Jordan Laffrenier

Jordan Laffrenier is an award winning director, dramaturg, producer and educator. Jordan is currently the Associate Artistic Director of Canadian Stage and Prime Mover Theatre Company and the former Artistic Producer of Theatre Sheridan and Program Co-ordinator of Theatre Sheridan. 

Jordan has held many theatre development roles in New York City, Los Angeles and Toronto, including Amélie on Broadway, Paradise Square, Sousatska and as co-dramaturg of Cahoot’s Theatre Company’s flagship HotHouse Program. Their direction has been seen in theatres across North America most recently American Son (Drayton Entertainment), Oresteia (Judson Arts) and currently Inheritance (Canadian Stage, Associate Director)

Jordan is the founding Artistic Director of Then They Fight Theatre, a dramaturgically based theatre company dedicated to developing new work from the initial spark of an idea into a fully realized production. Jordan is also the founder of First Drafts, a new work development program for writers and students to develop and advance new musicals, since its founding 15 new musicals have been developed through this program.

Jordan is an advocate of theatre that supports the community on and off stage and has partnered theatre productions directly with local charities such as The Mental Health Coalition in Hamilton and Vibe Arts where Jordan is an artist mentor.