
Theatre Projects

Nova Courchene,
Theatre Artist
I’m an Anishinaabekwe theatre artist working across direction, creation, set design, writing, performance, and collaborative development.
My practice moves between professional theatre and community-based creation, with Indigenous storytelling, visual imagination, and relationship at the centre of the work.
Selected Theatre Works:
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Nanabush and the Spirit of Thunder
2027 | Set Designer
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Waawaashkeshkiwag Wabano
2025 - current | Playwright
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Niin Anishinaabekwe
2024 - current | movement/performance/clown
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Dewe’igan Club
2024 - Playwright

Waawaashkeshiwag Wabano Workshop Photo
Waawaashkeshi Wabano
Playwright | Multidisciplinary Theatre Work
A developing theatre piece rooted in Anishinaabe storytelling, movement, and questions of gender, instinct, responsibility, and relationship to the land.

Dewe’igan Club
Playwright | Theatre for Young Audiences
A short TYA play centred on Indigenous youth, friendship, cultural connection, and learning through the hand drum.


