Darren Stewart-Jones, Founding Artistic Director
Darren is an award winning theatre producer, director and a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.
He has produced/directed plays at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Toronto Fringe, Hamilton Fringe, Stratford's SpringWorks Festival and at the United Solo Festival in New York City.
His plays include Sherlock & Watson: Behind Closed Doors, Misfit, The Judy Monologues, Emerald City, Fade to Black and Ramblings of a Middle-Aged Drag Queen.
Darren is the proud founder of the Toronto Queer Theatre Festival. He is dedicated to helping other LGBTQ+ theatre artists navigate their creative journeys.
Playwrights whose scripts have been produced at the Toronto Queer Theatre Festival include:
Sky Gilbert, Philip Cairns, Tina McCulloch, Josh Downing, Lawrence Aronovitch, Kris Davis, Steven Elliott Jackson, David Bateman, Megan Hutton, Mark Keller, Nicholas Surges, Johnny Salib, Caity-Shea Violette, Adam Bryan, Shannon McDonough, Daniel Carter, Nick May, Jess Bryson, Darren Stewart-Jones, Laura Piccinin, Warren Wagner, Bruce Harrott, Charles Hayter, Niall O'Reilly, Marcy Rogers, Lorenzo Pagnotta, Dorianne Emmerton, Rex Emerson Jackson, Kira Meyers-Guiden, Lynn Rafferty, Erika Reesor
Sky Gilbert, Philip Cairns, Tina McCulloch, Josh Downing, Lawrence Aronovitch, Kris Davis, Steven Elliott Jackson, David Bateman, Megan Hutton, Mark Keller, Nicholas Surges, Johnny Salib, Caity-Shea Violette, Adam Bryan, Shannon McDonough, Daniel Carter, Nick May, Jess Bryson, Darren Stewart-Jones, Laura Piccinin, Warren Wagner, Bruce Harrott, Charles Hayter, Niall O'Reilly, Marcy Rogers, Lorenzo Pagnotta, Dorianne Emmerton, Rex Emerson Jackson, Kira Meyers-Guiden, Lynn Rafferty, Erika Reesor
