Debra Brown is an award winning choreographer. She received an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for her efforts as the creative force behind the Cirque du Soleil’s tribute to special effects at the 74th Annual Academy Awards.
Debra Brown Choreographer
BFA 1978
Jenny Lewis and business partner Sara Kay have been in business together for fifteen years with their casting company “Lewis Kay Casting”. She has casted for many hit Canadian TV shows and has won Geminis and Canadian Screen Awards for Heyday (2006) Bitten (2016), and Letterkenny (2017).
Jenny Lewis Casting Director
Film BFA 1994
By the time I graduated from York I was ready for the Toronto theatre scene because I knew that in order for things to happen, I had to generate them myself.
Aaron Jan Co-Founder Silk Bath Collective
Theatre BA ’16
"The first show you ever make will probably not be your magnum opus, and it shouldn’t be. And once you take that pressure off of yourself that’s when growth can begin. That’s how you make way for the good stuff."
Collette Radau Performer, Dramaturg, Playwright and Director
Theatre BFA ’17
Luke Reece is a theatre producer, playwright, spoken word poet and arts educator. He is the Producer for Obsidian Theatre, and a Member of the Toronto Poetry Project. Reece is one of Toronto’s most decorated slam poets, becoming the Toronto Poetry Slam (TPS) Grand Champion in 2017, winning the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word as the captain of the TPS team and then again in 2018 as the team coach.
Luke Reece Canadian Slam Poetry Champion; Producer, Obsidian Theatre Company; Co-founder & Director Little Black Afro and Dark Nights
Theatre BA '15
Lauren Holden has completed artist residencies in Newfoundland, Canada and Spokane, Washington in addition to presenting her research on visual poetry at the Unscripted Digital Arts Festival. She was named a “Student to Watch” by Graphic Design USA, and her work has received accolades for its social impact, typography and website design. Lauren’s writing on design was also published in The Devil’s Artisan: Journal of the Printing Arts.
Lauren Holden MFA 2D Design candidate at Cranbrook Academy of Art
BDes 2017
Joshua Freeman is currently working as a developer in Silicon Valley with Weebly. His previous positions have included working as a UI Developer with CBC/Radio Canada.
Joshua Freeman Developer
BFA 2012
