CV
DIRECTING
Solstice Greetings 2020 (community creation)
La petite sirène, adaptation par Anaïs Pellin
Nos Repaires (création)
Solstice Greetings 2019 (community creation)
The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George
Jack and the Beanstalk by Randi Edmundson
The Way You Carry On by C.R. Packer
Anne of Green Gables, adapted by Peter Delaurier
Precious Little by Madeleine George
No Home Land by Sabrina Auclair (Reading)
The What For by Brahm Taylor (Reading)
The Angel Over East Van by C.R. Packer
Orbituary by Valerie Cotic
Kolejka (collective creation)
Pornography by simon stephens
Winnie the Pooh & 100 Acre Wood by David Elendune (Reading)
A-Grade by Andy Garland
Another Shot by C.R. Packer
7 Stories by Morris Panych
Sea of Green by Andy Garland
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2016
2015
2015
2015
2015
2014
2013
Firehall Arts Centre
La Kleine Compagnie
Théâtre la Seizième
Firehall Arts Centre
Dramatic Works Series, Splendiferous Theatre
Project X Theatre, Kamloops BC
Killjoy PlaySeries, rEvolver Festival, Upintheair Theatre
Ozark Actors Theatre, Rolla MO
Dramatic Works Series, star star theatre
Movin’ On Up Reading Series, Staircase Theatre
Movin’ On Up Reading Series, Staircase Theatre
Fringe Festival Tour, star star theatre
Various Fringe Festivals, new best friend
rEvolver Festival, Upintheair Theatre
Dramatic Works Series, star star theatre
Intrepid Theatre, Victoria BC
Gabriola Theatre Festival, star star theatre
SHIFT 1-Act Festival, Shift Theatre
MedPlay, UBC Faculty of Medicine
rEvolver festival, Upintheair Theatre
Assistant directing
2017
2015
2014
2013
2012
2012
Th’owxiya by Joseph A. Dandurand
Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan
Small Parts by David Hudgins
The Farnsworth Invention by Aaron Sorkin
The Music Man by Meredith Wilson
The Marowitz Hamlet, adapted by Charles Marowitz
Axis Theatre Company, Directed by Chris Mcgregor
Ensemble Theatre Co, Directed by Ian Farthing
Solo Collective, Directed by Marisa Smith
Ensemble Theatre Co, Directed by Matthew Bissett
Theatre Under The Stars, Directed by Sarah Rodgers
UVic Phoenix Theatres, Directed by Charles Marowitz
Theatre SKAM, Directed by Graham McDonald, Dramaturgy by Shawn Macdonald
star star theatre, Directed by Jamie King & Brian Cochrane, Workshopped with Theatre SKAM
star star theatre, Directed by Jamie King, HIVE 2019 (GOPHER) (BROKE - tbd)
Concrete Theatre, Directed by Corbin Kushneryk, Dramaturgy by Tracy Carroll
PLAYWRITING
Runaway by Mika Laulainen (2015)
WILD/SOCIETY by Mika Laulainen (2016)
GOPHER/BROKE by Mika Laulainen (2019)
WAG by Mika Laulainen (2021)
EDUCATION
2012
UNIVERSITY
BFA in Theatre, specialization in directing, University of Victoria
Coursework included classes in directing, design, acting, movement, writing, theatre history, production management, producing.
WORKSHOPS
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2014
2014
Consent in the Classroom, Colleen Hughes, Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, Online Course
Stage Managing Intimacy, Alexis Black, Intimacy Directors & Coordinators, Online Course
Intimacy Direction: Best Practices, Chelsea Pace, Theatrical Intimacy Education, Online Course
Intimacy Direction: Best Practices, Laura Rikard, Theatrical Intimacy Education, Online Course
3 Day Intimacy Intensive for the Stage & Screen, Siobhan Richardson, Intimacy Canada, Vancouver BC
Intimacy Direction: Intro for Directors & Choreographers, Siobhan Richardson, Intimacy Directors Intl, Vancouver BC
Directors Lab North, in partnership with Luminato Festival, Toronto ON
Directors Lab West, in partnership with the Pasadena Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Women’s Directing Intensive, Carey Perloff, The Banff Centre, Banff AB
Clown Boot Camp, John Turner, Manitoulin Centre for Creation and Performance, Manitoulin Island ON
Mask and Clown Intensive (Baby Clown), John Turner, MCPP, Vancouver BC
Expressive Mask, Frank Rader, Axis Theatre Company, Vancouver BC
The Ensemble Director: Creating Original Theater, Emmanuelle Delpech, Movement Theater Studios, New York, NY, USA
Banff Puppet Theatre Intensive, Peter Balkwilll, Old Trout Puppet Workshop, The Banff Centre, Banff AB
related positions
Facility Manager, Progress Lab, Vancouver BC (2021-2022)
I manage Progress Lab for Vancouver Creative Space Society, work with resident companies to provide organizational and administrative support, and facilitate the creation of excellent performance work upholding the values of collaboration and community.
Artistic Producer, star star theatre, Vancouver BC (2013-2020)
I founded star star theatre in 2013 in order to produce new plays and ensemble theatre and to collaborate with emerging artists in a professional capacity. star star theatre creates, develops, and presents socially and politically minded physical, ensemble driven work.
Artistic Associate, Axis Theatre Company, Vancouver BC (2016-2017)
Recipient of the BC Arts Council Early Career Development Grant in 2016 which funded my season working with Axis Theatre in an artistic capacity to further my goals as a director in physical theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences.
Box Office Associate, The Cultch, Vancouver BC (2012-2020)
Selling tickets and subscriptions to the presentation and rental shows at The Cultch, a presentation house that programs theatre, dance, and music from around the globe.
relevant Special skills
Bilingual (English, French), Directing Ensembles, Puppet Direction and Coaching, Intimacy Direction and Coaching, Devised Theatre, Puppeteering, Movement (Laban, Viewpoints, Suzuki), Clown (Pochinko), Class 5 Drivers License, Emergency Medical Responder Training (EMR paramedic)