Marjie Chud

Marjie is a professional theatre artist, educator and administrator who works in partnership with diverse communities and schools across Canada to create meaningful opportunities for learners of all ages to engage with the arts.

Marjie has held many leadership roles at Young People’s Theatre (YPT) including Lead Resident Artist Educator; Acting Associate Artistic Director, Education; Curriculum Associate; Interim Community Volunteer Manager; Interim Drama School Director; and Director of the Junior Ensemble. Currently with YPT, she facilitates Play Companion Workshops in schools and trains emerging theatre artists in arts education at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre.

Along with designing and facilitating a variety of school and community drama programs with other organizations and mentoring emerging arts educators, Marjie supports established teaching artists with professional and program development. She is also a professor in the Arts Education and Community Engagement Graduate Certificate program at Centennial College where she teaches the Foundation and Program Planning and Facilitation courses.

Marjie is a member of the International Teaching Artist Collaborative and was selected to participate in the Teaching Artist Leadership Lab at the Lincoln Center Education. As an active member of the Ontario College of Teachers, Marjie also works as an occasional teacher and collaborates with educators to integrate drama into non-arts curricula and to support social literacy in schools