About
Laurel Green (she/her) is an artist, creative producer, and interdisciplinary collaborator whose work is deeply engaged with process, exploring methodologies for creation, and strategies for shared leadership. She is a nationally-recognized dramaturg with a decade of practice in the creation, development, and production of new performance work. From the world premiere of over a dozen plays, to performance installations, gameful experiences, digital projects, and secret backyard shows; Laurel designs invitations to participate and provocations for change.
A PhD Student in Theatre and Performance at York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance, and Design, Laurel contributes to academic and creative research, including publishing an article in the latest edition of Canadian Theatre Review about her work with Yarrow Collective to challenge colonial gardening practices and work with non-human, plant collaborators. She holds a Masters degree from the University of Toronto.
Laurel has an active freelance practice as a producer and event designer. Most recently, she produced the Arts Champions Summit for Victoria's Capital Regional District (CRD) and was the Digital Partnerships Producer for The Cultch.
An experienced artistic leader, Laurel was the Festival Producer for One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo, Dramaturg and Artistic Associate for new play development at Alberta Theatre Projects She is an alumni of the Cultural Leadership program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. As an industry leader and community activator, Laurel was named to Avenue Magazine Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40.
As a Canadian and Australian citizen, Laurel is a white-bodied settler-descendent who currently lives in Tkaronto (colonially, Toronto) care taken by the Anishinabek Nation, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Huron-Wendat. It is now home to many First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities. Acknowleging the current treaty holders, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, this territory is subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region.