024
Directors Lab North’s 2024 Lab was held from June 17 – 23, 2024 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
Andrea Kovac
Oskar Westbridge
Michael Scholar, Jr.
David Ian Lee
Ludmylla Reis
Stephanie LeBolt
Michael Reinhart
Maya June Dwyer
Kay Brattan
Emma Denson
Mackian Bauman
David Gram
Emilia White
Natalie Kane
Grace Booth
Michael Kras
Michelle Chan
Christene Browne
Sarah O’Brecht
Keelie A. Sheridan
Robert Ross Parker
Anthony Lee
Lana Richards
Ana V. Radulescu
Nadiya Atkinson
Diana Khong
Rinchen Dolma
!Kona Rodney
Stage Manager
Taylor Zalik-Young
Assistant Stage Manager
ciaran breenemang
Actor (Lab Experiment)
Trina Moyan
Allegra Fulton
Lab Topics & Sessions
The 2024 lab included featured sessions on classical work, strategic planning, intimacy and fight direction, verbatim theatre, and artistic direction.
Mentor-Led Sessions
StoryWeaving
Jill Carter
Directing Session
Mumbi Tindyebwa
Directing on Stratford Stages
Seana McKenna
Classical Work
Esther Jun
Riverwork
Allyson McMackon
Strategic Planning
Ray Hogg
Intimacy & Fight Direction
Siobhan Richardson
Bouffon
Adam Lazarus
Directing Classics
Weyni Mengesha
Verbatim Theatre
Andrew Kushnir
Playwrights Project
Keith Barker
Artistic Direction
Marjorie Chan
BMO LAB/AI Techniques
David Rockeby
Labbie-Led Sessions
Farce
Magic For Theatre
Buildiing Worlds
Interactive Theatre
European Producing Models
Grotowski Work
DLN is grateful to its supporters:
A huge thank you to the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts for generously funding the lab.
Also a huge thank you to the Tarragon Theatre, The Stratford Festival and to Playwrights Canada Press.
