KRISTA JACKSON Director & Dramaturg she/her/ elle
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Welcome and thanks for visiting!
I am the current Artistic & Executive Director of Imago Theatre in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal.
The world premiere of Margaret Laurence's The Diviners adapted by Vern Thiessen with Yvette Nolan just closed at the Stratford Festival's Tom Patterson Theatre.
This fall I will direct Sarah DeLappe's The Wolves with Jimmy Blais for a co-production with Imago Theatre and Geordie Theatre. In December I will be back at the National Theatre School of Canada directing the graduating class in Gogol's The Government Inspector - Adapted by David Harrower.
I have served as Apprentice Artistic Director at The Grand Theatre, Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Play Development at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre and founding Artistic Director of zone41 theatre. I trained at TMU in acting, Shaw Festival's Neil Munro Directing Project and Stratford Festival's Langham Director's Workshop. I am the recipient of the Jean Gascon Award (Stratford Festival) and the Gina Wilkinson Prize.
Podcasts: Inside Imago | Ep 5 - October 2024, Stratford Festival Directors Notes Podcast | Ep 12 The Diviners, August 2024, Michael Healey's Just One More | Ep 4 - April 21, 2022, TIP's Book Smart | Ep 6 - Aug 19, 2020, The Performers Podcast | Ep 49, Jan 18, 2016.
Please scroll down to see my past work and contact info...
We shall work mindfully, cheerfully, tirelessly, unanimously. ANTON CHEKHOV
CONTACT: Ian Arnold at Catalyst | 416.568.8673 | ian@catalysttcm.com or send me a message here: