Lana Michelle Hughes

Lana Michelle Hughes is an award‑nominated director, actor, playwright, sound designer, and producer based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the director of Casey and Diana at Alberta Theatre Projects, a co‑production with Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre that marks her ATP directing debut. Lana currently serves as Co‑Artistic Director of Edmonton’s Shadow Theatre and will assume the role of Artistic Director, having previously spent six years as Managing Director at Catalyst Theatre, where she helped produce nationally touring musical productions, films, and soundtracks. Her directing work has been seen throughout Western Canada, and she is recognized for emotionally precise, visually rich storytelling; Calgary critics have praised her Casey and Diana as “exquisitely directed,” finding the production’s most powerful “money moments” with sensitivity and clarity.