Hi, I'm Dana

I love stories. 

Growing up in and around Vancouver, I trained in dance, voice, English literature, and acting, and perform in shows around town. My experience training at Canada's National Voice Intensive, seeing Eddie Izzard's solo performance of Hamlet, and my love of language and storytelling led me to create my own show, an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Only, I didn't want to be only one having all the fun. I wanted the audience to get to be a part of saying these classic lines out loud and share a new experience together. I've now toured the show at 5 festivals across Canada and look forward to more! I love every minute of it!

Alongside acting, I’ve been writing songs in my head for as long as I can remember. I thought everyone was walking around quietly songwriting like I was. It wasn’t until I started writing my songs down in never-ending notebooks that I thought, maybe not everyone is doing this. For a while, writing them down was enough. Until it wasn’t and I recorded them. I'd be honoured if you'd give my songs a listen! 

One of my favourite feelings is being on stage connecting with an audience. Say It! - Romeo and Juliet has been community-connecting and joy-raising in ways I had only hoped for when I first created it. It's the perfect way for us to get together and play and yell and flirt and fight and fall in love. I hope you can join me there the next time the show is up. 

Between festivals, I am training and writing and living as full of a life as possible. In the summer of 2026, between artist festival passes and last minute rushes, I got to see 67 shows! To say I am keen on live performance is an understatement. If you're reading this, my guess is you delight in creative expression in some ways, too. 

Please keep in touch via the newsletter so we are connected and I can let you know when Say It! - Romeo and Juliet is playing or when new music or other pursuits are on the way. 

Thank you for being here! 

Xo Dana