Directors Lab North

Welcome to Directors Lab North! We are thrilled to bring this exciting initiative to Canada. Based on our experience as alumni of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab in New York City, we are creating our own version of the Lab here in Toronto. Lab 2011 was a great success and we look forward to growing our programming and cultivating our network of professional directors.

The goal of the LAB is to foster a national and international exchange between a community of emerging, mid level and established career directors that need a safe space to explore and connect with like-minded peers. Participants will be exposed to foreign techniques and practices, broadening their scope and repertoire. It is a series of workshops, readings, rehearsals, investigations, roundtable discussions, shared sessions and master classes with Master Directors from around Canada and the world.

The Lab is by application only. Each participant will be hand selected, ensuring a diverse background in theatrical exploration. Each participant will bring a distinct voice to the group, exposing you to practices and principles far from your own theatrical experience, adding to each director's technical and philosophical arsenal. The Lab schedule and guest artists will be revealed the first day of the Lab to participants.

The Directors Lab is free of charge and geared toward professional directors in all stages of their career. A maximum of 25 applicants will be admitted. Please note that Lab participants must provide their own transportation to and from the Lab as well as lodging, food and incidental expenses while attending the Lab.

To find out more about the Lab experience, please visit Lab 2011 and our fellow Directors Lab sites:
Lincoln Center Directors Lab
Chicago Directors Lab
Directors Lab West

NEXT LAB: May 31-June 3, 2012. Please see application for more details.

HISTORY: Evan Tsitsias, Esther Jun and Elif ışıközlü are members of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. Although they are all based in Toronto, they met for the first time at the New York Lab in June 2010. It was an incredibly inspiring experience and one that they wanted to share with other directors here in Canada and continue for years to come. With the support of Anne Cattaneo, Director of the LCT Lab in New York, they proposed a sister Lab here in Toronto. The LCT Lab has spun off two successful Directors Labs in LA and Chicago, both established by LCT alumni.

Anne Cattaneo: Head of Lincoln Center's Directors Lab