Eda Holmes
director

Eda Holmes was born in Beaumont Texas, and is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. She began her stage career as a ballet dancer rising to the rank of soloist with San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and William Forsythe's Frankfurt Ballet until sidelined by a knee injury. She has since become one of the busiest and most accomplished theatre directors in Canada. Her work with new Canadian playwrights and women is particularly notable. In 2009 she was appointed Associate Director at the Shaw Festival, and in 2017 she was appointed the Artistic and Executive Director of Montreal’s flagship English language theatre, The Centaur.

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: Eda directed the stage play Beautiful Renegades.