
Lisa Li (she/her) is a theatre producer and non-profit executive, who was born in China and raised in Toronto. Currently, she is the Executive Director of Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. She was previously the Managing Director of Prairie Theatre Exchange from 2021 to 2024, and a Producer at Soulpepper Theatre from 2016 to 2020. Lisa Li has project-managed for the Shaw Festival, juried for the Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, and Manitoba Arts Council, and freelanced-produced/consulted for various indie theatre companies in Toronto. From 2021 to 2025 she was on the faculty of Sheridan College, teaching the business of theatre. She is an active board member: from 2019 – 2023 Lisa Li was the chair of Actors’ Repertory Theatre, she is currently the Chair of Labour Relations for the Professional Association of Canadian Theatre (since 2021) and also sits on the board of the Toronto Alliance of Performing Arts (since 2024).

