DIAN MARIE BRIDGE | WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
City: Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC
Instagram:Â @dianmariebridge
Previous work: Associate Artistic Director at Luminato Festival Toronto, Artistic Director intern at Obsidian Theatre, Directing work includes Beloved: A Celebration of Toni Morrison and Black Women Writers (Luminato Festival Toronto); The Mountain Top (Persephone Theatre); Made In Congo (Theatre Row United Solo Festival); Aneemah’s Spot (Cric Crac Collective/Motion Live).
Dian Marie Bridge is an award-winning, writer, director and creative producer with a passion for community-bridge building. In July 2022, she was hired as the Artistic Director at Black Theatre Workshop, a co-curating company for the NAC’s English Theatre, but she’s anything but a newcomer to the world of live theatre.
Prior to joining the Black Theatre Workshop, she held a number of roles, including Associate Artistic Director at Luminato Festival Toronto, Artistic Director intern at Obsidian Theatre, Artist-in-Residence at Necessary Angel Theatre, Founding Artistic Producer of Cric Crac Collective, and a member of the Stratford Festival’s Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction. But she’s not just an arts administrator; she has directed a number of productions over the years—Beloved: A Celebration of Toni Morrison and Black Women Writers (Luminato Festival Toronto), The Mountain Top (Persephone Theatre), Made In Congo (Theatre Row United Solo Festival), and Aneemah’s Spot (Cric Crac Collective/Motion Live).
Dian also holds a degree in Theatre Arts and Dramatic Literature from Brock University and was enrolled in the University of Minnesota’s Theatre Arts and Dance program (Twin Cities).
More about Dian Marie Bridge
How were you first introduced to your creative discipline (i.e. music, dance, comedy, etc.)?
“I come from a family of artists, which introduced me to storytelling, music and the idea of theatre as a community event.”
How has your city, region or places you were raised impacted you artistically/creatively?
“Much of my work in the last two decades has focused on access and outreach, which has hindered the work to be done.”
What has been your biggest professional achievement(s) so far?
“Appointment as Black Theatre Workshop’s new Artistic Director in 2022.”
