Andrey Tarasiuk is a graduate of the University of Manitoba and the National Theatre School of Canada. He was the founding producer of The Dream in High Park, the Toronto Free Theatre/Canadian Stage outdoor Shakespeare production; he served as the artistic producer of Theatre Direct Canada, and was associate artistic director and head of new play development at the Stratford Festival for eight years. Andrey has received a number of awards and distinctions, including both the Derek. F. Mitchell Artistic Director’s Award and the Tyrone Guthrie Award from the Stratford Festival. He is the co-recipient of the Kobzar Literary Award for the play Luba, Simply Luba.