Photos by Dahlia Katz
I am a theatre maker and director primarily focused on the creation of new work for the stage. (I dabble in film too). I have directed for and collaborated with some of the most innovative companies from across Canada such as Crow’s Theatre, The Musical Stage Company, the Banff Centre for the Arts, Tarragon Theatre, Here For Now, Hip.Bang!, Rumble Theatre, Aux Écuries and Théâtre La Seizième. I work with bigger institutions too, like the Stratford Festival and the Arts Club; and enjoy directing the next generation of actors at theatre schools.
This past year, my adaptation of Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis played Off-Mirvish and at the National Arts Centre after a record-breaking run at Crow’s Theatre and a Montreal transfer to the Segal Centre. The production was a critical and commercial success because it embraced artistic risk and experimentation while keeping audience engagement at the heart of the work. That balance sits at the core of my artistic approach.
I’d say that I’m not afraid of risk, of bending physical space and theatrical conventions to offer a different point of entry into the arts for younger and more adventurous audiences. I’m an artist with very playful conceptions of dramatic convention – my shows operate under one set of rules and then they subvert those rules ever so slightly, again and again. My work has been described as trippy, intelligent and wildly inventive.
Intermission Magazine wrote this profile about me. You can read it here.