Region Info: LMDA Canada

Welcome to LMDA Canada!

We represent Canadian LMDA members at a regional and executive level. We promote the development of practical and innovative approaches to dramaturgy across Canada, encouraging dialogue and camaraderie across our extensive national network of artists.

LMDA Canada Board of Directors

Ashley Chodat (Member at Large)
- Freelance dramaturg, playwright and director based in Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory (Vancouver). Pronouns (She/Her)
Stephen Drover (Co-President)
- Dramaturg and director, New Works and Professional Engagement at the Arts Club based in Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory (Vancouver). Pronouns (He/Him)
Mollie Garrett (Co-President)
- Playwright and freelance dramaturg, Fundraising and Development Manager for Factory Theatre, based in T’karonto (Toronto). Pronouns (She/Her)
David Geary (Member at Large)
- Freelance dramaturg, playwright, screenwriter, director, instructor at Capilano University & Playwrights Theatre Centre, Vancouver (occupied territory of Salish Peoples) Originally from Taranaki Māori & Pākehā ancestry of Aotearoa New Zealand. Pronouns (he/they/ia)
Nathaniel Hanula-James (Treasurer)
- Freelance dramaturg, playwright, and administrator based in T’karonto (Toronto). Pronouns (he/they)
Evan Medd (Member at Large)
- Co Artistic Producer & Resident Dramaturg at the Major Matt Mason Collective; freelance dramaturg, theatre maker, arts educator, and workshop facilitator; based primarily in Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary). Pronouns (he/they)
Eden Middleton (Secretary)
- Freelance dramaturge, playwright and social work student. Co-founder of Sunflower Collective Theatre. Calls Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary) home and is located in Wīnipēk (Winnipeg). Pronouns (they/them)
Kodie Rollan (Member at Large)
- Artistic Director of Chromatic Theatre, playwright & freelance dramaturg, basketball fanatic. Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary) - based. Pronouns (He/Him/Siya)