Jon is a four-legged ball of energy.

A bilingual Anglophone originally from Alberta, Jon Lachlan Stewart has been collaborating with Francophone artists since the age of 18. He moved to Montreal to study directing at the National Theatre School of Canada, where he immediately fell in love with the eclectic art forms of the Quebec stage and decided to settle in the city. Jon is drawn to satirical and playful physicality on stage, as well as the precision of moving imagery to tell stories that are funny, touching, and troubled—both about our world and ourselves.

In Montreal and on tour, Jon co-created Macbeth Muet with Marie-Hélène Bélanger and the company La Fille du Laitier. With his own company, Surreal SoReal, he created The King Stinks, Big Shot, Jonathan: The Seagull Figure, and Madame Catherine prépare sa classe de troisième à l’irrémédiable. He also produced Beau Gars, presented at Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui.

Jon has performed at the Centaur Theatre, the Segal Centre, Théâtre Prospero, with Théâtre Motus, and with Daniel Léveillé Danse (Ainsi Parlait, Logique du Pire, Malaise dans la Civilisation).

Coming up, Jon will direct King Lear, translated by Jean-Marc Dalpé; collaborate with dancer and choreographer Kimberly de Jong on a project inspired by the graphic novel Cycle; and develop a new solo piece, La Lumière Impossible, featuring a living light as a puppeteered character.