Andrea Donaldson

Andrea Donaldson is a Canadian theatre director and dramaturge. She is the current artistic director of Nightwood Theatre and was formerly the program director of Nightwood's Write From the Hip program.

Early life Donaldson attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts for high school. She later attended the School for Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University and graduated with a BFA in theatre.

Career From 2012 to 2016, Donaldson was the assistant/associate artistic director of Tarragon Theatre. and Arun Lakra's Sequence (2017).

Donaldson participated in the Stratford Festival's Michael Langham Workshop for classical direction in 2012 and 2013. As part of the program, she assistant directed The Matchmaker and Othello. For her work at Stratford, Donaldson was awarded the Jean Gascon Award. Donaldson also developed Jane Doe's Grace and then and directed it for Nightwood's main season. In 2019, Donaldson replaced Kelly Thornton as artistic director of Nightwood Theatre.

Outside of Nightwood and Tarragon, Donaldson has directed Howard Barker's The Possibilities (2004), Erin Shields’ The Unfortunate Misadventures Of Masha Galinski (2007) and Beautiful Man (2019), and Harold Pinter's Betrayal (with Soulpepper, 2019).

Donaldson is also an actor and has played such roles as the Prince in Shakespeare in the Ruff's 2016 production of Romeo & Juliet. In addition, she sometimes teaches directing at the National Theatre School of Canada.

Personal life Donaldson is married to Rob Baker. Outstanding Production with Urge Collective 2011 Outstanding New Play or New Musical (Independent Theatre Production) Montparnasse with Maev Beaty and Erin Shields 2013 Jean Gascon Award (Stratford Festival)