Jay Northcott (They/Them) is a multidisciplinary artist; director, playwright, producer and former Big Brother Canada contestant. Jay works to decolonize their art and practice through storytelling, movement, gesture, and joy to create the fundamentals of their work.

They continue to grow and make it their mission to uplift projects that put BIPOC Queer artists in the spotlight. This year, Jay was part of The Stratford Festivals Langham cohort, assistant directing King Lear under the guidance of Kimberley Rampersad as well as the Program director of Young Gifted and Black for Obsidian Theatre. Their goals: to make you cry and laugh at the same time, they want to bleed, break, grind, make money, fight and blow some stuff up. Inspired by pop culture, lived experience, and finding truth. They work to develop techniques and experiment with aesthetics to answer the question: Why are we still making theatre?

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