Rachel Kennedy is a Toronto-based arts administrator and theatre producer with a passion for advocacy,
creative solutions, and amplifying local voices. Through her previous work at Playwrights Guild of Canada,
Theatre Ontario, Next Generation Showcase and Toronto Arts Council / Toronto Arts Foundation,
she has been connecting with artists across Toronto and beyond as they develop their practices and seek
to increase equity within our sector. As an independent producer, Rachel’s first show was staged through
the Toronto Fringe Festival and she has continued to enthusiastically engage with the organization’s
annual offerings ever since. She is grateful to count herself among the many indie theatre workers whose
careers have benefited from the Toronto Fringe. Now, Rachel could not be more excited to be joining a
team that has shown such immense dedication to reducing barriers and providing professional
development to Toronto’s artists. She is excited to take the political knowledge, strategic thinking, and
relationship-building skills that she gleaned from her previous work and apply them in this exciting new coleadership position.