Ian McCormack (they/them) is a neurodivergent and queer playwright, dramaturg, producer, and puppeteer who splits their time between North Bay, Northern Ontario and Montréal, Quebec. With a focus on politics and social change, Ian’s theatre practice combines absurdity with reality, to create new works of theatre that transcend bodies and abilities.
Ian is the Artistic Producer of Dense & Stage Theatre Collective in Montréal. Ian has cultivated a transdisciplinary practice, working with various companies, including Teesri Duniya Theatre (Montréal, QC), Theatre By The Bay (Barrie, ON), The Tamarack Festival (Timmins, ON) and the Bread & Puppet Theatre (Vermont).
An award-winning playwright, they’ve presented their original plays at several Canadian theatre festivals. Select playwriting credits include “PUTT” (Dense & Stage, Workshop Production, 2026), “Cornflake” (Dense & Stage, CAFF Fringe Tour, 2024), “DePATTERN” (Concordia Shortworks Festival, 2024), and “To Torture a Prince” (ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival, Juror’s Choice Award winner, 2022).
