Dylan, Laura, & Lou
Probably Theatre is an interdisciplinary and interprovincial arts collective based in Tkaronto/Toronto and Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Its three founding artists are Lou Campbell, Laura Gallagher-Doucette, and Dylan Tate-Howarth. Using techniques of theatre devising and collaborative writing, the collective combines roles of authorship, directorship, and performance in order to create work that rejects hierarchical models of creation. This process allows them to continually explore their goal of redefining what a theatrical experience can look like. They produce a successful performance series called Probably Poetry that uplifts other artists and facilitates the creation of new work.
Lou Campbell (they/them) is a performance artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Their practice traverses a wide range of disciplines including poetry, sound art, improv, comedy, and the odd clown collage when a worldwide pandemic shuts their entire industry down. They create work that unpacks the inner workings of their own experiences, usually manifesting in the open sharing of mortifying past mistakes. Lou’s most recent performance piece was called PRUDE. Using comedy, the piece delved into the complex experience of being asexual in an (allo)sexual world. PRUDE continues to tour.
Laura Gallagher-Doucette (she/they) is a writer based in Tkaronto/Toronto. They hold a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College, a certificate in Creative Writing from Humber College, and a combined-honours in Theatre Studies and Early Modern Studies from the University of King’s College. They are pursuing ordination in the United Church of Canada and work as a student minister in Toronto.
Dylan Tate-Howarth (she/her) is a theatre artist and poet based in Tkaronto/Toronto. She works as a stage manager primarily for new and/or devised theatre. Selected stage management credits include Two Birds One Stone (Two Birds Theatre); Italian Mime Suicide, and Flashing Lights (Bad New Days); Broken Shapes (The Theatre Centre); and White Girls in Moccasins (manidoons collective and Buddies in Bad Times).
Probably Theatre Collective 