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 moves between dark, biting comedies, visually-driven productions, immersive and site-specific work, and theatre for young audiences. With a strong foundation in dramaturgy and new creation, they tackle contemporary ideas through humour, chaos, and care—earning their stage productions descriptions like “sterling”, “perfectly in sync” and “never misses a beat.”
theatre directing:
upcoming -
Shirley Valentine Arts Club Theatre Company
previous productions -
WILDWOMAN Gateway Theatre & Alberta Theatre Projects
500 Words Green Thumb Theatre, 2025 & 2026 tour
Middletown Sticks and Stones Theatre/Pacific Theatre, co-directed with Arthi Chandra
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
dramaturgy & co-creation:
Chicken by Lucy McNulty, story by Lucy McNulty and Jamie King
System Failure by Estelle Shook, Jamie King and Izzy Robinson
(behindPARADISE) by Derek Chan & Pedro Chamale, dramaturgy
The Fleetwing Fables by Christine Quintana, dramaturgy
Days of Retrograde by Jamie King & Gilles Poulin-Denis
BIG Sister by Deborah Vogt, dramaturgy
Can We Fix It? devised creation
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 a recipient of the Ray Michal’s Prize for Most Promising New Director. Their production of The Wolves was nominated for both Best Direction and Outstanding Production at the 2019 Jessie Richardson Awards. BIG Sister—directed and dramaturged by Jamie—won the Cultchivating the Fringe Award and was nominated for Best New Play at the 2020 Jessie Awards.
Jamie co-created Chicken with Lucy McNulty, which won Best Script at the 2023 Santa Barbara International ShortFest and earned a nomination for Best Screenwriting at the 2023 Leo Awards. In 2025, Jamie was nominated for Best Direction (Theatre for Young Audiences) for their production of 500 Words, which also received a performance nomination for its cast. Middletown (co-directed with Arthi Chandra) was nominated for Outstanding Production, along with two acting nominations and two design nominations, winning for Outstanding Projection Design and Projection Illustration.
Jamie’s direction is also featured in the music video for Amanda Sum’s EP/suite does it make me naive that I’ve never been part of something, along with 12 other directors, which premiered at the 2025 Vancouver Asian Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Canadian Narrative Short.
As a theatre producer they have brought shows to life internationally on 80-acres of farmland, public parks, art galleries, and theatres with: Theatre Replacement, Caravan Farm Theatre, The Cultch, and Electric Company Theatre. They are a Producer for Theatre Replacement, and the lead producer for the East Van Panto since 2023.