Kodie Rollan

Kodie Rollan is a Philippine-born, Scarborough-raised, Mohkinstsis-based playwright, dramaturg, lyricist, educator, and arts leader. He is a passionate community-builder and always aims to create spaces for shared storytelling and arts equity within the nonprofit sector.

As a storyteller, Kodie is drawn towards explorations of justice within racialized bodies and how we can move towards more abolitionist futures. He is currently the Artistic Director of Chromatic Theatre, and is also currently a facilitator of the Rozsa Foundation’s arts management and education programs. He’s also been the Associate Dramaturg at the Banff Playwrights Lab from 2022 – 2024. He was one of the recipients of Theatre Alberta’s 2023 Michelle Dias Community Service Award. Outside of theatre, Kodie is a huge basketball fan and spends a good amount of his time watching and thinking about the Toronto Raptors.