Artistic Director

Diana is a Dora Award winning producer, actor, director and writer and the co-founder and former Artistic Director of Coal Mine Theatre. She’s a graduate of UofT, LAMDA and the CFC Actors' Conservatory. She is a director (People, Places & Things, Yerma) and takes the stage regularly (most recently she starred in the Coal Mine’s production of Hedda Gabler). She has performed in many tv shows and films such as Handmaid’s Tale, Sort Of, Departure, Frontier, Locke and Key, Cabinet of Curiosities and The Expanse to name just a few. She is also the recipient of an Equity Award of Distinction. Diana is the proud mother of Henry, step-mother of Rosie and Theo Dykstra and partner of Ted.

General Manager

IAdriano is a theatre producer, actor, and acting instructor based in Toronto.  He’s been the organizational head of The Vault Creation Lab since 2026. He is the co-founder and current Co-Artistic Director of Litmus Theatre, where, since 2009, he’s spearheaded productions including NOW 2010 Top 10 Production Matchbox Macbeth, Dora Award winning Birth of Frankenstein, and a new adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World.  Adriano has also served as GM for the venerable Theatre Smith-Gilmour since 2015; a Lead Producer with Outside the March; and Head Grant Writer for STAF, an organization providing administrative support to Toronto’s independent theatre community. 

Adriano is also a stage and screen actor represented by The Characters Talent Agency. After completing a Life Sciences degree at Queen’s University, Adriano changed gears to study acting at Australia’s National Theatre Drama School and York University’s MFA Acting Conservatory. 

And as an instructor, he’s worked with  several organizations, including York University’s Theatre Department as a First Year Acting Instructor for Theatre Majors.  Currently, he freelances as an On-Camera Acting Coach and Script Dramaturge.

Resident Production Manager

Erik Richards (He/Him) is a Director, Musician and Playwright from Treaty Six joining The Vault as their Production Manager. Erik first made his way to the Vault through his time as a designer and production manager with the Coal Mine back in 2023 where he worked on DION : a Rock Opera, Infinite Life and People, Place and Things. Since the first public lab earlier this year, Erik has been involved at the Vault as a sound designer and manager on both A Little Closer and Discount Dave and the Fix and will continue to work closely in both disciplines on many labs to come! Erik has been passionately developing new plays in Canada since 2020 as a director and designer. In 2024 he premiered his first original play Brother Rat in Edmonton at the Backstage Theatre as a part of their mainstage season. Brother Rat explores the intersection between music and live theatre through the aesthetics and setting of a punk rock concert. As his writing practice continues, Erik strives for curiosity at the meeting place between genres and is excited to keep working to develop stories which embrace this approach as well.

Marketing Associate

Will Parry (they/he) is an Actor, Singer, Multi-Award Winning Content Creator based in Toronto. As an actor, Will's credits include Milky White & Others in Into the Woods (Koerner Hall), Hare in Hare & Tortoise (Carousel Players), Seán/Donald The Leprechaun in The Wild Rovers (Smile Theatre), and Toto in Wizard of Oz: The Panto (Drayton Entertainment). They have also performed in cabarets with Theatre Gargantua, Icarus Theatre, and self-produced their own virtual cabaret, Here I Am: A Cabaret, during isolation! As a creator, Will has collaborated with brands including Fabricland, White Claw Canada, and Freshii in addition to a wide variety of Toronto businesses and theatre companies. Additionally, Will has collaborated with theatre companies across Ontario including Grand Theatre London, Tarragon Theatre, Musical Stage Company, Toronto Fringe, Summerworks, and many more. As a Social Media Manager, past clients include CBC Kids’ Ukulele U, Koerner Hall, Predictable Holiday Rom Com: The Musical, Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy, CGDC, and more! Will received accolades from TABIA and OBIAA for their content creation work. Follow Will on Instagram, @willxparry, to keep up with all of their shenanigans!

Resident Designer

Steve Lucas is an award-winning set, lighting, and projection designer, filmmaker, and mentor based in Ontario, Canada. He has designed over 500 productions across theatre, dance, opera, and performance art, with his work seen in 27 countries. Highlights include premieres of 2 Pianos 4 Hands, The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Drawer Boy, as well as collaborations with Canadian Stage, Stratford Festival, and Shaw Festival. A five-time Dora Award winner, Steve continues to create, mentor, and inspire across theatre, film, and live events.