Jan 16-22: Laurel Green

Jan 16-22: Laurel Green 

Focus: "In between tweets, I will be working as the production dramaturg for Ash Rizin, a hip-hop musical by Michael P. Northey and Kyprios premiering at the 26^thAnnual Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays at Alberta Theatre Projects. When not at rap camp, I’ll continue to curate and produce Raucous Caucus Emerging Artists Assembly, a national gathering of early career theatre artists during the Festival including panels, guest artists, hands-on sessions and networking events. This week I’ll also be seeing shows at One Yellow Rabbit’s infamous High Performance Rodeo, helping with ATP’s playRites Salon event, and tending to the script pile on my desk."

Bio: Laurel Green is the Assistant Dramaturg at Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary, Alberta. She joins the artistic team from Toronto where she lent her energy to many arts companies, most recently as Producer & Dramaturg for Playground Studios, Artistic Associate with the Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Associate Producer for the SummerWorks Festival, and as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s submissions team. Laurel is a writer, producer and dramaturg with an M.A. from the University of Toronto’s Graduate Drama Centre. Some of her favourite projects include: helping to build the interactive media installation The ToyBox (Playground Studios), directing/writing ARM’S LENGTH (SummerWorks Festival) and Fish And for Dessert (Toronto Fringe Festival), dramaturging the cross-country Fringe hit Balls! (Ten Foot Pole Productions) and writing theatre reviews for Australian Stage and artsHub while travelling Down Under.

Questions from LMDA:

What is your definition of dramaturgy?

"Dramaturgy is an instinct, a catch-all phrase and a rallying cry. It's what happens when I think about context, shape, characters, story and performance. How a piece moves, sounds, and feels - what is the experience? This term is only as useful as you are."

What is your dream project?

"I’m very excited to be working as a resident dramaturg with a company, as my versatile position allows me to pursue many projects at once. Every day is different as I balance literary management and production work, with a healthy dash of artist and community liaising to boot! I am very curious to work with video and projection designers, and relish the chance to contribute to the dramaturgy of integrated and immersive projects that use these technologies so that continues to be a passion of mine."