Mr. Van Burek has been a professional theatre artist for thirty-five years. He has directed over 100 plays, workshops, operas and special events. He was the founding Artistic Director of Théâtre français de Toronto, which he ran for close to twenty years and he has translated, frequently in partnership with Bill Glassco, the majority of Michel Tremblay’s plays. He has taught at the National Theatre School of Canada, York Univeristy, Ryerson Theatre School, the Nottingham School of the Performing Arts (U.K.), University of Victoria and at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Marilo Nunez, General Manager
 

Marilo is a producer, writer and actor based in Toronto. She is the founder/Artistic Director of Alameda Theatre Company, Canada's premiere Latin American theatre company dedicated to creating opportunities for Latin Canadian theatre artists and playwrights. She has worked as an arts administrator for various theatre companies in Toronto, including Nightwood Theatre and The Theatre Centre.  She has produced: The Refugee Hotel (workshop reading, Harbourfront Centre’s Lakeside Terrace) Three Fingered Jack & the Legend of Joaquin Murieta (Factory Theatre, Summerworks 2006), Chile Con Carne (Tarragon Extra Space), North East Side Story (Summerworks 2001) and the documentary film, Ode to the Empanada. A graduate of Ryerson University's Theatre Acting Program she has extensive experience in both film & theatre. Marilo’s poetry has been published in both Spanish and English and in 2003 was selected for inclusion in the National Library Collection as part of Proyecto Adrienne. Marilo was born in Chile.

Lauren Brotman , Outreach Co-ordinator
 

Lauren is a Dora Award winning actor for And By The Way…Miss (Theatre Direct), through which she conducted workshops in high schools and performed to sold-out houses at Harbourfront. She is a recipient of the Christopher Plummer Fellowship Award (Globe Theatre - U.K./International Fellow). She is co-founder of Bound to Create Theatre (committed to youth training), and hum and glow theatre (Theatre Creator’s Reserve Grant for their youth play The Best I Can). Lauren was awarded the Jessica Fraser Award (Outstanding Contributions to Theatre for Young Audiences). She is a youth mentor with Theatre Revolve and part of the BASH! Artist Development Program at Canadian Stage.

Board of Directors

• Gideon Arthurs, Executive Director, Fringe Festival of Toronto
• Pamela Earle, Owner, Complections Make-up International
• Dr. Nora Gold (Secretary), Writer
• Catherine Graham
• Shauna Gundy (Chair), Educator
• Dr. Peter Keefe, Psychiatrist, University of Toronto & Mount Sinai Hospital
• Maryam Khoshyomn (Treasurer), Administrator, Fee Based Operations RBC Dominion Securities, Capital Markets & Securities
• Geoff Miller, PAR-Med Properties Services Inc.
• Marcia McClung, President, Applause Communications
• Laura Trachuk , Arbitrator
• John Van Burek (Ex-officio)

Founding Board Members, retired

• Dr. Harry Arthurs
• Billie Bridgman
• Jennifer Duchesne
• Gerry Eldred
• David Silcox (former chair)