bio

Jamie is a director, producer and creator born and raised on the sunshine and rain of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (colonially known as Vancouver). Their practice has recently focused on the development of new work, specifically that speaks to contemporary issues through a comedic lens (and with a lot of heart).

theatre directing:

upcoming -
500 Words (Green Thumb Theatre, 2025 tour)

previous productions -
Pretty Girls (Studio 58, Fourplay)
Sunrise Betties (Itsazoo Productions)
As You Like It (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan)
The Legend of Georgia McBride (Arts Club Theatre)
Blue Stockings (Studio 58)
What If? (Green Thumb Theatre - 2022 tour)
BIG Sister (Rapid Pitch Productions/The Cultch)
Can We Fix It? (Studio 58 & Risky Nights)
Gopher/Broke (star star theatre for HIVE/Magnetic North)
Burqa Boutique (Killjoy Theatre) co-directed with Gavan Cheema
The Wolves (With A Spoon Theatre/Rumble Theatre/Pacific Theatre)
Vampires in Barcelona (Skinny Walrus Projects - rEvolver 2017, Van Fringe 2018)
Love/Sick (Stone's Throw Productions)
Fool for Love (ABB Artist Collective)
PULL VI (Speakeasy Theatre) with directors: Derek Chan and Mayumi Yoshida
Bull (Rumble Theatre, Tremors Festival)
Wild in Wild/Society (star star theatre, Canadian Fringe tour)
The Particulars (The EASTWALL/Railtown Cultural Eclective)
In The Movies and Drifting (Brave New Play Rites)

multimedia direction:

The Land Walks (Caravan Farm Theatre - audio land walk, ongoing)
System Failure: The Walk of Terror (Caravan Farm Theatre - immersive sound walk)
Sparagmos: The Walk of Terror (Caravan Farm Theatre - immersive sound walk)
Days of Retrograde (Relay Project/The Cultch Digital Storytelling - on vimeo/facebook/youtube)
Desiree AMA (Scott Button/e-Volver Festival - live on Zoom)

assistant directing:

Coriolanus (Bard on the Beach, Director: Dean Paul Gibson)
Cock (Rumble Theatre, Director: Stephen Drover)
The Night’s Mare (Caravan Farm Theatre, Director: Courtenay Dobbie)
Wide Awake Hearts (Hardline Productions & Twenty-Something Theatre, Director: Brian Cochrane)
The Tragical Comedy of Punch and Judy (Caravan Farm Theatre, Director: C. Dobbie & J. Brewin)
Speech and Debate (Twenty-Something Theatre, Director: Brian Cochrane)

Jamie is the current Associate Producer for Theatre Replacement.

Jamie is a recipient of the Ray Michal's Prize for Most Promising New Director. Subsequently, their production of The Wolves, was nominated for a Jessie Richardson Award for Best Direction and Outstanding Production in 2019, and BIG Sister, directed and dramaturged by King, was the winner of the Cultchivating the Fringe Award and nominated for Best New Play at the 2020 Jessie Richardson Awards.