Staff Directory
Rahul Varma
Artistic Director and Founding Member
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Rahul Varma (he/him) is a playwright, an activist and the artistic director of Teesri Duniya Theatre (Hindustani for ‘Third World’), a company he co-founded in 1981. The flagship company, whose motto is ‘Change the world, one play at a time’, is one of the first culturally-inclusive theatres in the country, highlighting the stories and voices of communities from across the Canadian cultural landscape. It remains dedicated to diversity and political theatre. In 1998, he co-founded the publication alt.theatre: cultural diversity and the stage, Canada’s only professional journal examining intersections between politics, cultural plurality, social activism and the stage. Born in India, Varma writes in both Hindi and English, a language he acquired as an adult. Later plays include Counter Offence, State of Denial, Bhopal and Truth and Treason. Unproduced new works include My Father Would Have Killed Me (2020), Dad’s New Wife (2019) and Merchant of God(in-progress). Varma’s plays have been translated into French, Italian, Hindi and Punjabi. He is honoured to have worked with India’s pre-eminent artist, the late Dr. Habib Tanvir.
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Quinlan Green (he/him)
General Manager
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Sean Ryan (they/he/she)
Admin and creative support
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Prerna Nehta (she/they)
Admin and creative support
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Louna Fezoui
Artistic Associate
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Producing, Programming, Education & Interns
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Jen Cressey (she/her)
Fireworks Dramaturg
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Vishesh Abeyratne (he/him)
Fireworks Facilitator/Dramaturg
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Tarika Kaur (she/her)
Intern
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Shailee Rajak (she/her)
Intern/Archivist
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