2025 Lab

Directors Lab North’s 2025 Lab was held from June 9 – 15, 2024 at The University
Lab Topics & Sessions
Rehearsal Techniques
with Wenyi Mengesha
Creation Workshop
with Ravi Jain
Panel Discussion
with Stafford Arima & Esther Jun
One-on-One: New Play Development
with Keith Barker
Playwrights Project
with Michael Healey
One-on-One: The Creation of “An Oak Tree”
with Tim Crouch
Additional Sessions
We also had shared sessions led by our Labbies on Viewpoint, Lecqoc, Butoh, Trash Theatre, Nothing Moment, Devising, Live Cinema, Intimacy Direction, Somatic Performance, Devising through a Historical Lens, Trickster Directing, Hagen Adler Techniques/Ensemble work with Michael Chekhov and more
Lab Participants
Hannah Yohannes
John Michael DiResta
Keshia Palm
Kemi King
Leda Hoffmann
Makram Ayache
Matthew Romantini
Sina Heiß
Santana Berryman
Cameron Mackenzie
Peter Romano
Kathy Duborg
Alex Church-Gonzales (ACG)
Yuchen Ye
Darci Ramirez
Shanae Sodhi
Philip Jonah Logan Geller
Olivia Munk
Keith Fernandez
Jacob Sexton
Kate Willard
Lydia Parker
Aryo Khakpour
Kari Barclay
Sarah Culkin
Apostolos Zografos
Cristiana Zachau
Maria Colonescu
Zoe Tomaras
Robert Morrison
Francis Matheu
Stage Manager
Taylor Zalik-Young
Assistant Stage Manager
Nazerah Carlisle
Actor
HRH Anand Rajaram




























DLN is grateful to its supporters:
A huge thank you to The Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, The University of Toronto (for so generously donating space to hold the Lab), The Stratford Festival, Playwrights Canada Press (for donating plays) and to The Luminato Festival for their partnership.
