Matt white

Co-founder & artistic director

Matt has worked as a director, actor, dramaturg, educator and theatre producer for over 20 years. For five years Matt was the Associate Producer and then General Manager of multiple award-winning Necessary Angel Theatre Company, one of Canada's foremost contemporary theatre companies. He has also held administrative positions with The Company Theatre and Factory Theatre in Toronto and Theatre & Company in Kitchener. Earlier in his arts career, his focus was on acting and his work included 3 seasons performing with Theatre & Company in Kitchener-Waterloo (acting credits include Mourning Dove, Metamorphosis, A Christmas Carol and The Boys Own Jedi Handbook I&II) as well as running their arts education programming. Most recently Matt appeared on stage again in Green Light Arts’ production of Late Company.

Directing credits for GLA: Izad Etemadi: Let Me Explain, This is How We Got Here, WE COULD BE, Touch, Will You Be My Friend, The Amish Project, Andy Warhol presents: Valerie, You Be Me, Camp Knot-a-Cult. Other select directing credits: Trading Post (Treading Theatre Festival), There Are No Gays (Page1 Productions); #churchtoo (Theatre of the Beat); The Seagull and Eurydice (University of Waterloo); Adam Bailey is on Fire (National Fringe Circuit); Twelfth Night and Hamlet (KW Youth Theatre); Bone Cage (Hart House Theatre), and Eirlys and Eckhart (Cart/Horse Theatre).

Matt is currently an adjunct professor for University of Waterloo Drama and Speech Communication program, National Theatre School of Canada, and taught for three years at Sheridan College/University of Toronto at Mississauga. Matt holds an M.A. from the University of Toronto’s Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama and is a member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association.

Originally from Kitchener, Matt has proudly returned to his roots and shifted his focus to building a great arts organization in Waterloo Region.

Carin lowerison

Co-founder & managing director 2014-2025

Carin has been working as a professional theatre producer, arts administrator, educator, choreographer and performer for over 20 years. Before co-founding Green Light Arts, she was the General Manager and Producer of fu-GEN Theatre Company in Toronto, the longest running professional Asian Canadian theatre company in Canada. Carin began her theatre career as an actor/singer/dancer and is a member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association. Most recently she appeared as ‘Debora’ in Green Light Arts’ production of Late Company directed by Kwaku Okyere.

Carin is an occasional sessional instructor for the Theatre & Performance Program at the University of Waterloo and is a senior teacher and part of the teacher training faculty at The Branches Yoga. She holds an Honours B.A. in Theatre & Drama Studies from University of Toronto, a Diploma in Acting from Sheridan College, and a Diploma in Voice Recital from Trinity College London. She has thrice been nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award and in 2025 was a finalist for the K-W Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year Awards in the category of Arts & Culture.

Cassidy Hicks

Producer, Metcalf Foundation Performing Arts Intern

Cassidy Hicks (she+they) is thrilled to join the GLA team as a producer with support from the Metcalf Foundation's Performing Arts Internship Program! With a professional background in playwriting, production and program management, Cassidy loves to work in advocacy spaces, community support, and accessible arts programming. 

Katie Honek

Operations Coordinator

Katie Honek (she/her) is thrilled to be joining the Green Light Arts team!  With more than a decade of professional stage management experience, Katie is well familiar with the dynamic and demanding environment of live theatre. She’s a compassionate collaborator whose most recent focus has been in academic arts management at a post-secondary level. “I’m excited to be reengaging with my theatre roots, now with an even greater outlook for community building!"

Bethel Eshetu

ARts Administrator Co-op

Bethel Eshetu (she/her) is excited  to start her new position as an Arts Administrator for Green Light Arts. A current Fine Arts and Theatre student at the University of Waterloo, she is passionate about all things theatre and working in the arts.  She began working with GLA as volunteer, then as an intern as part of a course during Fall 2025, and is joining GLA this winter as a co-op student! Bethel has had previous experience working in theatre, fashion, and film which you can check out more on her website: betheleshetu.com.